Deletes a folder.

Note Before you delete a folder, make sure that the folder does not contain any member accounts or child folders.

Debugging

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Request parameters

Parameter Type Required Example Description
Action String Yes DeleteFolder

The operation that you want to perform. Set the value to DeleteFolder.
FolderId String Yes fd-ae1in7****

The ID of the folder.

Response parameters

Parameter Type Example Description
RequestId String 9B34724D-54B0-4A51-B34D-4512372FE1BE

The ID of the request.

Examples

Sample requests

https://resourcemanager.aliyuncs.com/?Action=DeleteFolder
&FolderId=fd-ae1in7****
&<Common request parameters>

Sample success responses

XML format 

<DeleteFolderResponse>
    <RequestId>9B34724D-54B0-4A51-B34D-4512372FE1BE</RequestId>
</DeleteFolderResponse>

JSON format 

{
    "RequestId": "9B34724D-54B0-4A51-B34D-4512372FE1BE"
}

Error codes

HTTP status code Error code Error message Description
400 MissingParameter.FolderId You must specify FolderId. The error message returned because the FolderId parameter is not specified. Specify this parameter.
400 InvalidParameter.FolderId The FolderId is invalid. The error message returned because the value of the FolderId parameter is invalid. The value must start with r- followed by 6 characters or start with fd- followed by 10 characters. Valid characters are letters and digits.
409 DeleteConflict.Folder.SubFolder This folder has sub folders. The error message returned because the folder contains child folders. Delete the child folders first.
409 DeleteConflict.Folder.Account This folder has accounts. The error message returned because the folder contains member accounts. Remove the member accounts first.
404 EntityNotExists.ResourceDirectory The resource directory for the account is not enabled. We recommend that you first enable the resource directory for the account. The error message returned because the resource directory for the account is not enabled. Enable the resource directory for the account.
404 EntityNotExists.Folder The resource directory folder does not exist. The error message returned because the folder does not exist. Create the folder first.

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