--- updatedAt: 2026-05-29T22:06:50.000Z agentTools: siteIndex: https://techdocs.akamai.com/llms.txt projectIndex: https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/llms.txt --- # Delete a Linode interface Deletes a Linode interface on a specific Linode. Consider these points when deleting a Linode interface: - You can't delete an active interface. First, you need to shut down the associated Linode. - You can't delete a Linode interface from a Linode that has a `cannot_delete_with_subresources` [resource lock](ref:post-resource-lock) set for it. **Permissions and scopes** To call this operation, you need the following: - **Identity and access permissions**. Your user needs a role with these permissions assigned. [Learn more](https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/identity-access-cm-available-roles). - Permissions: `update_linode` - **OAuth scopes**. Your user needs these scopes assigned. [Learn more](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/get-started#oauth). - Scopes: `linodes:read_write` **CLI** ```shell linode-cli linodes interface-delete $linodeId $interfaceId ``` [Learn more](https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/getting-started-with-the-linode-cli) # OpenAPI definition ````json { "components": { "securitySchemes": { "oauth": { "flows": { "authorizationCode": { "authorizationUrl": "https://login.linode.com/oauth/authorize", "scopes": { "account:read_only": "Allows access to GET information about your account.", "account:read_write": "Allows access to all endpoints related to your account.", "child_account:read_only": "Allows access to GET information about deprecated parent/child operations.", "child_account:read_write": "Allows access to deprecated parent/child operations.", "databases:read_only": "Allows access to GET information about databases.", "databases:read_write": "Allows access to all endpoints related to databases.", "domains:read_only": "Allows access to GET Domains on your account.", "domains:read_write": "Allows access to all Domain endpoints.", "events:read_only": "Allows access to GET your Events.", "events:read_write": "Allows access to all endpoints related to your Events.", "firewall:read_only": "Allows access to GET information about your Firewalls.", "firewall:read_write": "Allows access to all Firewall endpoints.", "images:read_only": "Allows access to GET your Images.", "images:read_write": "Allows access to all endpoints related to your Images.", "ips:read_only": "Allows access to GET your ips.", "ips:read_write": "Allows access to all endpoints related to your ips.", "linodes:read_only": "Allows access to GET Linodes on your account.", "linodes:read_write": "Allow access to all endpoints related to your Linodes.", "lke:read_only": "Allows access to GET LKE Clusters on your account.", "lke:read_write": "Allows access to all endpoints related to LKE Clusters on your account.", "longview:read_only": "Allows access to GET your Longview Clients.", "longview:read_write": "Allows access to all endpoints related to your Longview Clients.", "monitor:read_only": "Allows access to Monitor (Akamai Cloud Pulse) data.", "monitor:read_write": "Allows access to GET Monitor (Akamai Cloud Pulse) data.", "nodebalancers:read_only": "Allows access to GET NodeBalancers on your account.", "nodebalancers:read_write": "Allows access to all NodeBalancer endpoints.", "object_storage:read_only": "Allows access to GET information related to your Object Storage.", "object_storage:read_write": "Allows access to all Object Storage endpoints.", "stackscripts:read_only": "Allows access to GET your StackScripts.", "stackscripts:read_write": "Allows access to all endpoints related to your StackScripts.", "volumes:read_only": "Allows access to GET your Volumes.", "volumes:read_write": "Allows access to all endpoints related to your Volumes.", "vpc:read_write": "Allows access to all endpoints related to VPC and Subnet creation, updating, and deletion." }, "tokenUrl": "https://login.linode.com/oauth/token" } }, "type": "oauth2" }, "personalAccessToken": { "scheme": "bearer", "type": "http" } } }, "externalDocs": { "description": "See documentation for Akamai's Linode API", "url": "https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference" }, "info": { "description": "\"[Read the API documentation](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/api).\"", "license": { "name": "Apache 2.0", "url": "https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html" }, "title": "Linode instances", "version": "4.229.1" }, "openapi": "3.0.1", "paths": { "/{apiVersion}/linode/instances/{linodeId}/interfaces/{interfaceId}": { "delete": { "description": "Deletes a Linode interface on a specific Linode. Consider these points when deleting a Linode interface:\n\n- You can't delete an active interface. First, you need to shut down the associated Linode.\n\n- You can't delete a Linode interface from a Linode that has a `cannot_delete_with_subresources` [resource lock](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/post-resource-lock) set for it.\n\n\n**Permissions and scopes**\n\nTo call this operation, you need the following:\n\n- **Identity and access permissions**. Your user needs a role with these permissions assigned. [Learn more](https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/identity-access-cm-available-roles).