---
title: "Delete Document"
method: DELETE
path: "/datasets/{dataset_id}/documents/{document_id}"
tags: ["Documents"]
---

# Delete Document

`DELETE /datasets/{dataset_id}/documents/{document_id}`

Permanently deletes a document and all its chunks from the knowledge base.

## Path parameters

- `dataset_id` string, uuid, required
- `document_id` string, uuid, required

## Response `204`

Success.

## Other responses

- `403` — - `archived_document_immutable` : The archived document is not editable. - `forbidden` : Knowledge base API access is not enabled. - `forbidden` : Sorry, you have reached the knowledge base request rate limit of your subscription.
- `404` — `not_found` : The document does not exist. Also returned as "Dataset not found." when the knowledge base itself does not exist.

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