Delete a Node using REST API

Hi,
I am trying to delete a node (document) using REST API.

One strange thing I noticed that when I perform the delete action twice, then the API will throw a message saying the node id is not found.

Does that means I need to perform the action twice so that the node deletion is complete?

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Werner de Jong

I suspect that the second time you try to remove the same node, it will fail and throw an error, because it is already gone.

Chih_Yeh_Ong

When I try to delete a node, first time it gives me a code 200, presume its ok and node deleted.
when I check in the DB, the node is still there but the filename has changed to a string of GUID

the node is truely deleted in the 2nd attempt, which the node id was deleted off from the DTreeCore table. I am curious of this behaviour...

Ferdinand Prantl

Nodes are not removed from the DTreeCore table after deletion. They are marked as deleted only and the removal takes place later. You should use the DTree view to check for existing nodes, or public APIs like DAPI. The internal DTreeCore table is not for public usage.

After a successful DELETE /nodes/:id, every node-related resource will fail with the 404 status - the node does not exist for any public API.

Chih_Yeh_Ong

@Ferdinand Prantl thank you for the explanation. Appreciate it.