C++ Box: Delete Folder

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Move a folder to the trash. The recursive parameter must be included in order to delete folders that aren't empty. This example deletes the folder w/ id = 47885473705. An empty 204 response will be returned upon successful deletion. An error is thrown if the folder is not empty and the ‘recursive’ parameter is not included.

Documentation: https://developer.box.com/reference#delete-a-folder

CURL Command

curl https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/47885473705?recursive=true \
-H "Authorization: Bearer BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN" \
-X DELETE

C++ Example

#include <CkRest.h>
#include <CkStringBuilder.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    CkRest rest;
    bool success;

    //  URL: https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/47885473705?recursive=true
    bool bTls = true;
    int port = 443;
    bool bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("api.box.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << "ConnectFailReason: " << rest.get_ConnectFailReason() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    rest.AddHeader("Authorization","Bearer BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN");

    CkStringBuilder sbResponseBody;
    success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("DELETE","/2.0/folders/47885473705?recursive=true",sbResponseBody);
    if (success != true) {
        std::cout << rest.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }
    }