| author | mahgoyal |
|---|---|
| ms.date | 06/28/2023 |
| title | Permanently delete a file or folder |
| ms.localizationpriority | medium |
| ms.subservice | sharepoint |
| description | Permanently delete a driveItem by using its ID. |
| doc_type | apiPageType |
Namespace: microsoft.graph
Permanently delete a driveItem by using its ID. If you delete items using this method, they're permanently removed and aren't sent to the recycle bin, unlike the Delete driveItem API, which sends the item to the recycle bin. Therefore, permanently deleted drive items can't be restored afterward.
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Choose the permission or permissions marked as least privileged for this API. Use a higher privileged permission or permissions only if your app requires it. For details about delegated and application permissions, see Permission types. To learn more about these permissions, see the permissions reference.
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POST /drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/permanentDelete| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. Learn more about authentication and authorization. |
| Accept | application/json |
Don't supply a request body for this method.
If successful, this method returns 204 No Content response code. It doesn't return anything in the response body.
The following example shows how to call this API.
POST https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0/drives/{drive-id}/items/{item-id}/permanentDeleteHTTP/1.1 204 No ContentFor details about how errors are returned, see Error Responses.