Delete chat

DELETE/v1/compliance/apps/chats/{claude_chat_id}

Permanently deletes a chat and all associated messages and files. This is a destructive operation that cannot be undone.

Path parameters

claude_chat_id: string

The chat ID (tagged ID, e.g., claude_chat_abc123)

Headers

"x-api-key": optional string

Returns

id: string

The ID of the Claude chat that was deleted

type: optional "claude_chat_deleted"

Constant string confirming deletion

defaultclaude_chat_deleted

Delete chat

cURL

curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/compliance/apps/chats/$CLAUDE_CHAT_ID \
    -X DELETE \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $ANTHROPIC_COMPLIANCE_API_KEY"

{
  "id": "claude_chat_abc123",
  "type": "claude_chat_deleted"
}

Returns Examples

{
  "id": "claude_chat_abc123",
  "type": "claude_chat_deleted"
}