## Delete a Message Batch

`client.Beta.Messages.Batches.Delete(ctx, messageBatchID, body) (*BetaDeletedMessageBatch, error)`

**delete** `/v1/messages/batches/{message_batch_id}`

Delete a Message Batch.

Message Batches can only be deleted once they've finished processing. If you'd like to delete an in-progress batch, you must first cancel it.

Learn more about the Message Batches API in our [user guide](https://docs.claude.com/en/docs/build-with-claude/batch-processing)

### Parameters

- `messageBatchID string`

  ID of the Message Batch.

- `body BetaMessageBatchDeleteParams`

  - `Betas param.Field[[]AnthropicBeta]`

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

    - `string`

    - `type AnthropicBeta string`

      - `const AnthropicBetaMessageBatches2024_09_24 AnthropicBeta = "message-batches-2024-09-24"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaPromptCaching2024_07_31 AnthropicBeta = "prompt-caching-2024-07-31"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaComputerUse2024_10_22 AnthropicBeta = "computer-use-2024-10-22"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaComputerUse2025_01_24 AnthropicBeta = "computer-use-2025-01-24"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaPDFs2024_09_25 AnthropicBeta = "pdfs-2024-09-25"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaTokenCounting2024_11_01 AnthropicBeta = "token-counting-2024-11-01"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaTokenEfficientTools2025_02_19 AnthropicBeta = "token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaOutput128k2025_02_19 AnthropicBeta = "output-128k-2025-02-19"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaFilesAPI2025_04_14 AnthropicBeta = "files-api-2025-04-14"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaMCPClient2025_04_04 AnthropicBeta = "mcp-client-2025-04-04"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaMCPClient2025_11_20 AnthropicBeta = "mcp-client-2025-11-20"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaDevFullThinking2025_05_14 AnthropicBeta = "dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaInterleavedThinking2025_05_14 AnthropicBeta = "interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaCodeExecution2025_05_22 AnthropicBeta = "code-execution-2025-05-22"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaExtendedCacheTTL2025_04_11 AnthropicBeta = "extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaContext1m2025_08_07 AnthropicBeta = "context-1m-2025-08-07"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaContextManagement2025_06_27 AnthropicBeta = "context-management-2025-06-27"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaModelContextWindowExceeded2025_08_26 AnthropicBeta = "model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaSkills2025_10_02 AnthropicBeta = "skills-2025-10-02"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaFastMode2026_02_01 AnthropicBeta = "fast-mode-2026-02-01"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaOutput300k2026_03_24 AnthropicBeta = "output-300k-2026-03-24"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaUserProfiles2026_03_24 AnthropicBeta = "user-profiles-2026-03-24"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaAdvisorTool2026_03_01 AnthropicBeta = "advisor-tool-2026-03-01"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaManagedAgents2026_04_01 AnthropicBeta = "managed-agents-2026-04-01"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaCacheDiagnosis2026_04_07 AnthropicBeta = "cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"`

      - `const AnthropicBetaThinkingTokenCount2026_05_13 AnthropicBeta = "thinking-token-count-2026-05-13"`

### Returns

- `type BetaDeletedMessageBatch struct{…}`

  - `ID string`

    ID of the Message Batch.

  - `Type MessageBatchDeleted`

    Deleted object type.

    For Message Batches, this is always `"message_batch_deleted"`.

    - `const MessageBatchDeletedMessageBatchDeleted MessageBatchDeleted = "message_batch_deleted"`

### Example

```go
package main

import (
  "context"
  "fmt"

  "github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go"
  "github.com/anthropics/anthropic-sdk-go/option"
)

func main() {
  client := anthropic.NewClient(
    option.WithAPIKey("my-anthropic-api-key"),
  )
  betaDeletedMessageBatch, err := client.Beta.Messages.Batches.Delete(
    context.TODO(),
    "message_batch_id",
    anthropic.BetaMessageBatchDeleteParams{

    },
  )
  if err != nil {
    panic(err.Error())
  }
  fmt.Printf("%+v\n", betaDeletedMessageBatch.ID)
}
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "msgbatch_013Zva2CMHLNnXjNJJKqJ2EF",
  "type": "message_batch_deleted"
}
```