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Remove metadata instance from folder

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Published Oct 17, 2025

Deletes a piece of folder metadata.

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The script

Submitted by hugo697 Bun
Verified 235 days ago
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//native
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type Box = {
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  token: string;
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};
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/**
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 * Remove metadata instance from folder
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 * Deletes a piece of folder metadata.
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 */
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export async function main(
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  auth: Box,
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  folder_id: string,
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  scope: "global" | "enterprise",
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  template_key: string,
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) {
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  const url = new URL(
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    `https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/${folder_id}/metadata/${scope}/${template_key}`,
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  );
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  const response = await fetch(url, {
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    method: "DELETE",
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    headers: {
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      Authorization: "Bearer " + auth.token,
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    },
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    body: undefined,
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  });
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  if (!response.ok) {
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    const text = await response.text();
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    throw new Error(`${response.status} ${text}`);
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  }
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  return await response.json();
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}
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