Method: revisions.delete
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Permanently deletes a file version. You can only delete revisions for files with binary content, like images or videos. Revisions for other files, like Google Docs or Sheets, and the last remaining file version can't be deleted.
HTTP request
DELETE https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{fileId}/revisions/{revisionId}
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
fileId |
string
The ID of the file.
|
revisionId |
string
The ID of the revision.
|
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.appdata
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: revisions.delete\n\n- [HTTP request](#body.HTTP_TEMPLATE)\n- [Path parameters](#body.PATH_PARAMETERS)\n- [Request body](#body.request_body)\n- [Response body](#body.response_body)\n- [Authorization scopes](#body.aspect)\n- [Try it!](#try-it)\n\nPermanently deletes a file version. You can only delete revisions for files with binary content, like images or videos. Revisions for other files, like Google Docs or Sheets, and the last remaining file version can't be deleted.\n\n### HTTP request\n\n`DELETE https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{fileId}/revisions/{revisionId}`\n\nThe URL uses [gRPC Transcoding](https://google.aip.dev/127) syntax.\n\n### Path parameters\n\n| Parameters ||\n|--------------|----------------------------------|\n| `fileId` | `string` The ID of the file. |\n| `revisionId` | `string` The ID of the revision. |\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.appdata`\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)."]]
