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In this article:

  • HTTP request
  • Path parameters
  • Query parameters
  • Response
  • DeleteFolderMetadata
  • Status
  1. API reference
  2. REST
  3. Folder
  4. Delete

Resource Manager API, REST: Folder.Delete

Written by
Yandex Cloud
Updated at November 26, 2024
  • HTTP request
  • Path parameters
  • Query parameters
  • Response
  • DeleteFolderMetadata
  • Status

Deletes the specified folder.

HTTP requestHTTP request

DELETE https://resource-manager.api.cloud.yandex.net/resource-manager/v1/folders/{folderId}

Path parametersPath parameters

Field

Description

folderId

string

Required field. ID of the folder to delete.
To get the folder ID, use a FolderService.List request.

Query parametersQuery parameters

Field

Description

deleteAfter

string (date-time)

The timestamp after which the process of deleting the folder should begin.
Until this timestamp, the folder goes into the Folder.Status.PENDING_DELETION state and all resources in this
folder are stopped. In this state, it is possible to cancel the delete operation without any loss.
After this timestamp, the status of the folder will become Folder.Status.DELETING and the process of deleting
all the resources of the folder will be started. If deleteAfter is not specified it will be
(now + 24 hours). To initiate an immediate deletion deleteAfter must be <= now.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

ResponseResponse

HTTP Code: 200 - OK

{
  "id": "string",
  "description": "string",
  "createdAt": "string",
  "createdBy": "string",
  "modifiedAt": "string",
  "done": "boolean",
  "metadata": {
    "folderId": "string",
    "deleteAfter": "string",
    "cancelledBy": "string",
    "cancelledAt": "string"
  },
  // Includes only one of the fields `error`
  "error": {
    "code": "integer",
    "message": "string",
    "details": [
      "object"
    ]
  }
  // end of the list of possible fields
}

An Operation resource. For more information, see Operation.

Field

Description

id

string

ID of the operation.

description

string

Description of the operation. 0-256 characters long.

createdAt

string (date-time)

Creation timestamp.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

createdBy

string

ID of the user or service account who initiated the operation.

modifiedAt

string (date-time)

The time when the Operation resource was last modified.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

done

boolean

If the value is false, it means the operation is still in progress.
If true, the operation is completed, and either error or response is available.

metadata

DeleteFolderMetadata

Service-specific metadata associated with the operation.
It typically contains the ID of the target resource that the operation is performed on.
Any method that returns a long-running operation should document the metadata type, if any.

error

Status

The error result of the operation in case of failure or cancellation.

Includes only one of the fields error.

The operation result.
If done == false and there was no failure detected, neither error nor response is set.
If done == false and there was a failure detected, error is set.
If done == true, exactly one of error or response is set.

DeleteFolderMetadataDeleteFolderMetadata

Field

Description

folderId

string

ID of the folder that is being deleted.

deleteAfter

string (date-time)

The timestamp after which the process of deleting the folder should begin.

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

cancelledBy

string

Information about operation cancellation

cancelledAt

string (date-time)

String in RFC3339 text format. The range of possible values is from
0001-01-01T00:00:00Z to 9999-12-31T23:59:59.999999999Z, i.e. from 0 to 9 digits for fractions of a second.

To work with values in this field, use the APIs described in the
Protocol Buffers reference.
In some languages, built-in datetime utilities do not support nanosecond precision (9 digits).

StatusStatus

The error result of the operation in case of failure or cancellation.

Field

Description

code

integer (int32)

Error code. An enum value of google.rpc.Code.

message

string

An error message.

details[]

object

A list of messages that carry the error details.

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