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Delete file

DELETE/files/{file_id}

Delete a file and remove it from all vector stores.

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

file_id: string

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FileDeleted = object { id, deleted, object }

id: string

deleted: boolean

object: "file"

Delete file

HTTP

HTTP

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Python

Java

Go

Ruby

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/files/file-abc123 \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"

{
  "id": "file-abc123",
  "object": "file",
  "deleted": true
}

Returns Examples

{
  "id": "file-abc123",
  "object": "file",
  "deleted": true
}