Delete Twin Identity

This endpoint deletes the requested Identity of a given Twin. The user can only delete Identities that are owned by their account.

Method	Path	Operation*
DELETE	/twins/{twin}/identities/{identity}	delete_twin_identity

*

In order for a user to perform the "delete_twin_identity" operation, the "delete_twin_identity" permission must be included in the list of allowed actions in the statement of the user's role.

Request

Parameter	Type	In	Description
{twin} required	string	path	Twin UUID.
{identity} required	string	path	User-defined ID for the Identity. It must match the regular expression(opens new window) ^[A-Za-z_][0-9A-Za-z_]{0,7}#[0-9A-Za-z_=+-]{1,128}$. It is stored in the "identity" field of the creation certificate of the Identity.

In our example, we want to delete the Identity "RFID#ae144bdc-0f6d-4a00-4091-1a6d793aaa" of the Twin with the Twin UUID "700e3a9c-ed26-4f8a-82ed-c0e4237fc600".

Response

The response returns details of the deleted Identity.

Attribute	Type	Description
visibility	string	Visibility of the Identity. An Identity created in an account is visible to users belonging to that account. If the value of the "visibility" attribute is null, the Identity is private. Private Identities are only visible to users of the account that owns the Identity. If the value is not null, the Identity is public. Public Identities are visible to users of the account that owns the Identity and as well to users of other accounts if the visibility rule held in the "visibility" attribute evaluates to True.
validity_ts	timestamp	Time at which the Identity expires. Measured in seconds (to three decimal places) that have elapsed since the Unix epoch(opens new window). If the value is null, the Identity does not expire.
updated_ts	timestamp	Time at which the Identity was last updated. Measured in seconds (to three decimal places) that have elapsed since the Unix epoch(opens new window).
creation_certificate	dictionary	Certificate generated automatically by the system upon creation of the Identity. The creation certificate cannot be modified after it has been generated. Attribute Type Description identity string User-defined ID for the Identity. It must match the regular expression(opens new window) ^[A-Za-z_][0-9A-Za-z_]{0,7}#[0-9A-Za-z_=+-]{1,128}$. creator string Account UUID of the account creating the Identity. created_ts timestamp Time at which the Identity was created. Measured in seconds (to three decimal places) that have elapsed since the Unix epoch(opens new window).

Status codes

Requests to this endpoint result in generic status codes. For a comprehensive list of status codes, please consult the Status codes section.