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

# Delete File

`client.files.delete(fileID, params?, options?): DeletedFile`

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

Delete File

## Parameters

- `fileID: string` (path parameter)

  ID of the File.

- `params: FileDeleteParams`

  - `workspace_id?: string` (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

- `interface DeletedFile`

  - `type?: "file_deleted"`

    Deleted object type.

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

    default: file_deleted

  - `id: string`

    ID of the deleted file.

## Example

```typescript
import Anthropic from "@anthropic-ai/sdk";

const client = new Anthropic({
  apiKey: process.env["ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"] // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const deletedFile = await client.files.delete("file_id");

console.log(deletedFile.id);
```

### Response (200)

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