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Published Sep. 10, 2025

API for document deletion

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Thanga Meena

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Issue

  • API for the document deletion

Environment

  • Liferay portal 6.2

Resolution

Please Note: The following procedures and unofficial links involve customizations that are beyond the scope of Liferay Support.  Please exercise appropriate discretion in the use of this information.

  • By default, Liferay has enabled the recycle option. The deleted files will be available in the recycle bin.
  • The API DLAppServicehelps to delete the files permanently based on the criteria or needs with custom development.
  • Best practice: Before testing it, please keep a backup of your data

Additional Information

  • Please go through the java docs for the API reference. 
  • Liferay help center article for your reference.
  • The additional unofficial reference provides the sample JAVA code implementation using this API.  
  • To clean the previous version of documents, refer to the blogs
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