Delete File
Description
Deletes a file from Google Drive.
Files can either be moved to the Google Drive trash or permanently deleted, depending on the activity configuration.
Common settings
Use Process Data to bind supported inputs to workflow values or upstream outputs. See Common Activity Features for shared execution, error-handling, and output-persistence settings. Availability depends on the activity.
Design-Time Configuration
Display Text
A user-defined name for the activity, displayed on the workflow canvas to help identify its purpose.
Connection Name
The configured Google Drive connection used to access Google Drive resources.
File
The file to delete.
You can:
- Select a file using the Custom Picker Dialog.
- Provide a file identifier dynamically through Process Data.
Delete Permanently
Determines how the file is removed.
| Value | Behavior |
|---|---|
| False | Moves the file to Google Drive trash. |
| True | Permanently deletes the file. |
Default value: False
Permanent deletion cannot be undone.
Execution settings
Configure Wait All Incoming when execution paths converge, and On Error for failure handling. Select Inherit where available to use the workflow-level error policy.
Output
Result
A Boolean value indicating whether the delete operation completed successfully.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| True | The file was successfully deleted or moved to trash. |
| False | The delete operation was unsuccessful. |
Remarks
- The authenticated Google account must have permission to delete the file.
- Users cannot permanently delete files they do not own.
- When Delete Permanently is set to False, the file is moved to the Google Drive trash and may be recoverable through Google Drive.
- When Delete Permanently is set to True, the file is permanently removed according to Google Drive permissions and ownership rules.
Check the deletion outcome
Leave Delete Permanently off to use trash, or enable it only when permanent removal is intended. The authenticated connection must have the permissions required by Google Drive for the selected item and operation.
Check Result for the completed operation. A missing, inaccessible, or rejected resource can raise an activity exception; handle it with On Error rather than treating every failure as False.