Remove task

delete
https://api.box.com/2.0
/tasks/:task_id

Removes a task from a file.

Request

application/json

Path Parameters

stringin pathrequired
12345

The ID of the task.

Response

none

Returns an empty response when the task was successfully deleted.

application/jsonClient error

Returns an error when the task could not be found or the user does not have access to the file the task is assigned to.

application/jsonClient error

An unexpected client error.

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Remove task
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Request Example

cURL
curl -X DELETE https://api.box.com/2.0/tasks/12345 \
     -H 'Authorization: Bearer <ACCESS_TOKEN>'
.NET
await client.TasksManager.DeleteTaskAsync("11111");
Java
BoxTask task = new BoxTask(api, "id");
task.delete();
Python
client.client.task('12345').delete()
print('The task was successfully delete!')
Node
client.tasks.delete('11111')
	.then(() => {
		// deletion succeeded — no value returned
	});