- HTTP request
- Path parameters
- Query parameters
- Request body
- Response body
- Authorization scopes
- Try it!
Moves a file to the trash. The currently authenticated user must own the file or be at least a fileOrganizer 
on the parent for shared drive files.
HTTP request
 POST https://www.googleapis.com/drive/v2/files/{fileId}/trash 
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| fileId |   The ID of the file to trash. | 
Query parameters
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| supportsAllDrives |   Whether the requesting application supports both My Drives and shared drives. | 
| supportsTeamDrives |   Deprecated: Use  | 
| includePermissionsForView |   Specifies which additional view's permissions to include in the response. Only  | 
| includeLabels |   A comma-separated list of IDs of labels to include in the  | 
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body contains an instance of  File 
 
.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
-  https://www.googleapis.com/auth/docs
-  https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive
-  https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.appdata
-  https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.apps.readonly
-  https://www.googleapis.com/auth/drive.file
Some scopes are restricted and require a security assessment for your app to use them. For more information, see the Authorization guide .

