C++

Delete File

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Permanently deletes a file owned by the user without moving it to the trash. If the target is a folder, all descendants owned by the user are also deleted.

See Google Drive Files delete for more information.

C++

#include <CkAuthGoogle.h>
#include <CkRest.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

    success = true;

    // It requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    // This example uses a previously obtained access token having permission for the 
    // Google Drive scope.

    CkAuthGoogle gAuth;
    gAuth.put_AccessToken("GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN");

    CkRest rest;

    // Connect using TLS.
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,true,bAutoReconnect);

    // Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
    rest.SetAuthGoogle(gAuth);

    // To delete a file, we must use the fileId.
    // This must've been obtained by listing or searching for the file
    // to get the metadata.
    // Assume we already did that an have the fileId
    const char *fileId = "0B53Q6OSTWYoldUprZVU1ZVQ5Z0k";

    CkStringBuilder sbPath;
    sbPath.Append("/drive/v3/files/");
    sbPath.Append(fileId);

    const char *jsonResponse = rest.fullRequestNoBody("DELETE",sbPath.getAsString());
    if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != true) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // A successful response will have a status code equal to 204 and the response body is empty.
    // (If not successful, then there should be a JSON response body with information..)
    if (rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() != 204) {
        std::cout << "response status code = " << rest.get_ResponseStatusCode() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "response status text = " << rest.responseStatusText() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "response header: " << rest.responseHeader() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "response JSON: " << jsonResponse << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "File deleted." << "\r\n";
    }