Delete a File or Folder in an ObjectStore Using ID (REST API: DELETE)

This operation deletes a file or a folder in an ObjectStore.

Request

Syntax

DELETE <webservice>/contentstore/file/{fileOrfolderId} HTTP/1.1
 Host: <host name>
 Accept: application/xml
 Authtoken: <authentication token>

where <webservice> is the root path used to route the API requests to the Web Server.

For more information, see Available Web Services for REST API.

Request Parameters

Name

Description

Required

fileOrfolderId

The GUID of the file or folder. GUID is a unique identifier for a file or folder and remains the same even when you rename or move the file or folder to another path.

To retrieve the GUID, see Viewing File or Folder Properties.

Yes

Request Headers

Name	Description
Host	The host name of the Web Server or Web Console used in the API request.
Accept	The format of the response. Valid values are: application/xml or application/json.
Authtoken	The authentication token received after successfully logging on. For details on receiving an authentication token, see Authentication.

Response

Response Parameters

Parameter

Description

Element

errorCode

The possible error codes.

Valid values are:

200, successful completion.
a specific error code.

response

errorString

The description of the error code. Not all error codes have an error string.

response

Examples

Sample Request

DELETE <webservice>/contentstore/file/04fe655ecd804c40afca8bf3da604ac7 HTTP/1.1
 Host: client.mydomain.com
 Accept: application/xml
 Authtoken: QSDK 38568012f4d1e8ee1841d283a47aa3ba78e124ea58354b5fc6
 0f4dab8a63347d05cf5552484dafda3bfa4c5db84e580b1cb37bcf8e65b39f7f
 8549a443e6f78a2c7be3f31b3d845e24776c835e498e8e883bb40c46bd15af4f
 40ca94e823acedcdd4e9659e74b34a07a85c4586cd2ed914b6dce015874783ef7
 68fda78183a4208930954a377f66eb56c8b92cexampl4s437a19317ca6ce7f323
 3d5a01aca35dbad93468b833f2cf71010809006a937670adce711ca8be46638e8

Sample Response

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no" ?>
 <App_GenericResp errorCode="0"/>

Supported Error Codes

Code	Status	Description
400	Bad Request	The request is missing required parameters.
404	Not Found	The specified file or folder does not exist.