ruby/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`files.delete(file_id) -> FileDeleted`

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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- `file_id: String`

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13### Returns

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15- `class FileDeleted`

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17 - `id: String`

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19 - `deleted: bool`

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21 - `object: :file`

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23 - `:file`

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25### Example

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27```ruby

28require "openai"

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30openai = OpenAI::Client.new(api_key: "My API Key")

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32file_deleted = openai.files.delete("file_id")

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34puts(file_deleted)

35```

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37#### Response

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39```json

40{

41 "id": "id",

42 "deleted": true,

43 "object": "file"

44}

45```