Files — Delete

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Delete file

delete /files/{file_id}

Delete a file and remove it from all vector stores.

Path Parameters

• file_id: string

Returns

• FileDeleted object { id, deleted, object }

  • id: string

  • deleted: boolean

  • object: "file"

    • "file"

Example

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/files/$FILE_ID \
    -X DELETE \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"

Response

{
  "id": "id",
  "deleted": true,
  "object": "file"
}

Example

curl https://api.openai.com/v1/files/file-abc123 \
  -X DELETE \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"

Response

{
  "id": "file-abc123",
  "object": "file",
  "deleted": true
}