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Permanently Delete

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Permanently delete the file or folder at a given path (see https://www.dropbox.com/en/help/40). If the given file or folder is not yet deleted, this route will first delete it. It is possible for this route to successfully delete, then fail to permanently delete. Note: This endpoint is only available for Dropbox Business apps. **Required scope:** `files.permanent_delete` **Endpoint format:** [RPC](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/technical-reference/request-response-formats#rpc-endpoints) **Authentication:** [User](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/auth-types#user-authentication), [Dropbox-API-Select-Admin (Team Admin)](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/auth-types#admin-authentication-via-dropbox-api-select-admin)

Authentication

AuthorizationBearer
OAuth 2.0 token issued to a specific user. Use `Authorization: Bearer <token>`. Public clients should use the authorization code flow with PKCE (S256). For background or offline access, send `token_access_type=offline` during authorization and use the returned refresh token to obtain new access tokens. You can generate a short-lived access token from the App Console; see [Testing with a generated token](https://docs.dropboxapi.com/dropbox-api/docs/oauth#testing-with-a-generated-token).

Headers

Dropbox-API-Select-UserstringOptional

Acts on behalf of a team member for supported user-auth operations. Pass a team member ID such as dbmid:.... When used with a team token, that token must also include the team_data.member scope.

Dropbox-API-Select-AdminstringOptional

Acts as the specified team admin for supported user-auth operations. Pass a team member ID for an admin account. When used with a team token, that token must also include the team_data.member scope.

Dropbox-API-Path-RootstringOptional
Scopes path-based operations to a namespace (root). The value is a JSON serialization of the `common.PathRoot` union: `{".tag": "home"}`, `{".tag": "root", "root": "<namespace_id>"}`, or `{".tag": "namespace_id", "namespace_id": "<namespace_id>"}`. On failure the request returns 422 with a `common.PathRootError`.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.
pathstringRequiredformat: "(/(.|[\r\n])*)|(ns:[0-9]+(/(.|[\r\n])*)?)|(id:.*)"
Path in the user's Dropbox to delete.
parent_revstring or nullOptionalformat: "[0-9a-f]+">=9 characters
Perform delete if given "rev" matches the existing file's latest "rev". This field does not support deleting a folder.

Response headers

X-Dropbox-Request-IdstringOptional
A unique identifier for the request, useful for debugging and support.

Response

Successful response (no content)

Errors

401
Unauthorized Error
403
Forbidden Error
409
Conflict Error
429
Too Many Requests Error
500
Internal Server Error