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Delete File

  • URL:https://<notebookserveradmin>/dataaccess/notebookworkspace/deleteFile(POST only)
  • Required Capability:Administrator or Create and Edit ArcGIS Notebooks
  • Version Introduced:10.9

Description

The Delete File operation allows a user to permanently remove a file from their notebook workspace directory (/arcgis/home). Only the owner of the file is allowed to perform this operation.

Request parameters

ParameterDetails
fileName

(Required)

The name of the file to be deleted.

Example 1: Delete a file from the root directory in the user's workspace.

fileName=mjwaterzip

Example 2: Delete a file from a subdirectory (/arcgis/home/hydrology) in the user's workspace.

fileName=hydrology/mjwaterzip

Example 3: Delete a file from a nested subdirectory (/arcgis/home/hydrology/2020) in the user's workspace.

fileName=hydrology/2020/mjwaterzip

f

(Optional)

The response format. The default response format is html.

Values: html | json | pjson

Example 1: Delete a file in a folder


https://notebookserver.domain.com/context/admin/dataaccess/notebookworkspace/deleteFile
fileName = hydrology/mjwater.zip
f = json

JSON Response syntax

{"status":"success|failure"}

JSON Response example

{"status":"success"}