Delete folder

DELETE/api/v2/files/folders

Archive an empty folder, or set recursive=true to archive its files and subfolders. Use Restore folder to recover the archived contents.

OAuth scope: api:write.

Authentication

Send a personal or workspace API key in X-API-Key. See key types and access; operations that reject workspace keys say so in their description.

Send X-API-Key in the request header.

Alternatively

Send a Sim OAuth access token in Authorization: Bearer. See OAuth authentication and scopes.

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN

Required scopes: api:write

OAuth flows

json

{
  "authorizationCode": {
    "authorizationUrl": "https://www.sim.ai/api/auth/oauth2/authorize",
    "tokenUrl": "https://www.sim.ai/api/auth/oauth2/token",
    "refreshUrl": "https://www.sim.ai/api/auth/oauth2/token",
    "scopes": {
      "api:read": "Read your workspaces, workflows, files, tables, and logs",
      "api:write": "Read, create, change, run, and delete resources in your workspaces",
      "offline_access": "Stay signed in without asking again"
    }
  }
}

OAuth scope: api:write.

Query parameters

workspaceIdstringRequired

Workspace containing the folder.

minLength: 1
maxLength: 128

pathstringRequired

Path of the folder to delete.

maxLength: 4096

recursivestring

Delete the folder's contents and nested folders too. Required for a non-empty folder. Only the listed case-sensitive spellings are accepted.

default: false
enum: ["true","1","yes","on","y","enabled","false","0","no","off","n","disabled"]

Responses

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Folder deletion confirmation and deleted item counts.

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object

Folder deletion confirmation and deleted item counts.

1 field

dataobjectRequired

Response data.

3 fields

pathstringRequired

Deleted folder path.

maxLength: 4096

deletedbooleanRequired

Confirms that the folder was deleted.

const: true

deletedItemsobjectRequired

Counts of folders and files deleted by the request.

2 fields

foldersintegerRequired

Number of folders deleted.

minimum: -9007199254740991
maximum: 9007199254740991

filesintegerRequired

Number of files deleted.

minimum: -9007199254740991
maximum: 9007199254740991

Additional properties are not allowed.

Response headers

X-RateLimit-Limitinteger

Maximum requests allowed in the current window.

minimum: 0
maximum: 9007199254740991

X-RateLimit-Remaininginteger

Requests remaining in the current window.

minimum: 0
maximum: 9007199254740991

X-RateLimit-Resetstring

ISO 8601 timestamp when the current rate-limit window resets.

format: date-time
pattern: ^(?:(?:\d\d[2468][048]|\d\d[13579][26]|\d\d0[48]|[02468][048]00|[13579][26]00)-02-29|\d{4}-(?:(?:0[13578]|1[02])-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|3[01])|(?:0[469]|11)-(?:0[1-9]|[12]\d|30)|(?:02)-(?:0[1-9]|1\d|2[0-8])))T(?:(?:[01]\d|2[0-3]):[0-5]\d(?::[0-5]\d(?:\.\d+)?)?(?:Z))$

The request is invalid. This includes a query parameter sent with no value (?limit=, ?search=), which is rejected rather than read as zero, empty, or the parameter default — omit the parameter instead.

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object

Canonical error envelope returned by the public v2 API.

1 field

errorobjectRequired

Canonical error details.

3 fields

codestringRequired

Stable machine-readable error code.

messagestringRequired

Human-readable explanation of the error.

detailsvalue

Structured error context whose keys depend on the error. Actionable 403 responses use the V2ActionableForbiddenDetails shape; validation failures may return issue arrays instead.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1object

Machine-readable cause and optional context for an actionable 403 response.

