Erase inline objects from Docs using Docs API

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I want to delete the inline embedded images when the id is supplied

I have tried with

Docs.Documents.batchUpdate({requests: [{"deletePositionedObject": {"objectId": "kix.b0ejdj9gt8ia"}}]}, doc.getId());

But this will not delete the images inside

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Findings

On my replication, the DeletePositionedObjectRequest produces an error as seen below after inserting an embedded image with an objectId:

The DeletePositionedObjectRequest Request:

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The Error:

{
  "error": {
    "code": 400,
    "message": "Invalid requests[0].deletePositionedObject: No positioned object with ID: kix.ig5lfhg9lak6",
    "status": "INVALID_ARGUMENT"
  }
}

This looks like the objectId needed in DeletePositionedObjectRequest is a positioned object & is different from objectId of the inline embedded image.

Recommendation

As an alternative solution, you can use the deleteContentRange instead & adjust it accordingly to your setup.

Test Result:

1. Get the startIndex & endIndex of the embedded inline image on the document.

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2. The deleteContentRange request body

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Sample document before running the request:

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Sample Document after:

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