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    Delete a Message Batch

    DeletedMessageBatch messages().batches().delete(BatchDeleteParamsparams = BatchDeleteParams.none(), RequestOptionsrequestOptions = RequestOptions.none())
    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

    ParametersExpand Collapse
    BatchDeleteParams params
    Optional<String> messageBatchId

    ID of the Message Batch.

    ReturnsExpand Collapse
    class DeletedMessageBatch:
    String id

    ID of the Message Batch.

    JsonValue; type "message_batch_deleted"constant"message_batch_deleted"constant

    Deleted object type.

    For Message Batches, this is always "message_batch_deleted".

    Accepts one of the following:
    MESSAGE_BATCH_DELETED("message_batch_deleted")
    Delete a Message Batch
    package com.anthropic.example;
    
    import com.anthropic.client.AnthropicClient;
    import com.anthropic.client.okhttp.AnthropicOkHttpClient;
    import com.anthropic.models.messages.batches.BatchDeleteParams;
    import com.anthropic.models.messages.batches.DeletedMessageBatch;
    
    public final class Main {
        private Main() {}
    
        public static void main(String[] args) {
            AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.fromEnv();
    
            DeletedMessageBatch deletedMessageBatch = client.messages().batches().delete("message_batch_id");
        }
    }
    Response 200
    {
      "id": "msgbatch_013Zva2CMHLNnXjNJJKqJ2EF",
      "type": "message_batch_deleted"
    }
    Returns Examples
    Response 200
    {
      "id": "msgbatch_013Zva2CMHLNnXjNJJKqJ2EF",
      "type": "message_batch_deleted"
    }

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