Method: children.delete
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Removes a child from a folder.
HTTP request
DELETE https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{folderId}/children/{childId}
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
folderId |
string
The ID of the folder.
|
childId |
string
The ID of the child.
|
Query parameters
| Parameters |
enforceSingleParent
(deprecated) |
boolean
Deprecated: If an item is not in a shared drive and its last parent is removed, the item is placed under its owner's root.
|
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body is an empty JSON object.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/docs
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file
Some scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the Authorization guide.
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Last updated 2025-04-03 UTC.
[null,null,["Last updated 2025-04-03 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Method: children.delete\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Query parameters](#body.QUERY_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nRemoves a child from a folder.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`DELETE https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{folderId}/children/{childId}`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|------------|--------------------------------|\n| `folderId` | `string` The ID of the folder. |\n| `childId` | `string` The ID of the child. |\n\n### Query parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `enforceSingleParent` **(deprecated)** | `boolean` Deprecated: If an item is not in a shared drive and its last parent is removed, the item is placed under its owner's root. |\n\n### Request body\n\nThe request body must be empty.\n\n### Response body\n\nIf successful, the response body is an empty JSON object.\n\n### Authorization scopes\n\nRequires one of the following OAuth scopes:\n\n- `https://www.googleapis.com/auth/docs`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive`\n- `\n https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file`\n\nSome scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the [Authorization guide](/workspace/guides/configure-oauth-consent)."]]
