---
title: "Permanently delete a trashed folder"
method: POST
path: "/api/notebooks/{notebook}/folders/{folder}/permanently-delete"
tags: ["notebook-folder-controller"]
---

# Permanently delete a trashed folder

`POST /api/notebooks/{notebook}/folders/{folder}/permanently-delete`

## Request

- Base URL: `` (relative, and the document was published on a file host, not at the API’s origin)
- URL: `/api/notebooks/{notebook}/folders/{folder}/permanently-delete`
- Auth: none declared

Removes a folder that is in trash with its README, every nested folder, every note inside the subtree and each note's dependent data, in one accepted change. A folder that is not in trash is refused with 400.

## Path parameters

- `notebook` integer, required
- `folder` integer, required

## Response `200`

OK

## Changes

- **2026-09-19** `b88bb26a237e`: 2 info
  - api tag `notebook-folder-controller` added
  - api tag `notebook-controller` removed
- **2026-09-18** `b4c10045e300`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/nerds-odd-e/apis/odd-e-open-api/changes/api/notebooks/:notebook/folders/:folder/permanently-delete/post.md)

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