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Permanently remove web link

delete
https://api.box.com/2.0
/web_links/:web_link_id/trash

This endpoint is in the version 2024.0. No changes are required to continue using it. For more details, see Box API versioning.

Permanently deletes a web link that is in the trash. This action cannot be undone.

Request

bearer [ACCESS_TOKEN]
application/json

Path Parameters

stringin pathrequired
12345

The ID of the web link.

Response

none

Returns an empty response when the web link was permanently deleted.

application/jsonClient error

Returns an error if the web link is not in the trash.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Request Example

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cURL
curl -i -X DELETE "https://api.box.com/2.0/web_links/12345/trash" \
     -H "authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>"
Node/TypeScript v10
await client.trashedWebLinks.deleteTrashedWebLinkById(weblink.id);
Python v10
client.trashed_web_links.delete_trashed_web_link_by_id(weblink.id)
.NET v10
await client.TrashedWebLinks.DeleteTrashedWebLinkByIdAsync(webLinkId: weblink.Id);
Swift v10
try await client.trashedWebLinks.deleteTrashedWebLinkById(webLinkId: weblink.id)
Java v10
client.getTrashedWebLinks().deleteTrashedWebLinkById(weblink.getId())
Python v4
web_link = client.web_link(web_link_id='33333')
client.trash().permanently_delete_item(web_link)
print('The web link was deleted from trash!')