1 field

codestringRequired

Stable cause code for an actionable 403 response.

enum: ["INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE","PERSONAL_API_KEYS_DISABLED","WORKSPACE_KEY_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED","PRINCIPAL_KIND_NOT_PERMITTED","ORGANIZATION_MEMBERSHIP_REQUIRED","ORGANIZATION_ADMIN_REQUIRED","ENTERPRISE_PLAN_REQUIRED","SSO_DISABLED","SSO_DOMAIN_NOT_VERIFIED","SSO_PROVIDER_LIMIT_REACHED","ORGANIZATION_PLAN_REQUIRED","AUDIT_LOGS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUESTS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUEST_ORGANIZATION_REQUIRED","SKILL_EDITOR_ACCESS_REQUIRED","SECRET_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","WORKSPACE_RESOURCE_LIMIT_REACHED","PUBLIC_SHARING_NOT_ALLOWED","CREDENTIAL_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","MCP_SERVER_URL_NOT_ALLOWED","WORKSPACE_PLAN_CAPABILITY_REQUIRED","CHAT_AUTH_MODE_NOT_PERMITTED","CONNECTOR_MANAGED_RESOURCE_READ_ONLY","PERMISSION_GROUP_CAPABILITY_BLOCKED","INTEGRATION_NOT_ALLOWED","INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE","SCIM_MANAGED_MEMBERSHIP"]

Additional propertiesvalue

Additional context for this refusal.

Option 2value

Other structured context defined by the specific error.

Additional properties are not allowed.

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
    "message": "Invalid request"
  }
}

The API credential is missing or invalid.

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object

Canonical error envelope returned by the public v2 API.

1 field

errorobjectRequired

Canonical error details.

3 fields

codestringRequired

Stable machine-readable error code.

messagestringRequired

Human-readable explanation of the error.

detailsvalue

Structured error context whose keys depend on the error. Actionable 403 responses use the V2ActionableForbiddenDetails shape; validation failures may return issue arrays instead.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1object

Machine-readable cause and optional context for an actionable 403 response.

1 field

codestringRequired

Stable cause code for an actionable 403 response.

enum: ["INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE","PERSONAL_API_KEYS_DISABLED","WORKSPACE_KEY_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED","PRINCIPAL_KIND_NOT_PERMITTED","ORGANIZATION_MEMBERSHIP_REQUIRED","ORGANIZATION_ADMIN_REQUIRED","ENTERPRISE_PLAN_REQUIRED","SSO_DISABLED","SSO_DOMAIN_NOT_VERIFIED","SSO_PROVIDER_LIMIT_REACHED","ORGANIZATION_PLAN_REQUIRED","AUDIT_LOGS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUESTS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUEST_ORGANIZATION_REQUIRED","SKILL_EDITOR_ACCESS_REQUIRED","SECRET_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","WORKSPACE_RESOURCE_LIMIT_REACHED","PUBLIC_SHARING_NOT_ALLOWED","CREDENTIAL_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","MCP_SERVER_URL_NOT_ALLOWED","WORKSPACE_PLAN_CAPABILITY_REQUIRED","CHAT_AUTH_MODE_NOT_PERMITTED","CONNECTOR_MANAGED_RESOURCE_READ_ONLY","PERMISSION_GROUP_CAPABILITY_BLOCKED","INTEGRATION_NOT_ALLOWED","INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE","SCIM_MANAGED_MEMBERSHIP"]

Additional propertiesvalue

Additional context for this refusal.

Option 2value

Other structured context defined by the specific error.

Additional properties are not allowed.

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
    "message": "Authentication required"
  }
}

The caller lacks the rights this operation requires. When the cause is one a caller can act on, error.details.code names it. A resource in a workspace the caller cannot reach at all answers 404 instead, so absence and denial are indistinguishable.

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object

Canonical error envelope returned by the public v2 API.

1 field

errorobjectRequired

Canonical error details.

3 fields

codestringRequired

Stable machine-readable error code.

messagestringRequired

Human-readable explanation of the error.

detailsvalue

Structured error context whose keys depend on the error. Actionable 403 responses use the V2ActionableForbiddenDetails shape; validation failures may return issue arrays instead.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1object

Machine-readable cause and optional context for an actionable 403 response.

