Chilkat Online Tools

C++ / Atlassian Confluence Cloud / Delete content

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#include <CkHttp.h>
#include <CkHttpResponse.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    CkHttp http;
    bool success;

    // Adds the "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>" header.
    http.put_AuthToken("<access_token>");

    CkHttpResponse *resp = http.QuickRequest("DELETE","https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/content/:id?status=<string>");
    if (http.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        std::cout << http.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    int respStatusCode = resp->get_StatusCode();
    std::cout << "Response Status Code = " << respStatusCode << "\r\n";
    if (respStatusCode != 204) {
        std::cout << "Response Header:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << resp->header() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Response Body:" << "\r\n";
        std::cout << resp->bodyStr() << "\r\n";
        std::cout << "Failed." << "\r\n";
        delete resp;
        return;
    }

    delete resp;
    std::cout << "Success." << "\r\n";
    }

Curl Command

curl -X DELETE
	-H "Authorization: Bearer <access_token>"
https://your-domain.atlassian.net/wiki/rest/api/content/:id?status=<string>

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "name": "Delete content",
  "request": {
    "auth": {
      "type": "oauth2"
    },
    "method": "DELETE",
    "header": [
    ],
    "url": {
      "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/content/:id?status=<string>",
      "host": [
        "{{baseUrl}}"
      ],
      "path": [
        "api",
        "content",
        ":id"
      ],
      "query": [
        {
          "key": "status",
          "value": "<string>",
          "description": "Set this to `trashed`, if the content's status is `trashed` and you want to purge it."
        }
      ],
      "variable": [
        {
          "key": "id",
          "value": "<string>",
          "type": "string",
          "description": "(Required) The ID of the content to be deleted."
        }
      ]
    },
    "description": "Moves a piece of content to the space's trash or purges it from the trash,\ndepending on the content's type and status:\n\n- If the content's type is `page` or `blogpost` and its status is `current`,\nit will be trashed.\n- If the content's type is `page` or `blogpost` and its status is `trashed`,\nthe content will be purged from the trash and deleted permanently. Note,\nyou must also set the `status` query parameter to `trashed` in your request.\n- If the content's type is `comment` or `attachment`, it will be deleted\npermanently without being trashed.\n\n**[Permissions](https://confluence.atlassian.com/x/_AozKw) required**:\n'Delete' permission for the space that the content is in, and permission to edit the content."
  },
  "response": [
    {
      "name": "Returned if the content is successfully trashed or purged.",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "DELETE",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": {
              "content": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
              "type": "text/plain"
            },
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<token>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/content/:id?status=<string>",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "content",
            ":id"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "status",
              "value": "<string>"
            }
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "id"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "No Content",
      "code": 204,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/plain"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Returned if;\n\n- There is no content with the given ID.\n- The requesting user does not have permission to trash or purge the\ncontent.",
      "originalRequest": {
        "method": "DELETE",
        "header": [
          {
            "description": {
              "content": "Added as a part of security scheme: oauth2",
              "type": "text/plain"
            },
            "key": "Authorization",
            "value": "<token>"
          }
        ],
        "url": {
          "raw": "{{baseUrl}}/api/content/:id?status=<string>",
          "host": [
            "{{baseUrl}}"
          ],
          "path": [
            "api",
            "content",
            ":id"
          ],
          "query": [
            {
              "key": "status",
              "value": "<string>"
            }
          ],
          "variable": [
            {
              "key": "id"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "status": "Not Found",
      "code": 404,
      "_postman_previewlanguage": "text",
      "header": [
        {
          "key": "Content-Type",
          "value": "text/plain"
        }
      ],
      "cookie": [
      ],
      "body": ""
    }
  ]
}