Node.js

SharePoint -- Delete a Folder

Demonstrates how to delete a SharePoint folder. Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  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;
    var resp = new chilkat.HttpResponse();
    success = http.HttpSReq("SHAREPOINT_HTTPS_DOMAIN",443,bUseTls,req,resp);
    if (success == false) {
        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();