Delete the attachments for the specified SharePoint 2010 list item using web service in powershell

Steps Involved:

1. Open SharePoint 2010 Management Shell by going to Start | All Programs | SharePoint | Microsoft SharePoint 2010 Products | SharePoint 2010 Management Shell (Run as Administrator).
2. Run the following script.

Powershell Script:

## Input Parameters required for Deleting the attachments for the specified SharePoint list item $uri="http://serverName:10736/sites/ECT/_vti_bin/Lists.asmx?wsdl" [string] $listItemId="2" [string] $listName="List" $listWebServiceReference = New-WebServiceProxy -Uri $uri -UseDefaultCredential [System.Xml.XmlNode]$xmlNode=$listWebServiceReference.GetAttachmentCollection($listName,$listItemId) write-host -ForegroundColor Magenta "Deleting all the attachment for the specified SharePoint list item........." foreach($node in $xmlNode.Attachment) { write-host -ForegroundColor Green "Deleting the attachment " $node $listWebServiceReference.DeleteAttachment($listName,$listItemId,$node) }