---
title: Delete File
url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/java/files/delete
---

# Delete File

`DeletedFile files().delete(params = FileDeleteParams.none(), requestOptions = RequestOptions.none())`

**DELETE** `/v1/files/{file_id}`

Delete File

## Parameters

- `FileDeleteParams params`

  - `Optional<String> fileId` (path parameter)

    ID of the File.

  - `Optional<String> workspaceId` (header parameter)

    Optional header to select the Workspace for this request. The value is a Workspace ID (for example, `wrkspc_011CZkZaBF1tNoB5wlCeusgy`).

    Only needed for credentials that can act on more than one Workspace. A credential that belongs to a specific Workspace may omit it; if sent, it must match that Workspace.

## Returns

- `class DeletedFile`

  - `Optional<Type> type`

    Deleted object type.

    For file deletion, this is always `"file_deleted"`.

  - `String id`

    ID of the deleted file.

## Example

```java
package com.anthropic.example;

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

public final class Main {
    private Main() {}

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        AnthropicClient client = AnthropicOkHttpClient.fromEnv();

        DeletedFile deletedFile = client.files().delete("file_id");
    }
}
```

### Response (200)

```json
{
  "id": "file_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w",
  "type": "file_deleted"
}
```