# Delete folder

Delete an empty document folder. Folders containing documents or child folders, and system-managed roots, cannot be deleted.

POST https://api.brigg.app/v1/operations/documents.DeleteFolder

## Access & visibility

Allow `documents.DeleteFolder` on your API key.

**Workspace access by default.** Private member data requires [approved member delegation](https://developer.brigg.app/authentication#member-delegation) through `Brigg-Act-As`; the key supplies permissions while private ownership and project boundaries remain enforced.

[Set up authentication](https://developer.brigg.app/authentication) · [Choose permissions](https://developer.brigg.app/permissions)

## Request fields

Send a JSON object with the following fields. Required fields must be included; omit optional fields you do not need.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `scope` | string | Yes | Collection: org is workspace-shared, user belongs to the approved acting member, and resources contains shared, predefined resource roots. Use ListDocuments with the same scope to discover existing paths. Allowed: `"org"`, `"user"`, `"resources"`. |
| `path` | string | Yes | Nonempty path within the selected collection, such as Projects/Archive. Use slash-separated names, not a file ID or a URL. Leading/trailing and repeated slashes are normalized; dot segments are refused. Use the returned/listed path for later calls. At least 1 character. At most 1024 characters. |

## Remove the folder, not its contents

Use [List documents](https://developer.brigg.app/reference/documents/ListDocuments) with the same scope and path first. Both items and folders must be empty. Move documents elsewhere and remove child folders deliberately; this operation never recursively deletes their content.

The collection root, predefined resources roots and workspace roots reserved by an installed app cannot be deleted. A missing empty folder succeeds. The path is a location within the collection, not a file ID.

## Response

Returns **200 OK** with a JSON body.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `ok` | boolean | Yes | True when the selected folder is absent after the call. An already absent empty folder also succeeds. |

## Errors & retries

Set `BRIGG_REQUEST_ID` once for each logical action. The samples send it as `Idempotency-Key`. Reuse the same value and body on retries, including after a timeout; a missing response does not prove the action failed.

For rate limits, follow the server’s retry guidance and back off. See [HTTP errors](https://developer.brigg.app/http#errors) and [safe retries and limits](https://developer.brigg.app/reliability).

| HTTP status | Code | What to do |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 400 | `invalid_json` | Send a JSON object with Content-Type: application/json. |
| 400 | `invalid_input` | Check the request fields and types. Supply a stable Idempotency-Key containing 1–200 characters. |
| 401 | `invalid_key` | The workspace API key is missing, invalid or revoked. |
| 403 | `forbidden` | Check the key’s operation and resource grants. If Brigg-Act-As is supplied, the key must be authorized to delegate to that member. |
| 404 | `not_found` | The requested operation or resource is not available to this credential. |
| 429 | `rate_limited` | Wait for Retry-After before retrying. Reuse the original Idempotency-Key. |
| 400 | `not_empty` | The folder contains documents or child folders. List its contents and move or remove them deliberately before deleting the folder. |
| 400 | `reserved_root` | An installed app owns this workspace root. Its contents can be edited, but the root cannot be deleted. |

## Next steps

- [List documents](https://developer.brigg.app/reference/documents/ListDocuments)
- [Move document](https://developer.brigg.app/reference/documents/MoveDocument)
- [Create folder](https://developer.brigg.app/reference/documents/CreateFolder)

[Download OpenAPI](https://developer.brigg.app/openapi.json) · [Versioning & retirement](https://developer.brigg.app/versioning)

## Examples

### Remove an empty archive folder

Inspect the exact folder before removing it.
#### cURL


```sh
curl 'https://api.brigg.app/v1/operations/documents.DeleteFolder' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BRIGG_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H "Idempotency-Key: $BRIGG_REQUEST_ID" \
  --data-raw '{
  "scope": "org",
  "path": "Projects/Archive"
}'
```

#### TypeScript


```typescript
const requestId = process.env.BRIGG_REQUEST_ID;
if (!requestId) throw new Error("Set BRIGG_REQUEST_ID once per action and reuse it on retries.");

const response = await fetch("https://api.brigg.app/v1/operations/documents.DeleteFolder", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.BRIGG_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
    "Idempotency-Key": requestId, // Create once per action; reuse on retries.
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    "scope": "org",
    "path": "Projects/Archive"
  }),
});
const result = await response.json();
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`${response.status}: ${result.error} — ${result.message}`);
console.log(result);
```

#### Python


```python
import json
import os
from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
from urllib.error import HTTPError

request_id = os.environ["BRIGG_REQUEST_ID"]  # Reuse for retries of this action.
payload = {
  "scope": "org",
  "path": "Projects/Archive"
}
request = Request(
    "https://api.brigg.app/v1/operations/documents.DeleteFolder",
    data=json.dumps(payload).encode("utf-8"),
    headers={
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['BRIGG_API_KEY']}",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Idempotency-Key": request_id,  # Create once per action; reuse on retries.
    },
    method="POST",
)
try:
    with urlopen(request) as response:
        print(json.load(response))
except HTTPError as error:
    print(error.code, json.load(error))
    raise
```

#### Response example


```json
{
  "ok": true
}
```

## JSON schemas


```json-schema-request
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "scope": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "org",
        "user",
        "resources"
      ],
      "description": "Collection: org is workspace-shared, user belongs to the approved acting member, and resources contains shared, predefined resource roots. Use ListDocuments with the same scope to discover existing paths."
    },
    "path": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 1024,
      "description": "Nonempty path within the selected collection, such as Projects/Archive. Use slash-separated names, not a file ID or a URL. Leading/trailing and repeated slashes are normalized; dot segments are refused. Use the returned/listed path for later calls."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "scope",
    "path"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "scope": "org",
      "path": "Projects/Archive"
    }
  ]
}
```


```json-schema-response
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "ok": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "True when the selected folder is absent after the call. An already absent empty folder also succeeds."
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "ok"
  ],
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ok": true
    }
  ]
}
```