resources/containers/methods/delete/index.md 2026-09-27 23:58 UTC to 2026-09-28 22:57 UTC

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Delete a container

delete /containers/{container_id}

Delete Container

Path Parameters

• container_id: string

Returns

• id: string

• deleted: boolean

• object: "container.deleted"

  • "container.deleted"

Example

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

Response

{
  "id": "id",
  "deleted": true,
  "object": "container.deleted"
}

Example

curl -X DELETE https://api.openai.com/v1/containers/cntr_682dfebaacac8198bbfe9c2474fb6f4a085685cbe3cb5863 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"

Response

{
    "id": "cntr_682dfebaacac8198bbfe9c2474fb6f4a085685cbe3cb5863",
    "object": "container.deleted",
    "deleted": true
}