Requests deletion of a Folder. The Folder is moved into the DELETE_REQUESTED state immediately, and is deleted approximately 30 days later. This method may only be called on an empty Folder in the ACTIVE state, where a Folder is empty if it doesn't contain any Folders or Projects in the ACTIVE state. The caller must have resourcemanager.folders.delete permission on the identified folder.
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