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Remove classification from folder

delete
https://api.box.com/2.0
/folders/:folder_id/metadata/enterprise/securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo

Removes any classifications from a folder.

This API can also be called by including the enterprise ID in the URL explicitly, for example /folders/:id/enterprise_12345/securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo.

Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Path Parameters

stringin pathrequired
12345

The unique identifier that represent a folder.

The ID for any folder can be determined by visiting this folder in the web application and copying the ID from the URL. For example, for the URL https://*.app.box.com/folder/123 the folder_id is 123.

The root folder of a Box account is always represented by the ID 0.

Response

none

Returns an empty response when the classification is successfully deleted.

application/jsonClient error

Returned when the request parameters are not valid.

application/jsonClient error

Returns an error when the folder does not have any classification applied to it, or when the user does not have access to the folder.

  • instance_not_found - An instance of the classification metadata template with the was not found on this folder.
  • not_found - The folder was not found, or the user does not have access to the folder.
application/jsonClient error

Returned when the method was not allowed.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Request Example

cURL
curl -i -X DELETE "https://api.box.com/2.0/folders/12345/metadata/enterprise/securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
TypeScript Gen
await client.folderClassifications.deleteClassificationFromFolder(folder.id);
Python Gen
client.folder_classifications.delete_classification_from_folder(folder.id)
.NET Gen
await client.FolderClassifications.DeleteClassificationFromFolderAsync(folderId: folder.Id);
Swift Gen (Beta)
try await client.folderClassifications.deleteClassificationFromFolder(folderId: folder.id)
Java
BoxFolder folder = new BoxFolder(api, "id");
folder.deleteMetadata(Metadata.CLASSIFICATION_TEMPLATE_KEY);
Python
client.folder(folder_id='11111').metadata(scope='securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo', template='myMetadata').delete()
.NET
var folderId = "0";

var folderMetadata = await client.MetadataManager.DeleteFolderMetadataAsync(folderId, "enterprise", "securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo");
Node
client.folders.deleteMetadata('11111', 'enterprise', 'securityClassification-6VMVochwUWo')
	.then(() => {
		// removal succeeded — no value returned
	});;