Delete a file folder 

Delete a file folder using the HTTP DELETE request. Deleting a folder does not delete the files in the folder.

Only a manager of a folder can delete the folder.

See Authenticating requests for information about how to authenticate the request.

Table 1. Atom API request details

Method	URI	Input and output representations
DELETE	Construct the URI using the following syntax: /basic/api/collection/{collection-id}/entry	none

Note: {collection-id} is the value of the <td:uuid> element in the collection's Atom entry document.

You can use this input header in a POST request instead of using the DELETE request.

Table 2. Input headers

Parameter	Description
X-Method-Override	Tunnels a DELETE request over HTTP POST

Input

None.

Output

None.

Returned HTTP headers

HTTP/1.1 204 No Content

Indicates that the file folder was successfully deleted.

Error codes

• HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized

• HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found

Parent topic

Work with folders

Related reference
File folder content

   

 

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