RemoveUserFromFolderSubscribers API

Removes the specified user from the subscription list of a folder. Optionally removes the user from all sub-folders and documents within the folder.

Endpoint

/srv.asmx/RemoveUserFromFolderSubscribers

Methods

GET /srv.asmx/RemoveUserFromFolderSubscribers?AuthenticationTicket=...&FolderPath=...&UserName=...&IncludeSubObjects=...
POST /srv.asmx/RemoveUserFromFolderSubscribers (form data)
SOAP Action: http://tempuri.org/RemoveUserFromFolderSubscribers

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`AuthenticationTicket`	string	Yes	Authentication ticket obtained from `AuthenticateUser`
`FolderPath`	string	Yes	Full path of the folder (e.g., `/MyLibrary/Projects`)
`UserName`	string	Yes	Username of the user to remove from the subscription list
`IncludeSubObjects`	bool	Yes	When `true`, also removes the user from all sub-folders and documents within the folder. When `false`, only removes from the specified folder.

Response

Success Response

<root success="true" />

Error Response

<root success="false" error="[ErrorCode] Error message" />

Required Permissions

The caller must have sufficient rights to modify the subscription list of the specified folder (typically requires the AddRemoveSubscription policy right on the domain).

Example

Request (GET)

GET /srv.asmx/RemoveUserFromFolderSubscribers?AuthenticationTicket=abc123-def456&FolderPath=/MyLibrary/Projects&UserName=jsmith&IncludeSubObjects=true HTTP/1.1

Request (POST)

POST /srv.asmx/RemoveUserFromFolderSubscribers HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

AuthenticationTicket=abc123-def456&FolderPath=/MyLibrary/Projects&UserName=jsmith&IncludeSubObjects=true

Request (SOAP 1.1)

POST /srv.asmx HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
SOAPAction: "http://tempuri.org/RemoveUserFromFolderSubscribers"

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<soap:Envelope xmlns:soap="http://schemas.xmlsoap.org/soap/envelope/">
  <soap:Body>
    <RemoveUserFromFolderSubscribers xmlns="http://tempuri.org/">
      <AuthenticationTicket>abc123-def456</AuthenticationTicket>
      <FolderPath>/MyLibrary/Projects</FolderPath>
      <UserName>jsmith</UserName>
      <IncludeSubObjects>true</IncludeSubObjects>
    </RemoveUserFromFolderSubscribers>
  </soap:Body>
</soap:Envelope>

Notes

The FolderPath must point to an existing folder; an error is returned if the path is not found
The specified UserName must be a valid user in the system
Setting IncludeSubObjects to true recursively removes the user from all nested folders and documents
See also: RemoveUserFromDocumentSubscribers for removing a user from a single document's subscription list
See also: RemoveUsergroupFromFolderSubscribers for removing a user group instead of an individual user