Delete File

Permanently delete a file, its embeddings, and chat history.

Delete a file by ID

DELETE https://api.knowbase.ai/api/v1/files/{file_id}

Permanently deletes a file from your library, including its vector embeddings and associated chat history. This action cannot be undone.

Headers

Name	Type	Description
Authorization*	string	Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN

Path Parameters

Name	Type	Description
file_id*	string	The UUID of the file to delete

Responses

200: OK

{
  "message": "File deleted successfully"
}

404: Not Found

{
  "error": {
    "code": "NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "File not found"
  }
}

Example

import requests

file_id = "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890"
url = f"https://api.knowbase.ai/api/v1/files/{file_id}"
headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"}

response = requests.delete(url, headers=headers)
print(response.json())

curl -X DELETE https://api.knowbase.ai/api/v1/files/a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"