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Permanently remove folder

delete
https://api.box.com/2.0
/folders/:folder_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 folder 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 represent a folder.

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

The root folder of a Box account is always represented by the ID 0.

Response

none

Returns an empty response when the folder was permanently deleted.

application/jsonClient error

Returns an error if the folder 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/folders/4353455/trash" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
TypeScript Gen
await client.trashedFolders.deleteTrashedFolderById(folder.id);
Python Gen
client.trashed_folders.delete_trashed_folder_by_id(folder.id)
.NET Gen
await client.TrashedFolders.DeleteTrashedFolderByIdAsync(folderId: folder.Id);
Swift Gen (Beta)
try await client.trashedFolders.deleteTrashedFolderById(folderId: folder.id)
Java
String folder = "123456";
BoxTrash trash = new BoxTrash(api);
trash.deleteFolder(folderID);
Python
folder = client.folder(folder_id='22222')
client.trash().permanently_delete_item(folder)
print('The folder was deleted from trash!')
.NET
await client.FoldersManager.PurgeTrashedFolderAsync("22222");
Node
client.folders.deletePermanently('22222')
	.then(() => {
		// deletion succeeded — no value returned
	});