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VB6 / Cognite API v1 / Delete files

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' This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim http As New ChilkatHttp
Dim success As Long

' Use this online tool to generate code from sample JSON: Generate Code to Create JSON

' The following JSON is sent in the request body.

' {
'   "items": [
'     {
'       "externalId": "tempor aute commodo"
'     },
'     {
'       "id": 1488308995873838
'     }
'   ]
' }

Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("items[0].externalId","tempor aute commodo")
success = json.UpdateInt("items[1].id",123)

http.SetRequestHeader "content-type","application/json"
http.SetRequestHeader "api-key","{{api-key}}"

Dim resp As ChilkatHttpResponse
Set resp = http.PostJson3("https://domain.com/api/v1/projects/{{project}}/files/delete","application/json",json)
If (http.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print http.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print resp.StatusCode
Debug.Print resp.BodyStr

Curl Command

curl -X POST
	-H "api-key: {{api-key}}"
	-H "content-type: application/json"
	-d '{
    "items": [
        {
            "externalId": "tempor aute commodo"
        },
        {
            "id": 1488308995873838
        }
    ]
}'
https://domain.com/api/v1/projects/{{project}}/files/delete

Postman Collection Item JSON

{
  "id": "deleteFiles",
  "name": "Delete files",
  "request": {
    "url": {
      "host": "{{baseUrl}}",
      "path": [
        "api",
        "v1",
        "projects",
        "{{project}}",
        "files",
        "delete"
      ],
      "query": [
      ],
      "variable": [
      ]
    },
    "method": "POST",
    "header": [
      {
        "key": "api-key",
        "value": "{{api-key}}",
        "description": "An admin can create API keys in the Cognite console."
      },
      {
        "key": "content-type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "description": "Deletes the files with the given ids.\n\nA maximum of 1000 files can be deleted per request.",
    "body": {
      "mode": "raw",
      "raw": "{\n    \"items\": [\n        {\n            \"externalId\": \"tempor aute commodo\"\n        },\n        {\n            \"id\": 1488308995873838\n        }\n    ]\n}"
    }
  }
}