---
title: "Remove a managed certificate; the hostnames fall back to automatic Let's Encrypt certificates"
method: DELETE
path: "/certificates/managed/{certificateId}"
tags: ["Certificates"]
---

# Remove a managed certificate; the hostnames fall back to automatic Let's Encrypt certificates

`DELETE /certificates/managed/{certificateId}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://hostingsurge.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://hostingsurge.com/api/v1/certificates/managed/{certificateId}`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `__Host-hs_session`

## Path parameters

- `certificateId` string, uuid, required

## Response `200`

Removed

- object
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `organizationId` string, uuid, required
  - `source` 'upload' | 'acme' | 'reseller', required
  - `names` string[], required
  - `commonName` string, nullable, required
  - `issuer` string, required
  - `serial` string, required
  - `fingerprint` string, required
  - `notBefore` string, required: ISO-8601 timestamp
  - `notAfter` string, required: ISO-8601 timestamp
  - `daysLeft` integer, required
  - `keyType` 'rsa' | 'ec', required
  - `keyBits` integer, required
  - `state` 'active' | 'replaced' | 'removed' | 'expired' | 'conflict', required
  - `stateReason` string, nullable, required
  - `deliveryStatus` 'pending' | 'delivered' | 'error' | 'withdrawn', required
  - `deliveryError` string, nullable, required
  - `deliveredAt` string, nullable, required: ISO-8601 timestamp
  - `serving` 'unknown' | 'serving' | 'shadowed', required: serving: the proxy presents this certificate; shadowed: it still presents another one (see docs)
  - `servingCheckedAt` string, nullable, required: ISO-8601 timestamp
  - `autoRenew` boolean, required
  - `renewalOf` string, uuid, nullable, required
  - `replacedBy` string, uuid, nullable, required
  - `orderId` string, uuid, nullable, required
  - `acmeRequestId` string, uuid, nullable, required
  - `certificatePem` string, required: public certificate (leaf), PEM
  - `chainPem` string, required: intermediates, PEM
  - `createdAt` string, required: ISO-8601 timestamp
  - `updatedAt` string, required: ISO-8601 timestamp

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request (code invalid_request); details.problems lists every certificate problem
- `401`: Missing or invalid session/token (code unauthorized)
- `403`: Authenticated but not permitted (code forbidden)
- `404`: Not found or not visible to the caller (code not_found)
- `409`: Conflicting state (code conflict)
- `429`: Too many requests (code rate_limited); see Retry-After
- `501`: Not available on this server (code not_configured)
- `503`: Certificate provider unavailable (code provider_unavailable)

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