--- title: Delete Hostname Client Certificate --- [Skip to content](#_top) [API Reference](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python) [Origin TLS Client Auth](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/origin_tls_client_auth) [Hostname Certificates](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/origin_tls_client_auth/subresources/hostname_certificates) Copy Markdown Open in **Claude**Open in **ChatGPT**Open in **Cursor** --- **Copy Markdown****View as Markdown** # Delete Hostname Client Certificate origin\_tls\_client\_auth.hostname\_certificates.delete(strcertificate\_id, HostnameCertificateDeleteParams\*\*kwargs) -> [HostnameCertificateDeleteResponse]() DELETE/zones/{zone\_id}/origin\_tls\_client\_auth/hostnames/certificates/{certificate\_id} Removes a client certificate used for authenticated origin pulls on a specific hostname. Note: Before deleting the certificate, you must first invalidate the hostname for client authentication by sending a PUT request with `enabled` set to null. After invalidating the association, the certificate can be safely deleted. ##### Security
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##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required) `SSL and Certificates Write` ##### ParametersExpand Collapse zone\_id: str Identifier. maxLength32 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20origin_tls_client_auth.hostname_certificates%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20zone_id%20%3E%20(schema)>) certificate\_id: str Certificate identifier tag. maxLength36 [Link to this property](<#(resource)%20origin_tls_client_auth.hostname_certificates%20%3E%20(method)%20delete%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20certificate_id%20%3E%20(schema)>) ##### ReturnsExpand Collapse
class HostnameCertificateDeleteResponse: … id: Optional\[str] Certificate identifier tag. maxLength36 Link to this property certificate: Optional\[str] The hostname certificate. Link to this property expires\_on: Optional\[datetime] The date when the certificate expires. formatdate-time Link to this property issuer: Optional\[str] The certificate authority that issued the certificate. Link to this property serial\_number: Optional\[str] The serial number on the uploaded certificate. Link to this property signature: Optional\[str] The type of hash used for the certificate. Link to this property
status: Optional\[Literal\["initializing", "pending\_deployment", "pending\_deletion", 4 more]] Status of the certificate or the association. One of the following: "initializing" Link to this property "pending\_deployment" Link to this property "pending\_deletion" Link to this property "active" Link to this property "deleted" Link to this property "deployment\_timed\_out" Link to this property "deletion\_timed\_out" Link to this property
Link to this property uploaded\_on: Optional\[datetime] The time when the certificate was uploaded. formatdate-time Link to this property
[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20origin_tls_client_auth.hostname_certificates%20%3E%20(model)%20hostname_certificate_delete_response%20%3E%20(schema)>) ### Delete Hostname Client Certificate Python HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform ``` import os from cloudflare import Cloudflare client = Cloudflare( api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"), # This is the default and can be omitted ) hostname_certificate = client.origin_tls_client_auth.hostname_certificates.delete( certificate_id="2458ce5a-0c35-4c7f-82c7-8e9487d3ff60", zone_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353", ) print(hostname_certificate.id) ``` 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": "2458ce5a-0c35-4c7f-82c7-8e9487d3ff60", "certificate": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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\nYbjM2rxXiyLGxB4Bol7QTv4zHif7Zt89FReT/NBy4rzaskDJY5L6xmY=\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n", "expires_on": "2100-01-01T05:20:00Z", "issuer": "GlobalSign", "serial_number": "6743787633689793699141714808227354901", "signature": "SHA256WithRSA", "status": "active", "uploaded_on": "2019-10-28T18:11:23.37411Z" } } ``` ##### 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": "2458ce5a-0c35-4c7f-82c7-8e9487d3ff60", "certificate": "-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\nMIIDtTCCAp2gAwIBAgIJAMHAwfXZ5/PWMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBCwUAMEUxCzAJBgNV\nBAYTAkFVMRMwEQYDVQQIEwpTb21lLVN0YXRlMSEwHwYDVQQKExhJbnRlcm5ldCBX\naWRnaXRzIFB0eSBMdGQwHhcNMTYwODI0MTY0MzAxWhcNMTYxMTIyMTY0MzAxWjBF\nMQswCQYDVQQGEwJBVTETMBEGA1UECBMKU29tZS1TdGF0ZTEhMB8GA1UEChMYSW50\nZXJuZXQgV2lkZ2l0cyBQdHkgTHRkMIIBIjANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOCAQ8AMIIB\nCgKCAQEAwQHoetcl9+5ikGzV6cMzWtWPJHqXT3wpbEkRU9Yz7lgvddmGdtcGbg/1\nCGZu0jJGkMoppoUo4c3dts3iwqRYmBikUP77wwY2QGmDZw2FvkJCJlKnabIRuGvB\nKwzESIXgKk2016aTP6/dAjEHyo6SeoK8lkIySUvK0fyOVlsiEsCmOpidtnKX/a+5\n0GjB79CJH4ER2lLVZnhePFR/zUOyPxZQQ4naHf7yu/b5jhO0f8fwt+pyFxIXjbEI\ndZliWRkRMtzrHOJIhrmJ2A1J7iOrirbbwillwjjNVUWPf3IJ3M12S9pEewooaeO2\nizNTERcG9HzAacbVRn2Y2SWIyT/18QIDAQABo4GnMIGkMB0GA1UdDgQWBBT/LbE4\n9rWf288N6sJA5BRb6FJIGDB1BgNVHSMEbjBsgBT/LbE49rWf288N6sJA5BRb6FJI\nGKFJpEcwRTELMAkGA1UEBhMCQVUxEzARBgNVBAgTClNvbWUtU3RhdGUxITAfBgNV\nBAoTGEludGVybmV0IFdpZGdpdHMgUHR5IEx0ZIIJAMHAwfXZ5/PWMAwGA1UdEwQF\nMAMBAf8wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQADggEBAHHFwl0tH0quUYZYO0dZYt4R7SJ0pCm2\n2satiyzHl4OnXcHDpekAo7/a09c6Lz6AU83cKy/+x3/djYHXWba7HpEu0dR3ugQP\nMlr4zrhd9xKZ0KZKiYmtJH+ak4OM4L3FbT0owUZPyjLSlhMtJVcoRp5CJsjAMBUG\nSvD8RX+T01wzox/Qb+lnnNnOlaWpqu8eoOenybxKp1a9ULzIVvN/LAcc+14vioFq\n2swRWtmocBAs8QR9n4uvbpiYvS8eYueDCWMM4fvFfBhaDZ3N9IbtySh3SpFdQDhw\nYbjM2rxXiyLGxB4Bol7QTv4zHif7Zt89FReT/NBy4rzaskDJY5L6xmY=\n-----END CERTIFICATE-----\n", "expires_on": "2100-01-01T05:20:00Z", "issuer": "GlobalSign", "serial_number": "6743787633689793699141714808227354901", "signature": "SHA256WithRSA", "status": "active", "uploaded_on": "2019-10-28T18:11:23.37411Z" } } ```