How to programmatically delete chat recordings and uploaded files

[chrisfellows]

For a group of AD users in my organization then my server application (Dot Net Core, C#) needs to programmatically delete chat recordings and chat files that are older than 30 days. It only applies to 1 to 1 chats and group chats. Not chats in channels.

Could someone point me in the correct direction of where to start?

Which Graph API endpoints would I use?

Am I likely to experience any obvious technical issues in what I'm trying to do?

[#2]

@chrisfellows- Thanks for reporting your issue.
We will check this at our end and will get back to you.

[#3]

@chrisfellows -There are two new API endpoints that developers can now use when working with Microsoft Teams chat messages.

A new method has been added to “soft delete” messages. which can now programmatically be done on any of one of:

• One-to-one or group chats
• channel chats
• replies to chat messages
  
  

  POST /users/{userId}/chats/{chatsId}/messages/{chatMessageId}/softDelete​

  Important note: this call is only for delegated permissions right now. There are no application permissions for these calls.

  
  
  Reference Document-chatMessage: softDelete - Microsoft Graph v1.0 | Microsoft Learn

[#4]

I don't need to delete messages or chats. I need to delete recordings (of chat/meeting) and files uploaded (to chat/meeting).

[#5]

@chrisfellows -We are checking it internally and get back to you once we get any update.

[#6]

@chrisfellows - Currently there is no API available to achieve this functionality. There is only the ability to get and list recordings of meetings: callRecording resource type - Microsoft Graph beta | Microsoft Learn.

To achieve your requirements, we recommend you give your feedback in Teams Feedback Portal.

Thanks, 

Prasad Das

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