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Crypto-shred an encrypted volume

POST/volumes/{name}/shred

Destroys the volume's keyslots and deletes its wrapped key, making the data permanently unrecoverable. 400 for a plaintext volume; 409 when attached to a live sandbox.

path parameters
object
namestringrequired

Volume name ([a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*).

Responses
204 No contentNo Content
400 Bad requestBad Request
ErrorResponse
codestring
errorstring
404 Not foundNot Found
ErrorResponse
codestring
errorstring
409 ConflictConflict
ErrorResponse
codestring
errorstring
501 Not Implemented
ErrorResponse
codestring
errorstring
Authentication
bearerAuthHTTP bearer. Daemon API key. Omit on a keyless loopback daemon.
Request
POST/volumes/{name}/shred
cURL
curl '/volumes/{name}/shred' \
  -X POST
POST/volumes/{name}/shred
Request
Path
Authorization
curl '/volumes/{name}/shred' \
  -X POST
Response
Send a request to see the response.
Response
204 No content
No response body.
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