Delete a media asset category and its subcategories with DeleteCategory - ApsaraVideo VOD - Alibaba Cloud - ApsaraVideo VOD

Operation description

This operation deletes a category and all its subcategories (including second-level and third-level categories). Proceed with caution.
If a category has been assigned to media assets, deleting the category also removes the category assignment from those media assets.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.
API: The API that you can call to perform the action.
Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.
Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.
- For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.
- For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.
Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.
Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

vod:DeleteCategory

delete

*All Resource

*

None

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description	Example
CateId	integer	Yes	The category ID. Only a single category ID is supported. You can obtain the category ID by using the following methods: Log on to the ApsaraVideo VOD console and choose Configuration Management > Media Asset Management Configuration > Category Management to view the category ID. Obtain the category ID from the response of the AddCategory operation when you create a category. Note If the specified category ID is the ID of a parent category, the parent category and all its subcategories are deleted. Proceed with caution.	3300****

Response elements

Element	Type	Description	Example
	object	The response parameters.
RequestId	string	The request ID.	25818875-5F78-4AF6-D7393642CA58****

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "RequestId": "25818875-5F78-4AF6-D7393642CA58****"
}

Error codes

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Release notes

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