Delete a Message Batch
api/beta/messages/batches/delete
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# Delete a Message Batch ## Path parameters ## Headers ## Returns ## Example ### Response (200) ## Delete a Message Batch ### Path Parameters ### Header Parameters ### Returns ### Example #### Response
---- -title: Delete a Message Batch -url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/messages/batches/delete ---- +# Delete a Message Batch -## Delete a Message Batch +**DELETE** `/v1/messages/batches/{message_batch_id}` -**delete** `/v1/messages/batches/{message_batch_id}` - Delete a Message Batch. Message Batches can only be deleted once they've finished processing. If you'd like to delete an in-progress batch, you must first cancel it.
Learn more about the Message Batches API in our [user guide](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/batch-processing) -### Path Parameters +## Path parameters - `message_batch_id: string` ID of the Message Batch. -### Header Parameters +## Headers - `"anthropic-beta": optional array of AnthropicBeta`
- `"mid-conversation-tool-changes-2026-07-01"` -### Returns +## Returns -- `BetaDeletedMessageBatch object { id, type }` +- `BetaDeletedMessageBatch object` - `id: string`
For Message Batches, this is always `"message_batch_deleted"`. - - `"message_batch_deleted"` + default: message_batch_deleted -### Example +## Example -```http +```bash curl https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages/batches/$MESSAGE_BATCH_ID \ -X DELETE \ -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' \
-H "X-Api-Key: $ANTHROPIC_API_KEY" ``` -#### Response +### Response (200) ```json {