Delete File

beta().files().delete(, ) : DeletedFile

delete/v1/files/{file_id}

Delete File

ParametersExpand Collapse

params: FileDeleteParams

fileId: Optional<String>

ID of the File.

betas: Optional<List<AnthropicBeta>>

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

MESSAGE_BATCHES_2024_09_24("message-batches-2024-09-24")

PROMPT_CACHING_2024_07_31("prompt-caching-2024-07-31")

COMPUTER_USE_2024_10_22("computer-use-2024-10-22")

COMPUTER_USE_2025_01_24("computer-use-2025-01-24")

PDFS_2024_09_25("pdfs-2024-09-25")

TOKEN_COUNTING_2024_11_01("token-counting-2024-11-01")

TOKEN_EFFICIENT_TOOLS_2025_02_19("token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19")

OUTPUT_128K_2025_02_19("output-128k-2025-02-19")

FILES_API_2025_04_14("files-api-2025-04-14")

MCP_CLIENT_2025_04_04("mcp-client-2025-04-04")

MCP_CLIENT_2025_11_20("mcp-client-2025-11-20")

DEV_FULL_THINKING_2025_05_14("dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14")

INTERLEAVED_THINKING_2025_05_14("interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14")

CODE_EXECUTION_2025_05_22("code-execution-2025-05-22")

EXTENDED_CACHE_TTL_2025_04_11("extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11")

CONTEXT_1M_2025_08_07("context-1m-2025-08-07")

CONTEXT_MANAGEMENT_2025_06_27("context-management-2025-06-27")

MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOW_EXCEEDED_2025_08_26("model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26")

SKILLS_2025_10_02("skills-2025-10-02")

ReturnsExpand Collapse

class DeletedFile:

id: String

ID of the deleted file.

type: Optional<Type>

Deleted object type.

For file deletion, this is always "file_deleted".

Accepts one of the following:

FILE_DELETED("file_deleted")

Delete File

package com.anthropic.example

import com.anthropic.client.AnthropicClient
import com.anthropic.client.okhttp.AnthropicOkHttpClient
import com.anthropic.models.beta.files.DeletedFile
import com.anthropic.models.beta.files.FileDeleteParams

fun main() {
    val client: AnthropicClient = AnthropicOkHttpClient.fromEnv()

    val deletedFile: DeletedFile = client.beta().files().delete("file_id")
}

Response 200

{
  "id": "id",
  "type": "file_deleted"
}

Returns Examples

Response 200

{
  "id": "id",
  "type": "file_deleted"
}

Delete File

beta().files().delete(, ) : DeletedFile

delete/v1/files/{file_id}

Delete File

ParametersExpand Collapse

params: FileDeleteParams

fileId: Optional<String>

ID of the File.

betas: Optional<List<AnthropicBeta>>

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

MESSAGE_BATCHES_2024_09_24("message-batches-2024-09-24")

PROMPT_CACHING_2024_07_31("prompt-caching-2024-07-31")

COMPUTER_USE_2024_10_22("computer-use-2024-10-22")

COMPUTER_USE_2025_01_24("computer-use-2025-01-24")

PDFS_2024_09_25("pdfs-2024-09-25")

TOKEN_COUNTING_2024_11_01("token-counting-2024-11-01")

TOKEN_EFFICIENT_TOOLS_2025_02_19("token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19")

OUTPUT_128K_2025_02_19("output-128k-2025-02-19")

FILES_API_2025_04_14("files-api-2025-04-14")

MCP_CLIENT_2025_04_04("mcp-client-2025-04-04")

MCP_CLIENT_2025_11_20("mcp-client-2025-11-20")

DEV_FULL_THINKING_2025_05_14("dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14")

INTERLEAVED_THINKING_2025_05_14("interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14")

CODE_EXECUTION_2025_05_22("code-execution-2025-05-22")

EXTENDED_CACHE_TTL_2025_04_11("extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11")

CONTEXT_1M_2025_08_07("context-1m-2025-08-07")

CONTEXT_MANAGEMENT_2025_06_27("context-management-2025-06-27")

MODEL_CONTEXT_WINDOW_EXCEEDED_2025_08_26("model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26")

SKILLS_2025_10_02("skills-2025-10-02")

ReturnsExpand Collapse

class DeletedFile:

id: String

ID of the deleted file.

type: Optional<Type>

Deleted object type.

For file deletion, this is always "file_deleted".

Accepts one of the following:

FILE_DELETED("file_deleted")

Delete File

package com.anthropic.example

import com.anthropic.client.AnthropicClient
import com.anthropic.client.okhttp.AnthropicOkHttpClient
import com.anthropic.models.beta.files.DeletedFile
import com.anthropic.models.beta.files.FileDeleteParams

fun main() {
    val client: AnthropicClient = AnthropicOkHttpClient.fromEnv()

    val deletedFile: DeletedFile = client.beta().files().delete("file_id")
}

Response 200

{
  "id": "id",
  "type": "file_deleted"
}

Returns Examples

Response 200

{
  "id": "id",
  "type": "file_deleted"
}