C# Google Drive: Delete a File

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Permanently deletes a file owned by the user without moving it to the trash. If the file belongs to a Team Drive the user must be an organizer on the parent. If the target is a folder, all descendants owned by the user are also deleted.

Documentation: https://developers.google.com/drive/v3/reference/files/delete

Chilkat.Rest rest = new Chilkat.Rest();
bool success;

//   Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
Chilkat.OAuth2 oauth2 = new Chilkat.OAuth2();
oauth2.AccessToken = "OAUTH2_ACCESS_TOKEN";
rest.SetAuthOAuth2(oauth2);

success = rest.Connect("www.googleapis.com",443,true,true);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

rest.AddQueryParam("supportsTeamDrives","true");

Chilkat.StringBuilder sbResponse = new Chilkat.StringBuilder();
success = rest.FullRequestNoBodySb("DELETE","/drive/v3/files/1xx378JF8abx17LXlRt65031J9TQkolQX",sbResponse);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

if (rest.ResponseStatusCode != 204) {
    Debug.WriteLine("Received error response code: " + Convert.ToString(rest.ResponseStatusCode));
    Debug.WriteLine("Response body:");
    Debug.WriteLine(sbResponse.GetAsString());
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Example Completed.");