---
title: "DELETE /images/{asset_id}"
method: DELETE
path: "/images/{asset_id}"
tags: ["Images"]
---

# DELETE /images/{asset_id}

`DELETE /images/{asset_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://alttext.ai/api/v1`
- URL: `https://alttext.ai/api/v1/images/{asset_id}`
- Auth: API key in header `X-API-Key`

Delete an image.

## Path parameters

- `asset_id` string, required

## Response `200`

Successful deletion of the image data

- Image
  - `asset_id` string: The unique ID of the image.
  - `url` string: The URL of the image. Will be `null` if the image was added via raw file upload.
  - `alt_text` string: The assigned alt text of the image.
  - `alt_texts` object: Alt text in requested languages, with language codes as keys.
  - `tags` unknown[]: Words or phrases that you want to associate with the image.
    - unknown
  - `metadata` object: Any custom information you want to store. This will be passed back on all API requests and webhooks.
  - `created_at` integer: Creation date of the image, in seconds since epoch.
  - `errors` object: Any errors associated with this image. Note - This will be an empty object for valid images.
  - `error_code` 'insufficient_credits' | 'invalid_params' | 'general': An identifier describing the type of error, if any.

## Other responses

- `404`: Image not found

---

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