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2title: Delete File
3url: https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/api/beta/files/delete
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16# Delete File
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38**DELETE** `/v1/files/{file_id}`
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1924 - `string`
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118- `"anthropic-workspace-id": optional string`
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111120## Returns
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113122- `BetaDeletedFile object`
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117 ID of the deleted file.
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119124 - `type: optional "file_deleted"`
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121126 Deleted object type.
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123128 For file deletion, this is always `"file_deleted"`.
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125130 default: file_deleted
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134 ID of the deleted file.
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127136## Example
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