java/resources/files/methods/delete/index.md 2026-05-18 22:01 UTC to 2026-05-19 06:34 UTC

1## Delete file

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3`FileDeleted files().delete(FileDeleteParamsparams = FileDeleteParams.none(), RequestOptionsrequestOptions = RequestOptions.none())`

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5**delete** `/files/{file_id}`

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7Delete a file and remove it from all vector stores.

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9### Parameters

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11- `FileDeleteParams params`

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13 - `Optional<String> fileId`

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15### Returns

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17- `class FileDeleted:`

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19 - `String id`

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21 - `boolean deleted`

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23 - `JsonValue; object_ "file"constant`

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25 - `FILE("file")`

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27### Example

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29```java

30package com.openai.example;

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32import com.openai.client.OpenAIClient;

33import com.openai.client.okhttp.OpenAIOkHttpClient;

34import com.openai.models.files.FileDeleteParams;

35import com.openai.models.files.FileDeleted;

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37public final class Main {

38 private Main() {}

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40 public static void main(String[] args) {

41 OpenAIClient client = OpenAIOkHttpClient.fromEnv();

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43 FileDeleted fileDeleted = client.files().delete("file_id");

44 }

45}

46```

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48#### Response

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50```json

51{

52 "id": "id",

53 "deleted": true,

54 "object": "file"

55}

56```