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Deleting Objects

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Last updated: 2024-01-23 17:15:08

Overview

This document provides an overview of APIs and SDK code samples related to object deletion.
API
Operation
Description
Deleting an object
Deletes an object from a bucket.
Deleting multiple objects
Deletes multiple objects from a bucket in a single request

SDK API References

For parameters and method description of all APIs in the SDK, please see SDK API Reference.

Deleting an Object

Description

This API (DELETE Object) is used to delete a specified object.

Sample code 1: deleting a single object

Objective-C
QCloudDeleteObjectRequest* deleteObjectRequest = [QCloudDeleteObjectRequest new];

// Bucket name in the format of BucketName-Appid, which can be viewed in the COS console at https://console.tencentcloud.com/cos5/bucket
deleteObjectRequest.bucket = @"examplebucket-1250000000";


// Object key, i.e. the full path of a COS object. If the object is in a directory, the path should be "video/xxx/movie.mp4"
deleteObjectRequest.object = @"exampleobject";

[deleteObjectRequest setFinishBlock:^(id outputObject, NSError *error) {
// `outputObject` contains all the HTTP response headers
NSDictionary* info = (NSDictionary *) outputObject;
}];

[[QCloudCOSXMLService defaultCOSXML] DeleteObject:deleteObjectRequest];
Note:
For the complete sample, go to GitHub.
Swift
let deleteObject = QCloudDeleteObjectRequest.init();

// Bucket name in the format of BucketName-Appid, which can be viewed in the COS console at https://console.tencentcloud.com/cos5/bucket
deleteObject.bucket = "examplebucket-1250000000";


// Object key, i.e. the full path of a COS object. If the object is in a directory, the path should be "video/xxx/movie.mp4"
deleteObject.object = "exampleobject";

deleteObject.finishBlock = {(result,error)in
if let result = result {
// "result" contains response headers.
} else {
print(error!);
}
}
QCloudCOSXMLService.defaultCOSXML().deleteObject(deleteObject);
Note:
For the complete sample, go to GitHub.

Sample code 2: deleting an object

Objective-C
QCloudGetBucketRequest* request = [QCloudGetBucketRequest new];
// Bucket name in the format of BucketName-Appid, which can be viewed in the COS console at https://console.tencentcloud.com/cos5/bucket
request.bucket = @"examplebucket-1250000000";
// Maximum number of objects to return at a time. Default value: 1000
request.maxKeys = 100;

// Name of the directory to delete, prefixed with a slash (/)
request.prefix = @"prefix";

[request setFinishBlock:^(QCloudListBucketResult * result, NSError* error) {
if(!error){
NSMutableArray *deleteInfosArr = [NSMutableArray array];
for (QCloudBucketContents *content in result.contents) {
QCloudDeleteMultipleObjectRequest *delteRequest = [QCloudDeleteMultipleObjectRequest new];
delteRequest.bucket = request.bucket;

QCloudDeleteObjectInfo *object = [QCloudDeleteObjectInfo new];
object.key = content.key;
[deleteInfosArr addObject:object];
}

QCloudDeleteInfo *deleteInfos = [QCloudDeleteInfo new];
deleteInfos.objects = [deleteInfosArr copy];

QCloudDeleteMultipleObjectRequest *delteRequest = [QCloudDeleteMultipleObjectRequest new];
delteRequest.bucket = @"examplebucket-1250000000";
delteRequest.deleteObjects = deleteInfos;
[delteRequest setFinishBlock:^(QCloudDeleteResult *outputObject, NSError *error) {
NSLog(@"outputObject = %@",outputObject);
}];

[[QCloudCOSXMLService defaultCOSXML] DeleteMultipleObject:delteRequest];

}
}];

[[QCloudCOSXMLService defaultCOSXML] GetBucket:request];
Note:
For the complete sample, go to GitHub.
Swift
let getBucketReq = QCloudGetBucketRequest.init();

// Bucket name in the format of BucketName-Appid, which can be viewed in the COS console at https://console.tencentcloud.com/cos5/bucket
getBucketReq.bucket = "examplebucket-1250000000";

