Method: folders.delete

Requests deletion of a folder. The folder is moved into the DELETE_REQUESTED state immediately, and is deleted approximately 30 days later. This method may only be called on an empty folder, where a folder is empty if it doesn't contain any folders or projects in the ACTIVE state. If called on a folder in DELETE_REQUESTED state the operation will result in a no-op success. The caller must have resourcemanager.folders.delete permission on the identified folder.

HTTP request

DELETE https://cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com/v3/{name=folders/*}

The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.

Path parameters

Parameters
name

string

Required. The resource name of the folder to be deleted. Must be of the form folders/{folder_id}.

Request body

The request body must be empty.

Response body

If successful, the response body contains an instance of Operation .

Authorization scopes

Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloudplatformfolders

For more information, see the Authentication Overview.

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Last updated 2025年06月11日 UTC.