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Delete File

files.delete(strfile_id) -> DeletedFile
DELETE/v1/files/{file_id}

Delete File

Parameters
file_id: str

ID of the File.

Returns
class DeletedFile:
id: str

ID of the deleted file.

type: Optional[Literal["file_deleted"]]

Deleted object type.

For file deletion, this is always "file_deleted".

defaultfile_deleted

Delete File

import os
from anthropic import Anthropic

client = Anthropic(
    api_key=os.environ.get(
        "ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"
    ),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
deleted_file = client.files.delete(
    "file_id",
)
print(deleted_file.id)
{
  "id": "file_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w",
  "type": "file_deleted"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "id": "file_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w",
  "type": "file_deleted"
}