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

# Delete File

`DELETE /{provider}/v1/files/{file_id}`

Deletes a specified file. that can be used across - Assistants API, Batch API 
This is the equivalent of DELETE https://api.openai.com/v1/files/{file_id}

Supports Identical Params as: https://platform.openai.com/docs/api-reference/files/delete

Example Curl
```
curl http://localhost:4000/v1/files/file-abc123     -X DELETE     -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"

```

## Path parameters

- `file_id` string, required
- `provider` string, nullable, required

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- unknown

## Other responses

- `422` — Validation Error

---

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