archive/files (DELETE)

Overview

Removes all files from the archive (wipe)

REST Method: DELETE
Method Access: public

Query Parameters

Name	Type	Description
authenticate	bool?	Force authentication for request (default: false)

Return Codes

Name	Value	Description
OK	200	The request completed successfully
Forbidden	403	Administrator access is required

Message Format

None

Implementation Notes

Removing a file from the archive will cause it to be permanently deleted.

C# Code Sample: Remove All Files

The following code example removes all files from the archive

Sample Code

Plug p = Plug.New("http://deki-hayes/@api/deki"); p.At("users", "authenticate").WithCredentials("admin", "password").Get(); p.At("archive", "files").Delete();

Curl Code Sample:Purge File Archive

The following command permanently deletes all files (namely the files cannot be restored):

Sample Code

curl -u admin:password -X DELETE -i http://mindtouch.address/@api/deki/archive/files

Implementation Notes

curl flags

-u: Provides external user authentication.
-X: Specifies the HTTP request method.
-i: Outputs the HTTP response headers. Useful for debugging.

Permissions

ADMIN permission is required to execute above command.