// Maximum number of objects to return at a time. Default value: 1000
getBucketReq.maxKeys = 100;

// Name of the directory to delete, prefixed with a slash (/)
getBucketReq.prefix = "dir/";

getBucketReq.setFinish { (result, error) in
if let result = result {
let contents = result.contents;
let infos = NSMutableArray.init();
for content in contents {
let info = QCloudDeleteObjectInfo.init();
info.key = content.key;
infos.add(info);
}
let mutipleDel = QCloudDeleteMultipleObjectRequest.init();
// File set to be deleted
let deleteInfos = QCloudDeleteInfo.init();
// Bucket name in the format of BucketName-Appid, which can be viewed in the COS console at https://console.tencentcloud.com/cos5/bucket
mutipleDel.bucket = "examplebucket-1250000000";

deleteInfos.objects = infos as! [QCloudDeleteObjectInfo];

// Boolean value. Determines whether to enable the `Quiet` mode:
// true: enable the `Quiet` mode
// false: enable the `Verbose` mode
// Default value: false
deleteInfos.quiet = false;

// Encapsulates the information on the multiple objects to be deleted in batches
mutipleDel.deleteObjects = deleteInfos;

mutipleDel.setFinish { (result, error) in
if let result = result {
let deleted = result.deletedObjects
let failed = result.deletedFailedObjects
} else {
print(error!);
}
}
QCloudCOSXMLService.defaultCOSXML().deleteMultipleObject(mutipleDel);
} else {
print(error!);
}
}
QCloudCOSXMLService.defaultCOSXML().getBucket(getBucketReq);
Note:
For the complete sample, go to GitHub.

Deleting Multiple Objects

Description

The API (DELETE Multiple Objects) is used to delete multiple objects.

Sample code 1: deleting multiple objects

Objective-C
QCloudDeleteMultipleObjectRequest* delteRequest = [QCloudDeleteMultipleObjectRequest new];
delteRequest.bucket = @"examplebucket-1250000000";

// Single file to be deleted
QCloudDeleteObjectInfo* deletedObject0 = [QCloudDeleteObjectInfo new];

// Object key, i.e. the full path of a COS object. If the object is in a directory, the path should be "video/xxx/movie.mp4"
deletedObject0.key = @"exampleobject";

// File set to be deleted
QCloudDeleteInfo* deleteInfo = [QCloudDeleteInfo new];

// Boolean value. Determines whether to enable the `Quiet` mode:
// true: enable the `Quiet` mode
// false: enable the `Verbose` mode
// Default value: false
deleteInfo.quiet = NO;

// Array that stores the information on the objects to be deleted
deleteInfo.objects = @[deletedObject0];

// Encapsulates the information on the multiple objects to be deleted in batches
delteRequest.deleteObjects = deleteInfo;

[delteRequest setFinishBlock:^(QCloudDeleteResult* outputObject,
NSError *error) {
// outputObject contains information such as the ETag or custom headers in the response.

}];

[[QCloudCOSXMLService defaultCOSXML] DeleteMultipleObject:delteRequest];
Note:
For the complete sample, go to GitHub.
Swift
let mutipleDel = QCloudDeleteMultipleObjectRequest.init();

// Bucket name in the format of BucketName-Appid, which can be viewed in the COS console at https://console.tencentcloud.com/cos5/bucket
mutipleDel.bucket = "examplebucket-1250000000";

// Single file to be deleted
let info1 = QCloudDeleteObjectInfo.init();

// Object key, i.e. the full path of a COS object. If the object is in a directory, the path should be "video/xxx/movie.mp4"
info1.key = "exampleobject";

let info2 = QCloudDeleteObjectInfo.init();

// File set to be deleted
let deleteInfos = QCloudDeleteInfo.init();

// Array that stores the information on the objects to be deleted
deleteInfos.objects = [info1,info2];

// Boolean value. Determines whether to enable the `Quiet` mode:
// true: enable the `Quiet` mode
// false: enable the `Verbose` mode
// Default value: false
deleteInfos.quiet = false;

// Encapsulates the information on the multiple objects to be deleted in batches
mutipleDel.deleteObjects = deleteInfos;

mutipleDel.setFinish { (result, error) in
if let result = result {
let deleted = result.deletedObjects
let failed = result.deletedFailedObjects
} else {
print(error!);
}
}
QCloudCOSXMLService.defaultCOSXML().deleteMultipleObject(mutipleDel);
Note:
For the complete sample, go to GitHub.

