---
title: "Archive an asset"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/assets/{id}"
tags: ["Assets"]
---

# Archive an asset

`DELETE /v1/assets/{id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.masko.ai`
- URL: `https://api.masko.ai/v1/assets/{id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Soft-deletes (archives) a single asset. The underlying file is retained on storage but filtered from reads. Returns 204 on success. No credit cost.

Select Masko-API-Version: 2026-09-26 (or api_version=2026-09-26) for the canonical mascot contract shown first. Existing unversioned clients keep legacy collection fields. A mascot_id query filter also selects the canonical contract. Mixing identifier names returns 400.

## Path parameters

- `id` string, uuid, required

## Query parameters

- `api_version` '2026-09-26' | 'legacy'

## Headers

- `Masko-API-Version` '2026-09-26' | 'legacy'

## Response `204`

Archived

## Other responses

- `400`: Validation error
- `401`: Unauthorized
- `403`: Forbidden
- `404`: Not found
- `409`: Conflict

---

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