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Delete file

delete /files/{file_id}

Delete file

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
}