---
title: "Delete a file in a repository"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/v4/projects/{id}/repository/files/{file_path}"
tags: ["files"]
---

# Delete a file in a repository

`DELETE /api/v4/projects/{id}/repository/files/{file_path}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://gitlab.com`
- URL: `https://gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/{id}/repository/files/{file_path}`
- Auth: none declared

Deletes a specified file in a repository. Use the Commits API to delete multiple files with a single request.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, required
- `file_path` string, required

## Query parameters

- `branch` string, required
- `commit_message` string, required
- `start_branch` string
- `author_email` string
- `author_name` string
- `last_commit_id` string

## Response `204`

Delete a file in a repository

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[API](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api.md) - [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api/llms.txt) - [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/gitlab/apis/gitlab-api/revisions/b234947ef3f2?raw)