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mongoc_gridfs_bucket_delete_by_id(3)

MONGOC_GRIDFS_BUCKET_DELETE_BY_ID(3) libmongoc MONGOC_GRIDFS_BUCKET_DELETE_BY_ID(3)

SYNOPSIS

bool
mongoc_gridfs_bucket_delete_by_id (mongoc_gridfs_bucket_t *bucket,


                                   const bson_value_t *file_id,


                                   bson_error_t *error);


PARAMETERS

  • bucket: A mongoc_gridfs_bucket_t <>.
  • file_id: A bson_value_t <https://www.mongoc.org/libbson/current/bson_value_t.html> of the id of the file to delete.
  • error: A bson_error_t <https://www.mongoc.org/libbson/current/bson_error_t.html> to receive any error or NULL.

DESCRIPTION

Deletes a file and its contents from GridFS.

RETURNS

True if the operation succeeded. False otherwise, and sets error.

Author

MongoDB, Inc

Copyright

2009-present, MongoDB, Inc.

February 10, 2026 1.30.7