--- title: Delete contentsource slug: cms-saas/api/delete-contentsource docTags: createdAt: 2026-08-28T15:28:05.479Z --- { "id": "18sjOWMMqX2rFGD_NSK5A", "type": "api-oas-v2", "data": { "method": "DELETE", "url": "https://api.cms.optimizely.com/v1/contentsources/{key}", "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.cms.optimizely.com/v1/contentsources/{key}", "description": "Optimizely CMS API" } ], "name": "Delete contentsource", "description": "Deletes the contentsource with the provided key.", "contentType": "application/json", "request": { "pathParameters": [ { "kind": "required", "name": "key", "type": "string", "description": "The key of the contentsource to delete." } ], "headerParameters": [ { "name": "accept", "type": "string", "kind": "optional", "description": "Generated from available response content types", "enum": [ "application/json" ], "default": "application/json" }, { "kind": "optional", "name": "Prefer", "type": "array", "example": "[\"return=representation\"]", "description": "

Indicates client preference for the response content as per IETF RFC7240. Currently only supports 'return=representation' which can be used to indicate a preference to receive a representation of the resource that has been altered in the response.

", "schema": [], "itemType": "string", "customType": "string[]" }, { "kind": "optional", "name": "If-Match", "type": "string", "description": "

If provided, the DELETE request will only be considered if the value matches the RFC7232 ETag of the current resource. Weak ETags will always be ignored.

" }, { "kind": "optional", "name": "If-Unmodified-Since", "type": "string", "description": "

If provided, the DELETE request will only be considered if the resource has not been modified since the provided date. This parameter will be ignored if an 'If-Match' parameter is also provided.

", "format": "http-date" } ], "queryParameters": [], "bodyDataParameters": [], "formDataParameters": [], "oAuthParameters": [ { "id": "apiAuth", "name": "apiAuth", "kind": "optional", "type": "oauth2", "description": "Use this scheme to generate an access token that can be used to access the API.", "oauth2Flows": { "clientCredentials": { "tokenUrl": "https://api.cms.optimizely.com/oauth/token", "scopes": { "api:admin": "Grants full administrative access to the API" } } }, "requiredScopes": [ "api:admin" ] } ], "cookieParameters": [] }, "responses": [ { "statusCode": "200", "description": "OK", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true, "headers": [ { "kind": "optional", "name": "Preference-Applied", "description": "" } ], "schema": [ { "kind": "optional", "type": "object", "description": "A content source used within the CMS.", "customType": "ContentSource", "schema": [ { "name": "key", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "

The unique identifier (key) of the resource.

", "minLength": 2, "maxLength": 255, "pattern": "^[A-Za-z][_0-9A-Za-z]+$" }, { "name": "type", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "Specifies the type of source. For example 'graph' for a GraphQL content source.", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 50 }, { "name": "sourceKey", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "The key of the source that this content source relates to.", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 50 }, { "name": "sourceType", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "Specifies the source type of this source.", "minLength": 2, "maxLength": 255, "pattern": "^[A-Za-z][_0-9A-Za-z]+$" }, { "name": "displayName", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "The display name of this content source.", "minLength": 1, "maxLength": 255 }, { "name": "created", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "A timestamp indicating when this resource was first created.", "format": "date-time" }, { "name": "createdBy", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "The name of the user or application that created this resource." }, { "name": "lastModified", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "Indicates the last time this resource was modified.", "format": "date-time" }, { "name": "lastModifiedBy", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "readOnly": true, "description": "The name of the user or application that last modified this resource." }, { "name": "baseType", "kind": "required", "type": "string", "description": "Represents the base of the corresponding content type.", "example": "_page", "examples": [ { "value": "_page" }, { "value": "_component" }, { "value": "_media" }, { "value": "_image" }, { "value": "_video" }, { "value": "_folder" }, { "value": "_experience" }, { "value": "_section" }, { "value": "_element" } ] }, { "name": "propertyMappings", "kind": "required", "type": "object", "description": "Specifies which properties to include and the mappings for them.", "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/PropertyMappings", "customType": "PropertyMappings", "schema": [ { "name": "key", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "

The key to use for the item in the source. Required if the SourceType is not of type '_Item'.

", "maxLength": 255 }, { "name": "displayName", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "

The key to use for the item in cms. Required if the SourceType is not of type '_Item'.

", "maxLength": 255 }, { "name": "keyFormat", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "nullable": true, "description": "Specifies the format of the source identifier key.", "example": "digits", "examples": [ { "value": "digits" }, { "value": "digitsWithHyphens" }, { "value": "digitsWithHyphensAndBraces" }, { "value": "digitsWithHyphensAndParentheses" }, { "value": "digitsWithThreeHyphens" } ], "pattern": "^digits$|^digitsWithHyphens$|^digitsWithHyphensAndBraces$|^digitsWithHyphensAndParentheses$|^digitsWithThreeHyphens$|^undefined$" } ] } ], "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/ContentSource", "isExpanded": true } ] }, { "statusCode": "204", "description": "No Content", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true }, { "statusCode": "400", "description": "Bad Request", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true }, { "statusCode": "401", "description": "Unauthorized", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true }, { "statusCode": "403", "description": "Forbidden", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true }, { "statusCode": "404", "description": "Not Found", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true }, { "statusCode": "412", "description": "Precondition Failed", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true }, { "statusCode": "429", "description": "Too Many Requests", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true, "headers": [ { "kind": "optional", "name": "Retry-After", "type": "number", "description": "Indicates how long the client should wait before making a new request." } ], "schema": [ { "kind": "optional", "type": "object", "description": "", "customType": "ProblemDetails", "schema": [ { "name": "type", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "nullable": true, "description": "A URI reference that identifies the problem type.", "format": "uri" }, { "name": "title", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "nullable": true, "description": "

A short, human-readable summary of the problem type.

