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    delete/v1/files/{file_id}

    Delete File

    Path ParametersExpand Collapse
    file_id: string

    ID of the File.

    Header ParametersExpand Collapse
    "anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta

    Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

    Accepts one of the following:
    UnionMember0 = string
    UnionMember1 = "message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 16 more
    Accepts one of the following:
    "message-batches-2024-09-24"
    "prompt-caching-2024-07-31"
    "computer-use-2024-10-22"
    "computer-use-2025-01-24"
    "pdfs-2024-09-25"
    "token-counting-2024-11-01"
    "token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"
    "output-128k-2025-02-19"
    "files-api-2025-04-14"
    "mcp-client-2025-04-04"
    "mcp-client-2025-11-20"
    "dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"
    "interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"
    "code-execution-2025-05-22"
    "extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"
    "context-1m-2025-08-07"
    "context-management-2025-06-27"
    "model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"
    "skills-2025-10-02"
    ReturnsExpand Collapse
    DeletedFile = object { id, type }
    id: string

    ID of the deleted file.

    type: optional "file_deleted"

    Deleted object type.

    For file deletion, this is always "file_deleted".

    Accepts one of the following:
    "file_deleted"
    Delete File
    curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/files/$FILE_ID \
    -X DELETE \
    -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
    Response 200
    {
  "id": "id",
  "type": "file_deleted"
}
    Returns Examples
    Response 200
    {
  "id": "id",
  "type": "file_deleted"
}

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