Trash

The trash feature recovers file(s) / folder(s) deleted by accident. This is an added protection for your mission critical data, that may be lost due to unintentional events.

Following operations are allowed with Trash.

• Locate trash
• Delete trash
• Download from trash
• Move back files from trash
• Empty trash

Locate trash

To Locate trash in your account, use searchFiles API with trash=yes

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Delete trash

To delete a file from trash, use deleteFile API with trash=yes

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Download from trash

To download the file from trash, use downloadFile API with trash=yes

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Move back files from trash

To put back files from trash to original location in your IDrive account using the putBackFromTrash API.

Syntax for ‘putBackFromTrash’ API:

https://<server address>/evs/putBackFromTrash

Server address:
Use getServerAddress API to retrieve the IDrive server address.

HTTP method: POST

Input parameters:

uid	username or email address
pwd	password
pvtkey	Private encryption key is an optional parameter and is not required if you opt for the default encryption key during your IDrive account sign up
p	Path of the file that which needs to revert back.

Output:

Sample XML output:

<tree message="SUCCESS">
<itme path="/C/Doc/a.txt" result="SUCCESS" />
</tree>

Description:

• tree
  Root node with attributes; message and desc.
• message
  This attribute describes the operation as SUCCESS or FAIL.
• desc
  This attribute holds the description of the SUCCESS or FAIL case.

Code snippets for Java, PHP, Python and Ruby:

Java:

PHP:

Python:

Ruby:

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Empty trash

To clear the trash in your IDrive account using the emptyTrash API.

Syntax for ‘emptyTrash’ API:

https://<server address>/evs/emptyTrash

Server address:
Use getServerAddress API to retrieve the IDrive server address.

HTTP method: POST

Input parameters:

uid	username or email address
pwd	password
pvtkey	Private encryption key is an optional parameter and is not required if you opt for the default encryption key during your IDrive account sign up

Output:

Sample XML output:

<tree message="SUCCESS" desc="CLEARED COMPLETE TRASH"/>

Description:

• tree
  Root node with attributes; message and desc.
• message
  This attribute describes the operation as SUCCESS or FAIL.
• desc
  This attribute holds the description of the SUCCESS or FAIL case.

Code snippets for Java, PHP, Python and Ruby:

Java:

PHP:

Python:

Ruby:

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