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Sitecore items deletions from a given timestamp

I have a requirement for a project where the client asks me to return the deleted items after a given timestamp.

/fetch-updates?last-update=[timestamp]

I made some research regarding this but couldn't find anything. From what I know if an item is deleted it can't be traced no more, but I might be wrong.

Is there a way to do that?

If not, could you please suggest a way of doing this operation?

Solution

  • By default when you delete an item in Sitecore it's moved to Recycle bin. If the item wasn't removed from the recycle bin you can still find the information when it was deleted.

    You can check items in recycle bin using the code:

    Archive archive = Sitecore.Data.Database.GetDatabase("master").Archives["recyclebin"];
List<ArchiveEntry> itemsRemovedAfterSomeDate
    = archive.GetEntries(0, int.MaxValue).Where(entry => entry.ArchiveDate > someDate).ToList();

    Remember that the ArchiveEntry.ArchiveDate property uses UTC time so you may want to use ArchiveEntry.ArchiveLocalDate instead.

    You can turn off/on Recycle bin in Sitecore config file:

      <!--  RECYCLE BIN
        If true, when deleting items in the client, they will
        be moved to the recycle bin rather than being deleted
        Default value: true
  -->
  <setting name="RecycleBinActive" value="true" />