Sample code 2: deleting objects with a specified prefix

Objective-C
QCloudGetBucketRequest* request = [QCloudGetBucketRequest new];
// Bucket name in the format of BucketName-Appid, which can be viewed in the COS console at https://console.tencentcloud.com/cos5/bucket
request.bucket = @"examplebucket-1250000000";
// Maximum number of objects to return at a time. Default value: 1000
request.maxKeys = 100;

//To delete files with a specified prefix, `prefix` should be the prefix of the files to delete
request.prefix = @"prefix";

[request setFinishBlock:^(QCloudListBucketResult * result, NSError* error) {
if(!error){
NSMutableArray *deleteInfosArr = [NSMutableArray array];
for (QCloudBucketContents *content in result.contents) {
QCloudDeleteMultipleObjectRequest *delteRequest = [QCloudDeleteMultipleObjectRequest new];
delteRequest.bucket = request.bucket;

QCloudDeleteObjectInfo *object = [QCloudDeleteObjectInfo new];
object.key = content.key;
[deleteInfosArr addObject:object];
}

QCloudDeleteInfo *deleteInfos = [QCloudDeleteInfo new];
deleteInfos.objects = [deleteInfosArr copy];

QCloudDeleteMultipleObjectRequest *delteRequest = [QCloudDeleteMultipleObjectRequest new];
delteRequest.bucket = @"examplebucket-1250000000";
delteRequest.deleteObjects = deleteInfos;
[delteRequest setFinishBlock:^(QCloudDeleteResult *outputObject, NSError *error) {
NSLog(@"outputObject = %@",outputObject);
}];

[[QCloudCOSXMLService defaultCOSXML] DeleteMultipleObject:delteRequest];

}
}];

[[QCloudCOSXMLService defaultCOSXML] GetBucket:request];
Note:
For the complete sample, go to GitHub.
Swift
let getBucketReq = QCloudGetBucketRequest.init();

// Bucket name in the format of BucketName-Appid, which can be viewed in the COS console at https://console.tencentcloud.com/cos5/bucket
getBucketReq.bucket = "examplebucket-1250000000";

// Maximum number of objects to return at a time. Default value: 1000
getBucketReq.maxKeys = 100;

//To delete files with a specified prefix, `prefix` should be the prefix of the files to delete
getBucketReq.prefix = "dir/";


getBucketReq.setFinish { (result, error) in
if let result = result {
let contents = result.contents;
let infos = NSMutableArray.init();
for content in contents {
let info = QCloudDeleteObjectInfo.init();
info.key = content.key;
infos.add(info);
}
let mutipleDel = QCloudDeleteMultipleObjectRequest.init();
// File set to be deleted
let deleteInfos = QCloudDeleteInfo.init();
// Bucket name in the format of BucketName-Appid, which can be viewed in the COS console at https://console.tencentcloud.com/cos5/bucket
mutipleDel.bucket = "examplebucket-1250000000";

deleteInfos.objects = infos as! [QCloudDeleteObjectInfo];

// Boolean value. Determines whether to enable the `Quiet` mode:
// true: enable the `Quiet` mode
// false: enable the `Verbose` mode
// Default value: false
deleteInfos.quiet = false;

// Encapsulates the information on the multiple objects to be deleted in batches
mutipleDel.deleteObjects = deleteInfos;

mutipleDel.setFinish { (result, error) in
if let result = result {
let deleted = result.deletedObjects
let failed = result.deletedFailedObjects
} else {
print(error!);
}
}
QCloudCOSXMLService.defaultCOSXML().deleteMultipleObject(mutipleDel);
} else {
print(error!);
}
}
QCloudCOSXMLService.defaultCOSXML().getBucket(getBucketReq);
Note:
For the complete sample, go to GitHub.

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