" }, { "name": "status", "kind": "optional", "type": "integer", "nullable": true, "description": "The HTTP status code generated by the origin server for this occurrence of the problem.", "format": "int32", "minimum": 100, "maximum": 599 }, { "name": "detail", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "nullable": true, "description": "

A human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence of the problem.

" }, { "name": "instance", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "nullable": true, "description": "A URI reference that identifies the specific occurrence of the problem. It may or may not yield further information if dereferenced.", "format": "uri" }, { "name": "code", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "nullable": true, "description": "Error code that identifies the problem type." }, { "name": "errors", "kind": "optional", "type": "array", "nullable": true, "description": "An array of error details with more detailed information about the problem.", "example": "", "itemType": "object", "customType": "object[]", "schema": [ { "name": "detail", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "description": "

A granular explanation of one specific error related to a field, header or query parameter.

" }, { "name": "field", "kind": "optional", "type": "string", "nullable": true, "description": "A string that may provide a hint to which field that was the source of the error.", "example": "properties.header.displayName" } ] } ], "modelRef": "#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails", "isExpanded": true } ] }, { "statusCode": "500", "description": "Internal Server Error", "jsonExample": "", "isExpanded": true } ], "hasXCodeSamples": false, "examples": { "languages": [ { "id": "e3BIj1peDjb1ZmhFAo6Yz", "language": "curl", "label": "cURL", "code": "curl --request DELETE \\\n --url https://api.cms.optimizely.com/v1/contentsources/{key} \\\n --header 'accept: application/json'" }, { "id": "NHguG-FUOjuA18rWtxBZn", "language": "javascript", "label": "javascript", "code": "var myHeaders = new Headers();\nmyHeaders.append(\"accept\", \"application/json\");\nmyHeaders.append(\"content-type\", \"application/json\");\n\nvar requestOptions = {\n method: 'DELETE',\n headers: myHeaders,\n redirect: 'follow'\n};\n\nfetch(\"https://api.cms.optimizely.com/v1/contentsources/{key}\", requestOptions)\n .then(response => response.text())\n .then(result => console.log(result))\n .catch(error => console.log('error', error));" }, { "id": "j8VbH6sk4OcFmPBKKeTj-", "language": "ruby", "label": "Ruby", "code": "require \"uri\"\nrequire \"json\"\nrequire \"net/http\"\n\nurl = URI(\"https://api.cms.optimizely.com/v1/contentsources/{key}\")\n\nhttps = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)\nhttps.use_ssl = true\n\nrequest = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(url)\nrequest[\"accept\"] = \"application/json\"\nrequest[\"content-type\"] = \"application/json\"\n\nresponse = https.request(request)\nputs response.read_body\n" }, { "id": "48HQUM7CDumtvt-Mwk-2-", "language": "python", "label": "Python", "code": "import requests\nimport json\n\nurl = \"https://api.cms.optimizely.com/v1/contentsources/{key}\"\n\npayload = {}\nheaders = {\n 'accept': 'application/json',\n 'content-type': 'application/json'\n}\n\nresponse = requests.request(\"DELETE\", url, headers=headers, data=payload)\n\nprint(response.text)\n" } ], "selectedLanguageId": "e3BIj1peDjb1ZmhFAo6Yz" }, "results": { "languages": [ { "id": "response-0-200", "language": "200", "code": "// OK\n{\n \"key\": \"\",\n \"type\": \"\",\n \"sourceKey\": \"\",\n \"sourceType\": \"\",\n \"displayName\": \"\",\n \"created\": \"\",\n \"createdBy\": \"\",\n \"lastModified\": \"\",\n \"lastModifiedBy\": \"\",\n \"baseType\": \"_page\",\n \"propertyMappings\": {\n \"key\": \"\",\n \"displayName\": \"\",\n \"keyFormat\": \"digits\"\n }\n}" }, { "id": "response-1-204", "language": "204", "code": "// No Content\n" }, { "id": "response-2-400", "language": "400", "code": "// Bad Request\n" }, { "id": "response-3-401", "language": "401", "code": "// Unauthorized\n" }, { "id": "response-4-403", "language": "403", "code": "// Forbidden\n" }, { "id": "response-5-404", "language": "404", "code": "// Not Found\n" }, { "id": "response-6-412", "language": "412", "code": "// Precondition Failed\n" }, { "id": "response-7-429", "language": "429", "code": "// Too Many Requests\n{\n \"type\": \"\",\n \"title\": \"\",\n \"status\": \"\",\n \"detail\": \"\",\n \"instance\": \"\",\n \"code\": \"\",\n \"errors\": [\n {\n \"detail\": \"\",\n \"field\": \"properties.header.displayName\"\n }\n ]\n}" }, { "id": "response-8-500", "language": "500", "code": "// Internal Server Error\n" } ], "selectedLanguageId": "response-0-200" } }, "children": [ { "text": "" } ] }