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1---2title: Delete File3url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/files/delete4---56# Delete File78**DELETE** `/v1/files/{file_id}`910Delete File1112## Path parameters1314- `file_id: string`1516 ID of the File.1718## Headers1920- `"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta`2122 Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.2324 - `string`2526 - `"message-batches-2024-09-24" or "prompt-caching-2024-07-31" or "computer-use-2024-10-22" or 43 more`2728 - `"message-batches-2024-09-24"`2930 - `"prompt-caching-2024-07-31"`3132 - `"computer-use-2024-10-22"`3334 - `"computer-use-2025-01-24"`3536 - `"pdfs-2024-09-25"`3738 - `"token-counting-2024-11-01"`3940 - `"token-efficient-tools-2025-02-19"`4142 - `"output-128k-2025-02-19"`4344 - `"files-api-2025-04-14"`4546 - `"mcp-client-2025-04-04"`4748 - `"mcp-client-2025-11-20"`4950 - `"dev-full-thinking-2025-05-14"`5152 - `"interleaved-thinking-2025-05-14"`5354 - `"code-execution-2025-05-22"`5556 - `"extended-cache-ttl-2025-04-11"`5758 - `"context-1m-2025-08-07"`5960 - `"context-management-2025-06-27"`6162 - `"model-context-window-exceeded-2025-08-26"`6364 - `"skills-2025-10-02"`6566 - `"fast-mode-2026-02-01"`6768 - `"output-300k-2026-03-24"`6970 - `"user-profiles-2026-03-24"`7172 - `"user-profiles-2026-08-18"`7374 - `"user-profiles-2026-09-04"`7576 - `"advisor-tool-2026-03-01"`7778 - `"managed-agents-2026-04-01"`7980 - `"cache-diagnosis-2026-04-07"`8182 - `"dreaming-2026-04-21"`8384 - `"thinking-token-count-2026-05-13"`8586 - `"server-side-fallback-2026-06-01"`8788 - `"server-side-fallback-2026-07-01"`8990 - `"fallback-credit-2026-06-01"`9192 - `"fallback-credit-2026-07-01"`9394 - `"agent-memory-2026-07-22"`9596 - `"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01"`9798 - `"compact-2026-01-12"`99100 - `"computer-use-2025-11-24"`101102 - `"mcp-tunnels-2026-06-22"`103104 - `"structured-outputs-2025-11-13"`105106 - `"task-budgets-2026-03-13"`107108 - `"thinking-display-updates-2026-08-18"`109110 - `"ce-user-management-2026-07-13"`111112 - `"mid-conversation-output-config-2026-07-01"`113114 - `"thinking-binding-controls-2026-08-01"`115116 - `"mid-conversation-system-clear-at-2026-08-21"`117118 - `"compact-2026-09-04"`119120- `"anthropic-workspace-id": optional string`121122## Returns123124- `BetaDeletedFile object`125126 - `type: optional "file_deleted"`127128 Deleted object type.129130 For file deletion, this is always `"file_deleted"`.131132 default: file_deleted133134 - `id: string`135136 ID of the deleted file.137138## Example139140```bash141curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/files/$FILE_ID \142 -X DELETE \143 -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \144 -H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY"145```146147### Response (200)148149```json150{151 "id": "file_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w",152 "type": "file_deleted"153}154```155