---
title: "Deletes multiple files asynchronously. Requires a `secret_*` API key. Alternatively, you can use a `public_*` API key and JWT-based auth."
method: DELETE
path: "/v2/accounts/{accountId}/files/batch"
tags: ["File"]
---

# Deletes multiple files asynchronously. Requires a \`secret_\*\` API key. Alternatively, you can use a \`public_\*\` API key and JWT-based auth.

`DELETE /v2/accounts/{accountId}/files/batch`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.bytescale.com`
- URL: `https://api.bytescale.com/v2/accounts/{accountId}/files/batch`
- Auth: API key in header `Authorization`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/bytescale/apis/bytescale-api/docs/v2/accounts/:accountId/files/batch/delete.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Deletes multiple files asynchronously.

Requires a `secret_*` API key. Alternatively, you can use a `public_*` API key and JWT-based auth.

## Path parameters

- `accountId` string, required: Your account ID. This is visible on the settings page: https://www.bytescale.com/dashboard/settings

## Request body

- DeleteFileBatchRequest: Request body for DeleteFileBatch.
  - `files` FilePath[], required

## Response `200`

Success.

- AsyncResponse: Response body from an API endpoint that performs work asynchronously (i.e. does not complete the work immediately).
  - `jobDocs` 'https://www.bytescale.com/docs/job-api/GetJob', required: Link to the documentation that describes how to get a job's status from its job ID.
  - `jobId` string, required: Job ID.
  - `jobType` 'ProcessImageJob' | 'ProcessVideoJob' | 'ProcessAudioJob' | 'AntivirusJob' | 'ResetCacheJob' | 'DeleteFolderBatchJob' | 'DeleteFileBatchJob' | 'CopyFolderBatchJob' | 'CopyFileBatchJob', required: Job type.
  - `jobUrl` string, required: URL for the job's status. You can `GET` this URL to retrieve the job's status. You must authorize your `GET` request with a ```secret_*``` API key when accessing the URL.

## Other responses

- `401`: Unauthenticated.
- `403`: Unauthorized.

## Changes

- **2026-09-01** `d63ecdd9ae9c`: 5 warning, 1 info
  - added the new `AntivirusJob` enum value to the `jobType` response property for the response status `200`
  - added the new `ProcessAudioJob` enum value to the `jobType` response property for the response status `200`
  - added the new `ProcessImageJob` enum value to the `jobType` response property for the response status `200`
  - added the new `ProcessVideoJob` enum value to the `jobType` response property for the response status `200`
  - …2 more

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/bytescale/apis/bytescale-api/changes/v2/accounts/:accountId/files/batch/delete.md)

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