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DELETE
/
archives
/
{archive_id}
cURL
curl -i -X DELETE "https://api.box.com/2.0/archives/12345" \
     -H "box-version: 2025.0" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
{
  "type": "error",
  "status": 400,
  "code": "item_name_invalid",
  "message": "Method Not Allowed",
  "context_info": {
    "message": "Something went wrong"
  },
  "help_url": "https://developer.box.com/guides/api-calls/permissions-and-errors/common-errors/",
  "request_id": "abcdef123456"
}

Documentation Index

Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developer.box.com/llms.txt

Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

Learn more about Box SDK versioning strategy.

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Headers

​
box-version
enum<string>
required

Version header.

Available options:
2025.0

Path Parameters

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archive_id
string
required

The ID of the archive.

Response

Returns an empty response when the archive has been deleted.