API Queries - Delete Folder

The delete_folder function deletes a folder. All keywords must be removed from a folder before it can be deleted.

Additional Parameters

• folder - Folder to be deleted. Does not accept multiple folders. (Required)
• type - Specifies the format of the API response. Set to "json" for a JSON response; otherwise, the response will be in XML. (Optional)

Example query and response:

In this example, we will be deleting the folder "Credit Cards".

Example query:

Response (XML):

<results>
<result Status="Deleted"/>
</results>

Response (JSON):

                {
                "results": [ 
                {
                "Status": "Deleted"
                }
                ]
                }
            

The above response means that the folder was successfully deleted from the system.

Error Responses:

Possible error responses for this function are:

• 412 - Folder is a required argument for this mode.
• 420 - Folder could not be found.
• 421 - Folder name may only contain letters, digits or spaces.
• 426 - Folder cannot be deleted with campaigns inside.
• Other general errors, such as 200 - Internal Error or 300 - Username or API Key invalid.

For a complete list of error responses, see the Error Codes manual page.