Delete File
Delete a specific uploaded file.
DELETE
/
v1
/
files
/
{file_id}
Delete File
curl --request DELETE \
--url https://api.moonshot.ai/v1/files/{file_id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'import requests
url = "https://api.moonshot.ai/v1/files/{file_id}"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.delete(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'DELETE', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
fetch('https://api.moonshot.ai/v1/files/{file_id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.moonshot.ai/v1/files/{file_id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "DELETE",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.moonshot.ai/v1/files/{file_id}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("DELETE", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.delete("https://api.moonshot.ai/v1/files/{file_id}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.moonshot.ai/v1/files/{file_id}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"id": "<string>",
"object": "file",
"deleted": true
}{
"error": {
"message": "<string>",
"type": "<string>",
"code": "<string>"
}
}{
"error": {
"message": "<string>",
"type": "<string>",
"code": "<string>"
}
}{
"error": {
"message": "<string>",
"type": "<string>",
"code": "<string>"
}
}Deletes a previously uploaded file. Once deleted, the file no longer counts against your storage quota and cannot be used in chat completions or Batch requests.
Usage Example
Usage Example
- python
- curl
- node.js
showLineNumbers
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ.get("MOONSHOT_API_KEY"),
base_url="https://api.moonshot.ai/v1",
)
# Delete a specific file
delete_result = client.files.delete(file_id="file_xxx")
print(delete_result)
showLineNumbers
curl -X DELETE https://api.moonshot.ai/v1/files/file_xxx \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $MOONSHOT_API_KEY"
showLineNumbers
const OpenAI = require("openai");
const client = new OpenAI({
apiKey: process.env.MOONSHOT_API_KEY,
baseURL: "https://api.moonshot.ai/v1",
});
async function main() {
const deleteResult = await client.files.delete({
file_id: "file_xxx",
});
console.log(deleteResult);
}
main();
Response Fields
Response Fields
The delete file endpoint returns a JSON object with the following fields:
Response Example
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id | string | Deleted file identifier |
object | string | Always "file" |
deleted | boolean | Whether the file was deleted successfully |
{
"id": "file_xxx",
"object": "file",
"deleted": true
}
Deletion is permanent. Uploaded files count toward the organization’s total storage quota, which is 10 GiB by default. New uploads are rejected when the quota is reached; delete files you no longer need to free up quota.
If the file does not exist or has already been deleted, the endpoint returns a
404 error. Please verify that the file_id is correct.Authorizations
The Authorization header expects a Bearer token. Use an MOONSHOT_API_KEY as the token. This is a server-side secret key. Generate one on the API keys page in your dashboard.
Path Parameters
The file identifier
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Delete File
curl --request DELETE \
--url https://api.moonshot.ai/v1/files/{file_id} \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'import requests
url = "https://api.moonshot.ai/v1/files/{file_id}"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}
response = requests.delete(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {method: 'DELETE', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};
fetch('https://api.moonshot.ai/v1/files/{file_id}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.moonshot.ai/v1/files/{file_id}",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "DELETE",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.moonshot.ai/v1/files/{file_id}"
req, _ := http.NewRequest("DELETE", url, nil)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.delete("https://api.moonshot.ai/v1/files/{file_id}")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.moonshot.ai/v1/files/{file_id}")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Delete.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"id": "<string>",
"object": "file",
"deleted": true
}{
"error": {
"message": "<string>",
"type": "<string>",
"code": "<string>"
}
}{
"error": {
"message": "<string>",
"type": "<string>",
"code": "<string>"
}
}{
"error": {
"message": "<string>",
"type": "<string>",
"code": "<string>"
}
}