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1## Delete file
2
3`files.delete(strfile_id) -> FileDeleted`
4
5**delete** `/files/{file_id}`
6
7Delete a file and remove it from all vector stores.
8
9### Parameters
10
11- `file_id: str`
12
13### Returns
14
15- `class FileDeleted: …`
16
17 - `id: str`
18
19 - `deleted: bool`
20
21 - `object: Literal["file"]`
22
23 - `"file"`
24
25### Example
26
27```python
28import os
29from openai import OpenAI
30
31client = OpenAI(
32 api_key=os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted
33)
34file_deleted = client.files.delete(
35 "file_id",
36)
37print(file_deleted.id)
38```
39
40#### Response
41
42```json
43{
44 "id": "id",
45 "deleted": true,
46 "object": "file"
47}
48```
49
50### Example
51
52```python
53from openai import OpenAI
54client = OpenAI()
55
56client.files.delete("file-abc123")
57```
58
59#### Response
60
61```json
62{
63 "id": "file-abc123",
64 "object": "file",
65 "deleted": true
66}
67```