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D-B
Explorer | Level 3
8 years ago

Delete Folder Using PowerShell

I can't figure out how to delete a file in my Dropbox using Powershell. I can upload fine using this :   $arg = '{ "path": "' + $TargetFilePath + '", "mode": "add", "autorename": true, "mute": fals...
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Greg-DB
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8 years ago

I believe your second version is closer, as it actually reads the body. (The first one doesn't appear to.)

In both though, you're not actually printing out the result or saving it anyway. E.g., something like:

 

Write-Output $responseBody

 

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D-B
Explorer | Level 3
8 years ago

I get output now, thanks.

Your request's HTTP request method is "DELETE", which is not supported by the Dropbox API v2.

 

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    Greg-DB
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    8 years ago

    That output indicates that the issue is that you're using the "DELETE" method, which isn't allowed. The API expect the "POST" method. 

    That's presumably due to the "-Method Delete" in your code; for POST you would likely need to set "-Method Post".

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      D-B
      Explorer | Level 3
      8 years ago

      This is the response when I changed Delete to Post.

      Error in call to API function "files/delete:2": Unexpected HTTP headers: "Dropbox-Api-Arg"

      When removing the line $headers.Add("Dropbox-API-Arg", $arg) the response is:

      Error in call to API function "files/delete:2": request body: could not decode input as JSON
      • Greg-DB's avatar
        Greg-DB
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        8 years ago

        That is also expected, as this endpoint requires the parameters be sent as JSON in the request body. Please refer to my earlier comment for links to documentation for this.

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