---
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`

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

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

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