Delete a DriveItem
Delete a DriveItem by using its ID or path. Note that deleting items using this method will move the items to the recycle bin instead of permanently deleting the item.
Permissions
One of the following permissions is required to call this API. To learn more, including how to choose permissions, see Permissions.
Permission type | Permissions (from least to most privileged) |
---|---|
Delegated (work or school account) | Files.ReadWrite, Files.ReadWrite.All, Sites.ReadWrite.All |
Delegated (personal Microsoft account) | Files.ReadWrite, Files.ReadWrite.All |
Application | Files.ReadWrite.All, Sites.ReadWrite.All |
HTTP request
DELETE /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}
DELETE /groups/{group-id}/drive/items/{item-id}
DELETE /me/drive/items/{item-id}
DELETE /sites/{siteId}/drive/items/{itemId}
DELETE /users/{userId}/drive/items/{itemId}
Optional request headers
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
if-match | String | If this request header is included and the eTag (or cTag) provided does not match the current tag on the item, a 412 Precondition Failed response is returned and the item will not be deleted. |
Example
Here is an example of how to call this API.
DELETE /me/drive/items/{item-id}
Response
If successful, this call returns a 204 No Content
response to indicate that resource was deleted and there was nothing to return.
HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
Error responses
See Error Responses for more info about how errors are returned.