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Permanently remove file

delete
https://api.box.com/2.0
/files/:file_id/trash

This endpoint is in the version 2024.0. No changes are required to continue using it. For more details, see Box API versioning.

Permanently deletes a file that is in the trash. This action cannot be undone.

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Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Path Parameters

stringin pathrequired
12345

The unique identifier that represents a file.

The ID for any file can be determined by visiting a file in the web application and copying the ID from the URL. For example, for the URL https://*.app.box.com/files/123 the file_id is 123.

Response

none

Returns an empty response when the file was permanently deleted.

application/jsonClient error

Returns an error if the file is not in the trash.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Request Example

cURL
curl -i -X DELETE "https://api.box.com/2.0/files/12345/trash" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
TypeScript Gen
await client.trashedFiles.deleteTrashedFileById(file.id);
Python Gen
client.trashed_files.delete_trashed_file_by_id(file.id)
.NET Gen
await client.TrashedFiles.DeleteTrashedFileByIdAsync(fileId: file.Id);
Swift Gen (Beta)
try await client.trashedFiles.deleteTrashedFileById(fileId: file.id)
Java
String fileID = "87398";
BoxTrash trash = new BoxTrash(api);
trash.deleteFile(fileID);
Python
file_to_delete = client.file(file_id='11111')
client.trash().permanently_delete_item(file_to_delete)
print('The file was deleted from trash!')
.NET
await client.FilesManager.PurgeTrashedAsync("11111");
Node
client.files.deletePermanently('11111')
	.then(() => {
		// deletion succeeded — no value returned
	});