(JavaScript) Delete File

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.

Note

This example is intended for running within a Chilkat.Js embedded JavaScript engine. All Chilkat JavaScript examples require Chilkat v11.4.0 or greater.

var 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.

var gAuth = new CkAuthGoogle();
gAuth.AccessToken = "GOOGLE-DRIVE-ACCESS-TOKEN";

var rest = new CkRest();

// Connect using TLS.
var 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
var fileId = "0B53Q6OSTWYoldUprZVU1ZVQ5Z0k";

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

var jsonResponse = rest.FullRequestNoBody("DELETE",sbPath.GetAsString());
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
    console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
    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.ResponseStatusCode !== 204) {
    console.log("response status code = " + rest.ResponseStatusCode);
    console.log("response status text = " + rest.ResponseStatusText);
    console.log("response header: " + rest.ResponseHeader);
    console.log("response JSON: " + jsonResponse);
    return;
}

console.log("File deleted.");