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DELETE
/
api
/
files
/
{id}
Delete File
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://api.example.com/api/files/{id} \
  --header 'Authorization: <authorization>'
{
  "message": "<string>"
}

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Delete a file by its ID. This removes the file from storage and cleans up associated embeddings and knowledge base references.

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Request

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Path Parameters

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id
string
required
The unique identifier of the file to delete

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Headers

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Authorization
string
required
Bearer token for authentication

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Response

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message
string
Confirmation message: "File deleted successfully"

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Example

curl -X DELETE https://your-domain.com/api/files/550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
Response
{
  "message": "File deleted successfully"
}

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Permissions

You can delete a file if:
  • You are the owner of the file (user_id matches)
  • You are an admin user
  • You have write access to the file through access grants

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Cleanup Operations

When a file is deleted, the following cleanup operations are performed:
  1. Storage: Physical file is removed from storage
  2. Vector embeddings: File embeddings are removed from the vector database
  3. Knowledge bases: File is removed from any associated knowledge bases
  4. References: All database references to the file are cleaned up

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Error Responses

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404
File not found or you don’t have access to it
​
400
Error occurred while deleting the file
  • DELETE /api/files/all - Delete all files (admin only)
  • GET /api/files/{id} - Get file details before deletion

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