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Delete File or Folder

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Move a file or folder to the recycle bin. `item` is an id, or a path from the drive root starting with "/" (e.g. `/Reports/2026/summary.xlsx`). Deleting a folder deletes everything in it. Requires Sites.ReadWrite.All (a connection default).

Script ms_sharepoint Verified

The script

Submitted by hugo989 Typescript (fetch-only)
Verified 4 hours ago
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//native
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const graph = "https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0"
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export type DynSelect_site_id = string
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export async function site_id(auth: RT.MsSharepoint) {
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  const response = await fetch(
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    `${graph}/sites?search=*&$select=id,displayName,webUrl&$top=200`,
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    {
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      headers: {
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        Authorization: `Bearer ${auth.token}`,
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        Accept: "application/json",
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      },
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    }
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  )
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  if (!response.ok) {
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    throw new Error(`${response.status} ${await response.text()}`)
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  }
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  const { value } = (await response.json()) as {
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    value: { id: string; displayName: string; webUrl: string }[]
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  }
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  return value.map((s) => ({
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    value: s.id,
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    label: `${s.displayName} (${s.webUrl})`,
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  }))
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}
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export type DynSelect_drive_id = string
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export async function drive_id(auth: RT.MsSharepoint, site_id: string) {
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  const response = await fetch(
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    `${graph}/sites/${site_id}/drives?$select=id,name`,
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    {
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      headers: {
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        Authorization: `Bearer ${auth.token}`,
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        Accept: "application/json",
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      },
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    }
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  )
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  if (!response.ok) {
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    throw new Error(`${response.status} ${await response.text()}`)
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  }
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  const { value } = (await response.json()) as {
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    value: { id: string; name: string }[]
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  }
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  return value.map((d) => ({ value: d.id, label: d.name }))
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}
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// The site's default document library, or the library given by drive_id
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function driveUrl(site_id: string, drive_id: string | undefined) {
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  return drive_id != null && drive_id !== ""
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    ? `${graph}/drives/${encodeURIComponent(drive_id)}`
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    : `${graph}/sites/${site_id}/drive`
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}
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// An item is addressed by its id, or by a path from the drive root starting with "/"
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function ref(item: string | undefined) {
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  if (item == null || item === "" || item === "/") return "root"
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  if (!item.startsWith("/")) return `items/${encodeURIComponent(item)}`
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  const path = item
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    .replace(/\/+$/, "")
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    .split("/")
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    .map(encodeURIComponent)
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    .join("/")
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  return `root:${path}:`
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}
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/**
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 * Delete File or Folder
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 * Move a file or folder to the recycle bin. `item` is an id, or a path from the drive root starting with "/" (e.g. `/Reports/2026/summary.xlsx`). Deleting a folder deletes everything in it. Requires Sites.ReadWrite.All (a connection default).
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 */
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export async function main(
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  auth: RT.MsSharepoint,
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  site_id: DynSelect_site_id,
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  item: string,
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  drive_id: DynSelect_drive_id | undefined
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) {
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  const drive = driveUrl(site_id, drive_id)
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  const response = await fetch(`${drive}/${ref(item)}`, {
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    method: "DELETE",
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    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${auth.token}` },
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  })
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  if (!response.ok) {
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    throw new Error(`${response.status} ${await response.text()}`)
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  }
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  // 204 No Content
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  return { success: true }
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}
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