\n - Permissions: `update_linode`\n- **OAuth scopes**. Your user needs these scopes assigned. [Learn more](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/get-started#oauth).\n\n - Scopes: `linodes:read_write`\n\n\n**CLI**\n\n```shell\nlinode-cli linodes interface-delete $linodeId $interfaceId\n```\n\n[Learn more](https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/getting-started-with-the-linode-cli)", "externalDocs": { "description": "See documentation for this operation in Akamai's Linode API", "url": "https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/delete-linode-interface" }, "operationId": "delete-linode-interface", "responses": { "200": { "content": { "application/json": { "example": {}, "schema": { "description": "The API responds with an empty object.", "maxProperties": 0, "type": "object", "x-akamai": { "file-path": "schemas/added-empty-obj.yaml" } } } }, "description": "A Linode interface is successfully deleted." }, "default": { "content": { "application/json": { "example": { "errors": [ { "reason": "Invalid JSON" } ] }, "schema": { "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "errors": { "description": "Any warnings associated with a response.", "items": { "additionalProperties": false, "description": "An object for describing a single error that occurred during the processing of a request.", "properties": { "field": { "description": "The field in the request that caused this error. This may be a path, separated by periods in the case of nested fields. In some cases this may come back as `null` if the error is not specific to any single element of the request.", "example": "fieldname", "type": "string" }, "reason": { "description": "What happened to cause this error. In most cases, this can be fixed immediately by changing the data you sent in the request, but in some cases you will be instructed to [Open a support ticket](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/post-ticket) or perform some other action before you can complete the request successfully.", "example": "fieldname must be a valid value", "type": "string" } }, "type": "object", "x-akamai": { "file-path": "schemas/error-object.yaml" } }, "type": "array" } }, "type": "object" } } }, "description": "See [Errors](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/errors) for the range of possible error response codes." } }, "security": [ { "personalAccessToken": [] }, { "oauth": [ "linodes:read_write" ] } ], "summary": "Delete a Linode interface", "tags": [ "Linode interfaces" ], "x-akamai": { "tabs": [ { "syntax": "linode-cli linodes interface-delete $linodeId $interfaceId", "title": "CLI", "url": "https://techdocs.akamai.com/cloud-computing/docs/getting-started-with-the-linode-cli" } ] }, "x-linode-cli-action": "interface-delete", "x-linode-grant": "read_write", "x-linode-iam": [ { "permissions": [ "update_linode" ] } ] }, "parameters": [ { "description": "__Enum__ Call either the `v4` URL, or `v4beta` for operations still in Beta.", "in": "path", "name": "apiVersion", "required": true, "schema": { "enum": [ "v4", "v4beta" ], "example": "v4", "type": "string" }, "x-akamai": { "file-path": "parameters/api-version-path.yaml" } }, { "description": "The `id` of the Linode.", "in": "path", "name": "linodeId", "required": true, "schema": { "example": 234, "type": "integer" }, "x-akamai": { "file-path": "parameters/linode-id.yaml" } }, { "description": "The `id` of the Linode interface.", "in": "path", "name": "interfaceId", "required": true, "schema": { "example": 1234, "type": "integer" }, "x-akamai": { "file-path": "parameters/linode-interface-id-path.yaml" } } ], "x-akamai": { "file-path": "paths/linode-interface.yaml", "path-info": "/{apiVersion}/linode/instances/{linodeId}/interfaces/{interfaceId}" }, "x-linode-cli-command": "linodes" } }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.linode.com" } ], "tags": [ { "description": "A Linode interface lets you set up networking on your Linode. A Linode interface links to the Linode, rather than to a legacy configuration profile. Use these operations to manage the Linode interfaces on your Linodes.", "name": "Linode interfaces" } ], "x-akamai": { "auth-type": "OAUTH", "file-path": "linode-1.yaml" }, "x-readme": { "explorer-enabled": false, "samples-languages": [ "curl", "python", "node" ] } } ```` # Sibling pages * [Add a Linode interface](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/post-linode-interface.md) * [List Linode interfaces](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/get-linode-interfaces.md) * [List a Linode's network interface history](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/get-linode-interface-history.md) * [List Linode interface settings](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/get-linode-interface-settings.md) * [Update Linode interface settings](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/put-linode-interface-settings.md) * [Get a Linode interface](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/get-linode-interface.md) * [Update a Linode interface](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/put-linode-interface.md) * [List Linode interface firewalls](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/get-linode-interface-firewalls.md) * [Upgrade to Linode interfaces](https://techdocs.akamai.com/linode-api/reference/post-upgrade-linode-interfaces.md)