Delete Sharepoint files using Python

Question

I want to delete files in Sharepoint 2016 from its recycle bin. I am able to delete files from my folder using requests.delete. However, not able to do the same from recycle bin.

Can we achieve that?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 03 '20 at 08:41

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Try this endpoint:

POST http://<sitecollection>/<site>/_api/web/RecycleBin(recyclebinitemid)/deleteObject()

reference: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/office/sharepoint-visio/jj246911(v=office.15)

answered Aug 03 '20 at 08:41

Amos

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This is a Javascript object. How to achieve this via Python? – Problem_Solver23 Aug 05 '20 at 16:59
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You could try to use python send http request. – Amos Aug 06 '20 at 05:43
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So I am running something like this: x = requests.post("https://example.net/sites/AdminRecycleBin.aspx/deleteObject()") This is returning 200 code but it aint emptying the recycle bin. – Problem_Solver23 Aug 07 '20 at 17:22

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 10 '20 at 08:54

Interestingly, I have been able to achieve this via shareplum.

cred = HttpNtlmAuth(username,password)
site = Site("sharepointsiteurl",version=Version.v365,auth=cred)
folder = site.Folder('Shared Documents/My Folder')
folder.delete_file('MyFile.csv')

This deletion is apparently deleting file completely. Neither there on Recycle bin nor on Second stage recycle bin.

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 10 '20 at 09:59

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Did you try Powershell script? There is a Sharepoint function for that

answered Aug 10 '20 at 09:59

Surabhi Metre

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Yes, I came across that. However, I wanted to only achieve this via python in unix as my connecting python script is also on unix server. – Problem_Solver23 Aug 10 '20 at 10:42

Delete Sharepoint files using Python

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