(Node.js) SharePoint -- Delete a File

Demonstrates how to delete a SharePoint file.

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOSX, and ARM

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    if (os.arch() == 'ia32') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win-ia32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-win64'); 
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-mac-m1');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node21-macosx');
    }
}

function chilkatExample() {

    // This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var http = new chilkat.Http();

    // If SharePoint Windows classic authentication is used, then set the 
    // Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth properties.
    http.Login = "SHAREPOINT_USERNAME";
    http.Password = "SHAREPOINT_PASSWORD";
    http.LoginDomain = "SHAREPOINT_NTLM_DOMAIN";
    http.NtlmAuth = true;

    // The more common case is to use SharePoint Online authentication (via the SPOIDCRL cookie).
    // If so, do not set Login, Password, LoginDomain, and NtlmAuth, and instead
    // establish the cookie as shown at SharePoint Online Authentication

    // This example will delete the file named "penguins2.jpg" 
    // which is located in the "/Documents" folder.

    var req = new chilkat.HttpRequest();
    req.HttpVerb = "POST";
    req.Path = "/_api/web/GetFileByServerRelativeUrl('/Documents/penguins2.jpg')";

    // We need to add a form digest value in the X-RequestDigest header field.
    // See this example for details on
    // how to get (and cache) a form digest value
    req.AddHeader("X-RequestDigest","SHAREPOINT_FORM_DIGEST");

    // Add additional required headers.
    req.AddHeader("IF-MATCH","*");
    req.AddHeader("X-HTTP-Method","DELETE");

    // Send the POST using https (TLS). Port 443 is the default port for https.
    var bUseTls = true;
    // resp: HttpResponse
    var resp = http.SynchronousRequest("SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN",443,bUseTls,req);
    if (http.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(http.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // If failed, the response body contains XML 
    var xml = new chilkat.Xml();
    xml.LoadXml(resp.BodyStr);

    if (resp.StatusCode !== 200) {
        console.log("Response status code = " + resp.StatusCode);
        console.log(xml.GetXml());

        // For example, if the file did not exist, this would be the XML response:
        // <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
        // <m:error xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/ado/2007/08/dataservices/metadata">
        //     <m:code>-2146232832, Microsoft.SharePoint.SPException</m:code>
        //     <m:message xml:lang="en-US">The file /Documents/penguins2.jpg does not exist.</m:message>
        // </m:error>
        // 

        console.log("Failed");

        return;
    }

    // If successful, the response body is empty.
    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();