1 field

codestringRequired

Stable cause code for an actionable 403 response.

enum: ["INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE","PERSONAL_API_KEYS_DISABLED","WORKSPACE_KEY_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED","PRINCIPAL_KIND_NOT_PERMITTED","ORGANIZATION_MEMBERSHIP_REQUIRED","ORGANIZATION_ADMIN_REQUIRED","ENTERPRISE_PLAN_REQUIRED","SSO_DISABLED","SSO_DOMAIN_NOT_VERIFIED","SSO_PROVIDER_LIMIT_REACHED","ORGANIZATION_PLAN_REQUIRED","AUDIT_LOGS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUESTS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUEST_ORGANIZATION_REQUIRED","SKILL_EDITOR_ACCESS_REQUIRED","SECRET_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","WORKSPACE_RESOURCE_LIMIT_REACHED","PUBLIC_SHARING_NOT_ALLOWED","CREDENTIAL_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","MCP_SERVER_URL_NOT_ALLOWED","WORKSPACE_PLAN_CAPABILITY_REQUIRED","CHAT_AUTH_MODE_NOT_PERMITTED","CONNECTOR_MANAGED_RESOURCE_READ_ONLY","PERMISSION_GROUP_CAPABILITY_BLOCKED","INTEGRATION_NOT_ALLOWED","INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE","SCIM_MANAGED_MEMBERSHIP"]

Additional propertiesvalue

Additional context for this refusal.

Option 2value

Other structured context defined by the specific error.

Additional properties are not allowed.

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "FORBIDDEN",
    "message": "Insufficient workspace permissions",
    "details": {
      "code": "INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE"
    }
  }
}

The requested resource was not found.

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object

Canonical error envelope returned by the public v2 API.

1 field

errorobjectRequired

Canonical error details.

3 fields

codestringRequired

Stable machine-readable error code.

messagestringRequired

Human-readable explanation of the error.

detailsvalue

Structured error context whose keys depend on the error. Actionable 403 responses use the V2ActionableForbiddenDetails shape; validation failures may return issue arrays instead.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1object

Machine-readable cause and optional context for an actionable 403 response.

1 field

codestringRequired

Stable cause code for an actionable 403 response.

enum: ["INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE","PERSONAL_API_KEYS_DISABLED","WORKSPACE_KEY_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED","PRINCIPAL_KIND_NOT_PERMITTED","ORGANIZATION_MEMBERSHIP_REQUIRED","ORGANIZATION_ADMIN_REQUIRED","ENTERPRISE_PLAN_REQUIRED","SSO_DISABLED","SSO_DOMAIN_NOT_VERIFIED","SSO_PROVIDER_LIMIT_REACHED","ORGANIZATION_PLAN_REQUIRED","AUDIT_LOGS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUESTS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUEST_ORGANIZATION_REQUIRED","SKILL_EDITOR_ACCESS_REQUIRED","SECRET_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","WORKSPACE_RESOURCE_LIMIT_REACHED","PUBLIC_SHARING_NOT_ALLOWED","CREDENTIAL_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","MCP_SERVER_URL_NOT_ALLOWED","WORKSPACE_PLAN_CAPABILITY_REQUIRED","CHAT_AUTH_MODE_NOT_PERMITTED","CONNECTOR_MANAGED_RESOURCE_READ_ONLY","PERMISSION_GROUP_CAPABILITY_BLOCKED","INTEGRATION_NOT_ALLOWED","INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE","SCIM_MANAGED_MEMBERSHIP"]

Additional propertiesvalue

Additional context for this refusal.

Option 2value

Other structured context defined by the specific error.

Additional properties are not allowed.

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "Not found"
  }
}

The request conflicts with current resource state.

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object

Canonical error envelope returned by the public v2 API.

1 field

errorobjectRequired

Canonical error details.

3 fields

codestringRequired

Stable machine-readable error code.

messagestringRequired

Human-readable explanation of the error.

detailsvalue

Structured error context whose keys depend on the error. Actionable 403 responses use the V2ActionableForbiddenDetails shape; validation failures may return issue arrays instead.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1object

Machine-readable cause and optional context for an actionable 403 response.

