---
title: "Delete an admin file"
method: DELETE
path: "/admin/files/{file_id}"
tags: ["Admin Files"]
---

# Delete an admin file

`DELETE /admin/files/{file_id}`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.presscart.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.presscart.com/admin/files/{file_id}`
- Auth: HTTP bearer

Delete a file by UUID or S3 key. Soft-deletes the DB record if it exists, otherwise deletes from S3 directly.

## Path parameters

- `file_id` string, required

## Response `200`

File deleted successfully

- object
  - `success` boolean, required

---

[API](https://skmtc.dev/presscart/apis/presscart-prod-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.dev/presscart/apis/presscart-prod-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc.dev/presscart/apis/presscart-prod-api/revisions/2154581d845e?raw)
