/delete: Delete Item

URL:
https://[root]/content/users/[userName]/items/[itemID]/delete
Methods:
POST

Example Usage

URL for Delete Item

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https://www.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/users/jsmith/items/b512083cd1b64e2da1d3f66dbb135956/delete

Description

The Delete Item operation (POST only) removes both the item and its link from the user's folder by default. This operation is available to the user and to the administrator of the organization to which the user belongs.

Request Parameters

ParameterDetails

[Common Parameters]

For a complete listing, see Common parameters.

force

In edge cases where a server has been removed from a portal without unfederating, orphaned items may be left behind in the portal. In such cases, a client can pass force = true to force deletion of these items.

This property was introduced at ArcGIS Enterprise 10.6.1.

Response Properties

PropertyDetails

success

Indicates if the operation was successful.

itemId

The ID of the deleted item.

JSON Response Syntax

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{
  "success": true | false,
  "itemId": "<item id>"
}

JSON Response Example

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{
  "success": true,
  "itemId": "b512083cd1b64e2da1d3f66dbb135956"
}

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