Method: parents.delete
Removes a parent from a file.
HTTP request
DELETE https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{fileId}/parents/{parentId}
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters |
fileId |
string
The ID of the file.
|
parentId |
string
The ID of the parent.
|
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 empty.
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 2024-09-17 UTC.
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