(Node.js) SharePoint -- Delete a Folder

Demonstrates how to delete a SharePoint folder.

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 folder /Documents/ChilkatTest2

    var req = new chilkat.HttpRequest();
    req.HttpVerb = "POST";
    // If your Sharepoint site is within a site collection, then use "/sites/teamA/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/sites/teamA/Documents/ChilkatTest2')" where "teamA" is the name of the site.
    req.Path = "/_api/web/GetFolderByServerRelativeUrl('/Documents/ChilkatTest2')";

    // 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);

    // Note: It seems that if an attempt is made to delete a folder that does not exist,
    // the response status code is 200, indicating success.
    if (resp.StatusCode !== 200) {
        console.log("Response status code = " + resp.StatusCode);
        console.log(xml.GetXml());
        console.log("Failed");

        return;
    }

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

}

chilkatExample();