---
title: "Permanently delete an asset"
method: DELETE
path: "/api/assets/{asset_id}"
tags: ["assets"]
---

# Permanently delete an asset

`DELETE /api/assets/{asset_id}`

Deletes the asset entirely — the database record, the stored file, and all associated data (faces, album links, etc.). **Irreversible.** Prefer `trash_assets` for the user's standard delete action so accidents can be recovered.

**Use `remove_assets_from_album` instead** when the user only wants to remove an asset from a specific album but keep the file in their library. Use `delete_album` to remove an album without deleting its assets.

## Path parameters

- `asset_id` string, required — Asset ID (with `asset_` prefix) of the asset to permanently delete.

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- DeletionResponse — Acknowledgment body returned by destructive endpoints (delete / trash / restore / permanently delete / remove-from-album / empty-trash). Carries no fields — the HTTP 200 + empty JSON object is itself the success signal. Exists so MCP tools generated from these endpoints have a real ``outputSchema`` (rather than the null schema FastMCP emits for 204 responses), which ChatGPT's MCP submission tooling requires.

## Other responses

- `401` — Missing, invalid, or expired credentials.
- `403` — The credentials are valid but not authorized for this operation — for example an API key whose action or library scope excludes it, or a credential type this operation does not accept.
- `404` — Not found
- `422` — Validation Error
- `429` — Rate limit exceeded. Retry after the interval in the `Retry-After` header.

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