This tutorial demonstrates how to purge a file by ID via the RESTful API.
Purging a file means removing the file permanently.
The steps include:
Purge a file using the file ID
Additional API documentation
To get a list of most of the API requests available, with the 12d Synergy server running, browse http://synergy.myserver.com/api-docs/ui/index.
(Replace synergy.myserver.com with the external server address and update the port numbers if necessary.)
1.1. Getting the Personal Access Token to access API
The tutorial for getting the PAT is here: Generate PAT in Web client.
1.2. Getting a file using the file ID
This request can be found in the API documentation under Files marked 'Purge a file (delete a file permanently)'.
Sample Request
curl --location 'http://synergy.myserver.com/api/v1/files/{file-id-here}/purge' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token-here>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json'Below is a sample response when purging a file.
Sample Response
true