How do I delete multiple files at once in Drive API for Javascript?

Question

function deleteFiles(fileId,supportsTeamDrives) {



var date = new Date();
date.setDate(date.getDate() - 180);
var n = date.toISOString().split('.')[0] ;
  var test = false;

  gapi.client.drive.files.list({
    pageSize: x,
     q: "starred = "+test+" and viewedByMeTime < '"+n+"'",
     orderBy: 'quotaBytesUsed desc',

      fields: "nextPageToken, files(id, name, viewedByMeTime, mimeType, quotaBytesUsed)",

     }

    )

  .then(function(response) {
  var files = response.result.files;

      if (files && files.length > 0) {
        for (var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
          var file = files[i];
          var file_id = file.id,
          )');

           }}

  var request = gapi.client.drive.files.delete({
  supportsTeamDrives: 'false',
 fileId: file_id ,
  });   }

 request.execute(function(resp) { });




}

I want this function to list out the fileIDs, as as each fileID is put out, they get deleted. How do I combine list file and delete file functions together for this to work?

Currently I separated them into two functions, but the variable fileID only saves the last fileID outputted, thus, the delete function would only delete one file, the last file listed. I want it to list and output every file to a varable and as its listed it gets deleted. What can I change or add in my goal to accomplish this?

Answer 1

You can alter your code to delete the file in your loop:

    function deleteFiles(fileId, supportsTeamDrives) {

    var date = new Date();
    date.setDate(date.getDate() - 180);
    var n = date.toISOString().split('.')[0];
    var test = false;

    gapi.client.drive.files.list({
                pageSize: x,
                q: "starred = " + test + " and viewedByMeTime < '" + n + "'",
                orderBy: 'quotaBytesUsed desc',

                fields: "nextPageToken, files(id, name, viewedByMeTime, mimeType, quotaBytesUsed)",

            }

        )

        .then(function(response) {
            var files = response.result.files;

            if (files && files.length > 0) {
                for (var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
                    var file = files[i];
                    var file_id = file.id;
                    deleteFile(file_id);
                }
            }

        });
}

// method used to delete the files
function deleteFile(file_id) {
    var request = gapi.client.drive.files.delete({
        supportsTeamDrives: 'false',
        fileId: file_id,
    });
    request.execute(function(resp) {});
}