Deleting multiple files

1. Start the Python shell and configure its session.

   The following variables should be available now:

   >>> base_url  # the base URL of the API
   'https://eu2-cloud.acronis.com/api/notary/v2'
   >>> auth  # the 'Authorization' header value with the access token
   {'Authorization': 'Bearer 8770b34b74f9e4d9424eff50c38182bb4ae7f5596582ae61900b1b6a23e3ec58'}
   

2. Define a variable named files_data, and then assign an object containing the list of the file IDs in the file_ids key to this variable:

   >>> files_data = {
   ...     'file_ids': [
   ...         'aa95bac7-33fd-4faa-9fa1-f4baeaca82cd',
   ...         'ba635289-d3a1-45a2-a0ff-a8518607f656'
   ...     ]
   ... }
   

3. Convert the files_data object to a JSON text:

   >>> files_data = json.dumps(files_data, indent=4)
   >>> print(files_data)
   {
       "file_ids": [
           "aa95bac7-33fd-4faa-9fa1-f4baeaca82cd",
           "ba635289-d3a1-45a2-a0ff-a8518607f656"
       ]
   }
   

4. Send a DELETE request with the JSON text to the /stored-files endpoint:

   >>> response = requests.delete(
   ...     f'{base_url}/stored-files',
   ...     headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', **auth},
   ...     data=files_data,
   ... )
   

5. Check the status code of the response:

   >>> response.status_code
   200
   

   Status code 200 means that the notary service has deleted the files from the storage and decreased the usage of the Notary storage quota. If the files were signed or were being signed, their documents and the PDF files of the signature certificate have been also deleted.

   A different status code means that an error has occurred. For the details, refer to “Status and error codes”.

   Also, the response body contains the deleted key containing an array of details about the deleted files formatted as a JSON text. When converted to an object, it will look as follows:

   >>> pprint.pprint(response.json())
   {'deleted': [{'cert': '66692ad42b5e1c8baed89b225321182537164c46be6cb232f09b0121af8313b7',
                 ...
                 'id': 'aa95bac7-33fd-4faa-9fa1-f4baeaca82cd',
                 ...},
                {'cert': '6cb238637164c46bebaed89b225321182572f09b0121af8313b6692ad42b5e1c',
                 ...
                 'id': 'ba635289-d3a1-45a2-a0ff-a8518607f656',
                 ...}]}
   

6. Fetch the information about the files, and then save the notarization certificate IDs stored in the cert key. You will always be able to fetch this certificate by sending the GET request to the /certificates/{certificate_id} endpoint or to access the certificate web page at: https://eu2-cloud.acronis.com/notary/certificate/{certificate_id}

   >>> deleted_files = response.json()['deleted']
   >>> for file in deleted_files:
   ...     print(file['cert'])
   

Full code example

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import requests  # Will be used for sending requests to the API.
import hashlib   # Will be used for calculating hash values.
import os.path   # Will be used for path-related operations.
import pprint    # Will be used for formatting the output of JSON objects received in API responses.
import json      # Will be used for converting dictionaries into JSON text

# Define variables named "LOGIN" and "PASSWORD" and then assign them with your account credentials
LOGIN = '<your login>'        # Change login here
PASSWORD = '<your password>'  # Change password here

# Define a variable named "cloud_url" and then assign it with the URL of the cloud platform
cloud_url = 'https://cloud.acronis.com'

# Fetch the URL of the data center where your account is located by sending a GET request to the "/api/1/accounts" endpoint
response = requests.get(
    f'{cloud_url}/api/1/accounts',
    params={'login': LOGIN}
)
response.raise_for_status()

# Convert the JSON text that the response body contains to a dictionary and store the data center URL
# in a variable that will be used in further requests
server_url = response.json()['server_url']

# Define a variable named "account_creds", and then assign the username and password to this variable
account_creds = {
    'username': LOGIN,
    'password': PASSWORD
}

# Generate a token by sending a POST request to the "/api/2/idp/token" with your account credentials to the cloud platform
response = requests.post(
    f'{server_url}/api/2/idp/token',
    headers={'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'},
    data={'grant_type': 'password', **account_creds}
)
response.raise_for_status()

# Convert the JSON text that the response body contains to a dictionary and then assign it to a variable named "token_info"
token_info = response.json()

# Define a variable named "auth" and then assign it with a dictionary with "Authorization" key containing
# token string formatted as "Bearer <access_token>"
auth = {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + token_info['access_token']
}

# Define a variable named "base_url", and then assign the API base URL using the data center URL
# to this variable
base_url = f'{server_url}/api/notary/v2'

# Define a variable named "files_data"
# and then assign it with a dictionary with "file_ids" key containing an array of file IDs
files_data = {
    'file_ids': [
        'aa95bac7-33fd-4faa-9fa1-f4baeaca82cd',
        'ba635289-d3a1-45a2-a0ff-a8518607f656'
    ]
}

# Convert the "files_data" dictionary to a JSON text
files_data = json.dumps(files_data, indent=4)

# Delete the files by sending a DELETE request to the "/stored-files" endpoint
response = requests.delete(
    f'{base_url}/stored-files',
    headers={'Content-Type': 'application/json', **auth},
    data=files_data,
)
response.raise_for_status()