Method: files.emptyTrash
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Permanently deletes all of the user's trashed files.
HTTP request
DELETE https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/trash
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Query parameters
| Parameters |
enforceSingleParent
(deprecated) |
boolean
Deprecated: If an item is not in a shared drive and its last parent is deleted but the item itself is not, the item is placed under its owner's root.
|
driveId |
string
If set, empties the trash of the provided shared drive.
|
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
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.
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