---
title: "purge"
description: "Permanently deletes a trashed file, folder, table or records and frees its storage."
---

| Tool | Kind | Purpose |
| :-- | :-- | :-- |
| `purge` | write | Permanently deletes a trashed file, folder, table or records and frees its storage. With `fileId` and `version`, it erases only that version of an active file; requires `confirm: true` and the item's creator (for a table or its records, the table's creator) or an owner or admin. |