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Delete archive

delete

https://api.box.com/2.0

/archives/:archive_id

Permanently deletes an archive.

Request

authorizationbearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]

content-typeapplication/json

box-version stringin headerrequired

Version header.

Value is always 2025.0

archive_id stringin pathrequired

example982312

The ID of the archive.

204none

Returns an empty response when the archive has been deleted.

400application/jsonClient error

Returns an error if the archive is not empty.

401application/jsonClient error

Returned when the access token provided in the Authorization header is not recognized or not provided.

403application/jsonClient error

Returns an error if the user does not have the right permissions to delete the archive.

404application/jsonClient error

Returns an error if the archive is not found.

500application/jsonClient error

An unexpected server error.

An unexpected client error.

delete

Delete archive

You can now try out some of our APIs live, right here in the documentation.

curl -i -X DELETE "https://api.box.com/2.0/archives/12345" \
     -H "box-version: 2025.0" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"

await client.archives.deleteArchiveByIdV2025R0(archive.id);

client.archives.delete_archive_by_id_v2025_r0(archive.id)

await client.Archives.DeleteArchiveByIdV2025R0Async(archiveId: archive.Id);

try await client.archives.deleteArchiveByIdV2025R0(archiveId: archive.id)

client.getArchives().deleteArchiveByIdV2025R0(archive.getId())