1 field

codestringRequired

Stable cause code for an actionable 403 response.

enum: ["INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE","PERSONAL_API_KEYS_DISABLED","WORKSPACE_KEY_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED","PRINCIPAL_KIND_NOT_PERMITTED","ORGANIZATION_MEMBERSHIP_REQUIRED","ORGANIZATION_ADMIN_REQUIRED","ENTERPRISE_PLAN_REQUIRED","SSO_DISABLED","SSO_DOMAIN_NOT_VERIFIED","SSO_PROVIDER_LIMIT_REACHED","ORGANIZATION_PLAN_REQUIRED","AUDIT_LOGS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUESTS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUEST_ORGANIZATION_REQUIRED","SKILL_EDITOR_ACCESS_REQUIRED","SECRET_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","WORKSPACE_RESOURCE_LIMIT_REACHED","PUBLIC_SHARING_NOT_ALLOWED","CREDENTIAL_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","MCP_SERVER_URL_NOT_ALLOWED","WORKSPACE_PLAN_CAPABILITY_REQUIRED","CHAT_AUTH_MODE_NOT_PERMITTED","CONNECTOR_MANAGED_RESOURCE_READ_ONLY","PERMISSION_GROUP_CAPABILITY_BLOCKED","INTEGRATION_NOT_ALLOWED","INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE","SCIM_MANAGED_MEMBERSHIP"]

Additional propertiesvalue

Additional context for this refusal.

Option 2value

Other structured context defined by the specific error.

Additional properties are not allowed.

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "CONFLICT",
    "message": "The request conflicts with the current resource state"
  }
}

The caller exceeded the request rate limit.

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object

Canonical error envelope returned by the public v2 API.

1 field

errorobjectRequired

Canonical error details.

3 fields

codestringRequired

Stable machine-readable error code.

messagestringRequired

Human-readable explanation of the error.

detailsvalue

Structured error context whose keys depend on the error. Actionable 403 responses use the V2ActionableForbiddenDetails shape; validation failures may return issue arrays instead.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1object

Machine-readable cause and optional context for an actionable 403 response.

1 field

codestringRequired

Stable cause code for an actionable 403 response.

enum: ["INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE","PERSONAL_API_KEYS_DISABLED","WORKSPACE_KEY_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED","PRINCIPAL_KIND_NOT_PERMITTED","ORGANIZATION_MEMBERSHIP_REQUIRED","ORGANIZATION_ADMIN_REQUIRED","ENTERPRISE_PLAN_REQUIRED","SSO_DISABLED","SSO_DOMAIN_NOT_VERIFIED","SSO_PROVIDER_LIMIT_REACHED","ORGANIZATION_PLAN_REQUIRED","AUDIT_LOGS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUESTS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUEST_ORGANIZATION_REQUIRED","SKILL_EDITOR_ACCESS_REQUIRED","SECRET_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","WORKSPACE_RESOURCE_LIMIT_REACHED","PUBLIC_SHARING_NOT_ALLOWED","CREDENTIAL_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","MCP_SERVER_URL_NOT_ALLOWED","WORKSPACE_PLAN_CAPABILITY_REQUIRED","CHAT_AUTH_MODE_NOT_PERMITTED","CONNECTOR_MANAGED_RESOURCE_READ_ONLY","PERMISSION_GROUP_CAPABILITY_BLOCKED","INTEGRATION_NOT_ALLOWED","INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE","SCIM_MANAGED_MEMBERSHIP"]

Additional propertiesvalue

Additional context for this refusal.

Option 2value

Other structured context defined by the specific error.

Additional properties are not allowed.

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "RATE_LIMITED",
    "message": "API rate limit exceeded",
    "details": {
      "retryAfter": "2026-01-01T00:00:30.000Z"
    }
  }
}

Response headers

Retry-Afterinteger

Seconds to wait before retrying, sent on 429 and 503. Add jitter rather than retrying at exactly this offset.

minimum: 0
maximum: 9007199254740991

An unexpected server error occurred.

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object

Canonical error envelope returned by the public v2 API.

1 field

errorobjectRequired

Canonical error details.

3 fields

codestringRequired

Stable machine-readable error code.

messagestringRequired

Human-readable explanation of the error.

detailsvalue

Structured error context whose keys depend on the error. Actionable 403 responses use the V2ActionableForbiddenDetails shape; validation failures may return issue arrays instead.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1object

Machine-readable cause and optional context for an actionable 403 response.

