Delete File

Delete File through the OMA API.

DELETE /v1/files/{file_id}

Delete File

cURL

curl --request DELETE \
  --url http://localhost:38080/v1/files/{file_id} \
  --header 'X-Api-Key: <api-key>' \
  --header 'anthropic-beta: <anthropic-beta>'

200

{
  "id": "file_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w",
  "type": "file_deleted"
}

Every request requires anthropic-beta: files-api-2025-04-14.

Authorizations

omaApiKeyomaBearer

X-Api-Key · string · header · default: sk-ant-local-default · required

OMA workspace API key.

Headers

anthropic-beta · string · required

Optional header to specify the beta version(s) you want to use.

To use multiple betas, use a comma separated list like beta1,beta2 or specify the header multiple times for each beta.

anthropic-version · string

The version of the OMA API you want to use.

Read more about versioning and our version history here.

Path Parameters

file_id · string · required

ID of the File.

Query Parameters

beta · enum<boolean> · required

Selects the beta API contract for this endpoint. Must be true.

Available options: true

Response

200

application/json

Successful Response

id · string · required

ID of the deleted file.

Example:

"file_011CNha8iCJcU1wXNR6q4V8w"

type · string · default: file_deleted

Deleted object type.

For file deletion, this is always "file_deleted".

Allowed value: "file_deleted"