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Purge a File's Versions

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Recipe · 3 steps

Purge a File's Versions

with Backblaze

Find a file version by prefix and delete it.

  1. Log in to the B2 API to obtain the authorization token.
  2. List the file versions in the bucket matching the supplied prefix, newest version first.
  3. Delete the most recent version found, supplying both the fileName and fileId as the delete endpoint requires.
What you'll need to have ready
  • bucketId: The bucket containing the file versions.
  • prefix: File name prefix used to locate the version to delete.
For your developer

Arazzo workflow backblaze:purge-file-versions, 3 operations: authorizeAccount → listFileVersions → deleteFileVersion. Specs on APIs.io.

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