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Delete file

DELETE
/files/{file_id}

Delete a file and remove it from all vector stores.

Path Parameters
file_id: string

The ID of the file to use for this request.

Returns
FileDeleted object { id, deleted, object }
id: string
deleted: boolean
object: "file"

Delete file

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/files/file-abc123 \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"
Response example
{
  "id": "file-abc123",
  "object": "file",
  "deleted": true
}
Returns Examples
Response example
{
  "id": "file-abc123",
  "object": "file",
  "deleted": true
}