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How to create and delete a file using REST API?
This Rest API SharePoint tutorial explains, how to create and delete a file using Rest API in SharePoint Online or SharePoint 2013/2016. If you are new to SharePoint Rest API, check out the below tutorials: Now, we will see how to create a file using Rest API in SharePoint Online/2013/2016.
How to delete a file from SharePoint document library?
Once you save the code and refresh the page, then you can see the page will appear like below, where user can give the file name and click on the Delete File button which will delete the file from the document library in SharePoint. Now if we will check the document library the file is not there like below:
How to work with folders and files with rest?
Working with folders by using REST. You can retrieve a folder inside a document library when you know its URL. For example, you can retrieve the root folder of your Shared Documents library by using the endpoint in the following example. The following XML shows an example of folder properties that are returned when you request the XML content type.
How to delete a folder from OneDrive API?
If this request header is included and the eTag (or cTag) provided does not match the current tag on the item, a 412 Precondition Failed response is returned and the item will not be deleted. Here is an example of how to call this API.
How to collapse a list in REST API?
Most REST APIs implement CRUD: Create, Retrieve, Update, and Delete. Go back to the Swagger page and click on the blue GET box so it collapses. Here’s a quick tip: at the top of the page, there is the List Operations option. Clicking there will collapse the operations into a list again.
How to create SharePoint list using REST API?
Now we will see how we can create a SharePoint list using Rest API in SharePoint Online. The same code, you can use to create a SharePoint list using rest api in SharePoint 2016/2013. Here we will give user options to enter list title, list name, list description in HTML form in SharePoint.
Which is an example of a REST API?
Representational State Transfer (REST) APIs are service endpoints that support sets of HTTP operations (methods), which provide create, retrieve, update, or delete access to the service’s resources.