Delete file

DELETE/v1/compliance/apps/chats/files/{claude_file_id}

Permanently deletes a specific file. This is a destructive operation that cannot be undone.

Path parameters

claude_file_id: string

The file ID (tagged ID, e.g., claude_file_abc123)

Headers

"x-api-key": optional string

Returns

id: string

The ID of the file that was deleted

type: optional "claude_file_deleted"

Constant string confirming deletion

defaultclaude_file_deleted

Delete file

cURL

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

{
  "id": "claude_file_xyz789",
  "type": "claude_file_deleted"
}

Returns Examples

{
  "id": "claude_file_xyz789",
  "type": "claude_file_deleted"
}