---
title: "Delete File"
method: DELETE
path: "/v1/files/{file_id}"
tags: ["files"]
---

# Delete File

`DELETE /v1/files/{file_id}`

Soft-delete a file's metadata and remove its bytes from the backend.

## Path parameters

- `file_id` string, required

## Query parameters

- `user` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- object

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

## Changes

- **2026-07-20** `d9a87177ce4a` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `XApiKeyAuth` was added to the API
- **2026-07-14** `0ad4e5f1cc3e` — 1 info
  - the endpoint scheme security `ApiKeyAuth` was added to the API
- **2026-06-10** `5d418a845138` — 1 info
  - endpoint added
- **2026-04-17** `0f43605bdc13` — 1 breaking
  - api path removed without deprecation

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/mozilla-ai/apis/otari/changes/v1/files/:file_id/delete.md)

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