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# Delete Custom CSR

DELETE/{accounts\_or\_zones}/{account\_or\_zone\_id}/custom\_csrs/{custom\_csr\_id}

Delete a custom Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and its associated private key.

##### Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. [Create a token](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/).

**Example:**`Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY`

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

**Example:**`X-Auth-Email: user@example.com`

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

**Example:**`X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194`

##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

`Account: SSL and Certificates Write`

##### Path ParametersExpand Collapse 

custom\_csr\_id: string

Custom CSR identifier tag.

maxLength36

account\_id: optional string

The Account ID to use for this endpoint. Mutually exclusive with the Zone ID.

zone\_id: optional string

The Zone ID to use for this endpoint. Mutually exclusive with the Account ID.

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse 

errors: array of object { code, message, documentation\_url, source } 

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation\_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer } 

pointer: optional string

messages: array of object { code, message, documentation\_url, source } 

code: number

minimum1000

message: string

documentation\_url: optional string

source: optional object { pointer } 

pointer: optional string

success: true

Whether the API call was successful.

result: optional object { id } 

id: optional string

Custom CSR identifier tag.

maxLength36

### Delete Custom CSR

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```
curl https://api.cloudflare.com/client/v4/$ACCOUNTS_OR_ZONES/$ACCOUNT_OR_ZONE_ID/custom_csrs/$CUSTOM_CSR_ID \
    -X DELETE \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "7b163417-1d2b-4c84-a38a-2fb7a0cd7752"
  }
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "id": "7b163417-1d2b-4c84-a38a-2fb7a0cd7752"
  }
}
```