Listing the content of the so called trashcan is useful if you want to restore soft deleted nodes.
API Explorer URL: http://localhost:8080/api-explorer/#!/trashcan/listDeletedNodes
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When folders and files are deleted from the Repository, they are actually not physically deleted. They just have their metadata changed a bit so they don’t show up in the user interface. They live in what’s referred to as the Trashcan. If you want to list stuff contained in the Trashcan, then you use the following GET call: http://localhost:8080/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/deleted-nodes
This will list nodes, such as folders and files, that the currently logged in user is the owner of. If you are logged in as an Administrator, then you will see all deleted nodes.
Here is how to make this call:
$ curl -X GET -H 'Accept: application/json' -H 'Authorization: Basic VElDS0VUXzA4ZWI3ZTJlMmMxNzk2NGNhNTFmMGYzMzE4NmNjMmZjOWQ1NmQ1OTM=' 'http://localhost:8080/alfresco/api/-default-/public/alfresco/versions/1/deleted-nodes' | jq
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 5737 100 5737 0 0 101k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 101k
{
"list": {
"pagination": {
"count": 10,
"hasMoreItems": false,
"totalItems": 10,
"skipCount": 0,
"maxItems": 100
},
"entries": [
{
"entry": {
"createdAt": "2019-09-09T07:38:55.060+0000",
"archivedAt": "2019-09-09T10:18:38.832+0000",
"isFolder": false,
"isFile": true,
"createdByUser": {
"id": "admin",
"displayName": "Administrator"
},
"modifiedAt": "2019-09-09T10:05:50.020+0000",
"modifiedByUser": {
"id": "admin",
"displayName": "Administrator"
},
"name": "newfilename2.txt",
"archivedByUser": {
"id": "admin",
"displayName": "Administrator"
},
"id": "d8f561cc-e208-4c63-a316-1ea3d3a4e10e",
"nodeType": "acme:document",
"content": {
"mimeType": "text/plain",
"mimeTypeName": "Plain Text",
"sizeInBytes": 40,
"encoding": "ISO-8859-1"
}
}
},
{
"entry": {
"createdAt": "2019-09-05T08:52:16.785+0000",
"archivedAt": "2019-09-05T08:58:20.746+0000",
"isFolder": false,
"isFile": true,
"createdByUser": {
"id": "admin",
"displayName": "Administrator"
},
"modifiedAt": "2019-09-05T08:52:16.785+0000",
"modifiedByUser": {
"id": "admin",
"displayName": "Administrator"
},
"name": "somefile.txt",
"archivedByUser": {
"id": "admin",
"displayName": "Administrator"
},
"id": "8f1c3f76-0eaf-452a-be66-c5405af67dbc",
"nodeType": "cm:content",
"content": {
"mimeType": "text/plain",
"mimeTypeName": "Plain Text",
"sizeInBytes": 34,
"encoding": "ISO-8859-1"
}
}
},
. . .
The response starts with the familiar pagination object, which tells you how many entries, in this case deleted nodes, that was returned with this call.