Delete a File or Folder in Edge Drive Share Using Path (REST API: POST)

Use this operation to delete a shared file or folder in Edge Drive, using the file or folder path.

Syntax

POST webservice/drive/share/shareId/action/delete HTTP/1.1
 Host: host name
 Accept: application/xml
 Authtoken: authentication token
 Content-type: application/xml
 <App_FileResourceInfo path=””/>

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

shareId

The unique identifier (syncWebFolderId response) returned when you share a file or folder or view the shared files and folders in Edge Drive.

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.

Request Body

An XML element is required for this operation. See Syntax. The following table displays the parameters for the request body.

Name

Description

Elements

path

The complete path to the file or folder.

Specify the path relative from the share root.

App_FileResourceInfo

Response

Response Parameters

Parameter

Description

Element

errorCode

The possible error codes.

Valid values are:

  • 0, 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
POST webservice/drive/share/36/action/delete HTTP/1.1
 Host: client.mydomain.com
 Accept: application/xml
 Authtoken: QSDK 38568012f4d1e8ee1841d283a47aa3ba78e124ea58354b5fc60f4dab8a63347d05cf5552484dafda3bfa4c5db84e580b1cb37bcf8e65b39f7f8549a443e6f78a2c7be3f31b3d845e24776c835e498e8e883bb40c46bd15af4f40ca94e823acedcdd4e9659e74b34a07a85c4586cd2ed914b6dce015874783ef768fda78183a4208930954a377f66eb56c8b92cexampl4s437a19317ca6ce7f3233d5a01aca35dbad93468b833f2cf71010809006a937670adce711ca8be46638e8
 Content-type: application/xml
 <App_FileResourceInfo path=”\Test”/>
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.

403

Forbidden

The user does not have access to the share or the file or folder to be deleted is not accessible inside the share.

404

Not Found

The specified file or folder does not exist.

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