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Pools

Delete Pool

Delete a node pool.

Fails with pool.nodes_connected while any node of the pool is connected.

DELETE https://rivet.example.com/pools/{pool}

Examples

Authentication

Send your namespace token as a bearer token in the Authorization header. Every control plane request also requires the namespace query parameter. See Authentication.

Path Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
poolstringYesName of the node pool. A DNS label of 1 to 63 lowercase letters, digits and hyphens.

Query Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
namespacestringNoName of the namespace to operate in.

Responses

200

The node pool was deleted.

{}

400

envoy.invalid_pool_name: the pool name is not valid. envoy.invalid_namespace_name: the namespace value is not a DNS label of 1 to 63 lowercase letters, digits and hyphens.

FieldTypeDescription
groupstringError group, for example actor.
codestringError code within the group, for example not_found.
messagestringHuman-readable error message.
metadataanyExtra details. Only present on some errors raised while authenticating or authorizing the request.
{
  "group": "envoy",
  "code": "invalid_pool_name",
  "message": "Pool name must be a DNS label of 1 to 63 lowercase letters, digits and hyphens."
}

401

auth.invalid_token: the request carries no token, or the token is not valid. auth.token_expired: the token has expired.

FieldTypeDescription
groupstringError group, for example actor.
codestringError code within the group, for example not_found.
messagestringHuman-readable error message.
metadataanyExtra details. Only present on some errors raised while authenticating or authorizing the request.
{
  "group": "auth",
  "code": "invalid_token",
  "message": "Authentication token is invalid."
}

403

auth.insufficient_permissions: the token’s grants do not cover this request.

FieldTypeDescription
groupstringError group, for example actor.
codestringError code within the group, for example not_found.
messagestringHuman-readable error message.
metadataanyExtra details. Only present on some errors raised while authenticating or authorizing the request.
{
  "group": "auth",
  "code": "insufficient_permissions",
  "message": "Insufficient permissions to access this resource."
}

404

pool.not_found: the node pool does not exist. namespace.not_found: the namespace does not exist.

FieldTypeDescription
groupstringError group, for example actor.
codestringError code within the group, for example not_found.
messagestringHuman-readable error message.
metadataanyExtra details. Only present on some errors raised while authenticating or authorizing the request.
{
  "group": "pool",
  "code": "not_found",
  "message": "The node pool does not exist."
}

409

pool.nodes_connected: the node pool still has connected nodes.

FieldTypeDescription
groupstringError group, for example actor.
codestringError code within the group, for example not_found.
messagestringHuman-readable error message.
metadataanyExtra details. Only present on some errors raised while authenticating or authorizing the request.
{
  "group": "pool",
  "code": "nodes_connected",
  "message": "The node pool still has connected nodes."
}

500

core.internal_error: an unexpected failure. Details are only logged on the server.

FieldTypeDescription
groupstringError group, for example actor.
codestringError code within the group, for example not_found.
messagestringHuman-readable error message.
metadataanyExtra details. Only present on some errors raised while authenticating or authorizing the request.
{
  "group": "core",
  "code": "internal_error",
  "message": "An internal error occurred"
}

503

auth.verification_unavailable: token verification keys are temporarily unavailable. Retry the request.

FieldTypeDescription
groupstringError group, for example actor.
codestringError code within the group, for example not_found.
messagestringHuman-readable error message.
metadataanyExtra details. Only present on some errors raised while authenticating or authorizing the request.
{
  "group": "auth",
  "code": "verification_unavailable",
  "message": "The server could not verify the authentication token because verification keys are temporarily unavailable. Retry the request."
}
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