Delete Folder Or File

delete

scope: files.content.write

Delete the file or folder at a given path. If the path is a folder, all its contents will be deleted too. A successful response indicates that the file or folder was deleted. The returned metadata will be the corresponding FileMetadata or FolderMetadata for the item at time of deletion, and not a DeletedMetadata object.

Parameters

Parameter	Description
Path	Path in the user's Dropbox to delete.

Example Output

{
    "value": {
        "metadata": {
            ".tag": "file",
            "client_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
            "content_hash": "e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855",
            "file_lock_info": {
                "created": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
                "is_lockholder": true,
                "lockholder_name": "Imaginary User"
            },
            "has_explicit_shared_members": false,
            "id": "id:a4ayc_80_OEAAAAAAAAAXw",
            "is_downloadable": true,
            "name": "Prime_Numbers.txt",
            "path_display": "/Homework/math/Prime_Numbers.txt",
            "path_lower": "/homework/math/prime_numbers.txt",
            "property_groups": [
                {
                    "fields": [
                        {
                            "name": "Security Policy",
                            "value": "Confidential"
                        }
                    ],
                    "template_id": "ptid:1a5n2i6d3OYEAAAAAAAAAYa"
                }
            ],
            "rev": "a1c10ce0dd78",
            "server_modified": "2015-05-12T15:50:38Z",
            "sharing_info": {
                "modified_by": "dbid:AAH4f99T0taONIb-OurWxbNQ6ywGRopQngc",
                "parent_shared_folder_id": "84528192421",
                "read_only": true
            },
            "size": 7212
        }
    }
}

Workflow Library Example

Delete Folder or File with Dropbox and Send Results Via Email

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