1 field

codestringRequired

Stable cause code for an actionable 403 response.

enum: ["INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE","PERSONAL_API_KEYS_DISABLED","WORKSPACE_KEY_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED","PRINCIPAL_KIND_NOT_PERMITTED","ORGANIZATION_MEMBERSHIP_REQUIRED","ORGANIZATION_ADMIN_REQUIRED","ENTERPRISE_PLAN_REQUIRED","SSO_DISABLED","SSO_DOMAIN_NOT_VERIFIED","SSO_PROVIDER_LIMIT_REACHED","ORGANIZATION_PLAN_REQUIRED","AUDIT_LOGS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUESTS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUEST_ORGANIZATION_REQUIRED","SKILL_EDITOR_ACCESS_REQUIRED","SECRET_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","WORKSPACE_RESOURCE_LIMIT_REACHED","PUBLIC_SHARING_NOT_ALLOWED","CREDENTIAL_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","MCP_SERVER_URL_NOT_ALLOWED","WORKSPACE_PLAN_CAPABILITY_REQUIRED","CHAT_AUTH_MODE_NOT_PERMITTED","CONNECTOR_MANAGED_RESOURCE_READ_ONLY","PERMISSION_GROUP_CAPABILITY_BLOCKED","INTEGRATION_NOT_ALLOWED","INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE","SCIM_MANAGED_MEMBERSHIP"]

Additional propertiesvalue

Additional context for this refusal.

Option 2value

Other structured context defined by the specific error.

Additional properties are not allowed.

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
    "message": "Internal server error"
  }
}

A required service is temporarily unavailable. When present, Retry-After gives the minimum seconds to wait; add jitter before retrying. Check operation-specific guidance before repeating a change after an uncertain response.

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object

Canonical error envelope returned by the public v2 API.

1 field

errorobjectRequired

Canonical error details.

3 fields

codestringRequired

Stable machine-readable error code.

messagestringRequired

Human-readable explanation of the error.

detailsvalue

Structured error context whose keys depend on the error. Actionable 403 responses use the V2ActionableForbiddenDetails shape; validation failures may return issue arrays instead.

Schema details

Any of

Option 1object

Machine-readable cause and optional context for an actionable 403 response.

1 field

codestringRequired

Stable cause code for an actionable 403 response.

enum: ["INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE","PERSONAL_API_KEYS_DISABLED","WORKSPACE_KEY_OPERATION_NOT_PERMITTED","PRINCIPAL_KIND_NOT_PERMITTED","ORGANIZATION_MEMBERSHIP_REQUIRED","ORGANIZATION_ADMIN_REQUIRED","ENTERPRISE_PLAN_REQUIRED","SSO_DISABLED","SSO_DOMAIN_NOT_VERIFIED","SSO_PROVIDER_LIMIT_REACHED","ORGANIZATION_PLAN_REQUIRED","AUDIT_LOGS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUESTS_DISABLED","ACCESS_REQUEST_ORGANIZATION_REQUIRED","SKILL_EDITOR_ACCESS_REQUIRED","SECRET_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","WORKSPACE_RESOURCE_LIMIT_REACHED","PUBLIC_SHARING_NOT_ALLOWED","CREDENTIAL_ADMIN_ACCESS_REQUIRED","MCP_SERVER_URL_NOT_ALLOWED","WORKSPACE_PLAN_CAPABILITY_REQUIRED","CHAT_AUTH_MODE_NOT_PERMITTED","CONNECTOR_MANAGED_RESOURCE_READ_ONLY","PERMISSION_GROUP_CAPABILITY_BLOCKED","INTEGRATION_NOT_ALLOWED","INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE","SCIM_MANAGED_MEMBERSHIP"]

Additional propertiesvalue

Additional context for this refusal.

Option 2value

Other structured context defined by the specific error.

Additional properties are not allowed.

Example

{
  "error": {
    "code": "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE",
    "message": "Service temporarily unavailable"
  }
}

Response headers

Retry-Afterinteger

Seconds to wait before retrying, sent on 429 and 503. Add jitter rather than retrying at exactly this offset.

minimum: 0
maximum: 9007199254740991

Authentication

Query parameters

Responses

200

Response headers

400

401

403

404

409

429

Response headers

500

503

Response headers