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Removing a file from a collection
Removes a file from a collection. This action does not delete the file entirely; it only removes its association with the collection.
The currently authenticated user must be the owner of the collection, an administrator, the owner of the item in the collection or have been given delete access to the Collection. Delete access is granted through the manager role of a collection. You must authenticate this request.
See Authenticating requests for information about how to authenticate the request.
Atom API request details
Method URI Input and output representations DELETE /basic/api/collection/{collection-id}/feed none
{collection-id} is the value of the <td:label> elements in the collection's Atom entry document.
You can use the following header.
Input header
Parameter Description X-Method-Override Tunnels a DELETE request over the HTTP POST request. Provide the following required input parameter.
Input parameter
Parameter Description itemId This is a required parameter.
String. Unique ID of the file that you want to remove from the collection. Specify the value of the <td:uuid> element in the file's Atom document.
Input
None.
Output
None. Returned HTTP Headers
- HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
- Indicates that the file was successfully removed from the collection.
Error codes
- HTTP/1.1 401 Unauthorized
- HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
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