Files - Delete

Reference

Service:: Azure AI Services

API Version:: 2024-02-01

Deletes the file with the given file-id. Deletion is also allowed if a file was used, e.g., as training file in a fine-tune job.

DELETE {endpoint}/openai/files/{file-id}?api-version=2024-02-01

URI Parameters

Name	In	Required	Type	Description
endpoint	path	True	string url	Supported Cognitive Services endpoints (protocol and hostname, for example: https://aoairesource.openai.azure.com. Replace "aoairesource" with your Azure OpenAI account name).
file-id	path	True	string	The identifier of the file.
api-version	query	True	string	The requested API version.

Request Header

Name	Required	Type	Description
api-key	True	string	Provide your Cognitive Services Azure OpenAI account key here.

Responses

Name	Type	Description
204 No Content		The file was successfully deleted.
Other Status Codes	ErrorResponse	An error occurred.

Security

api-key

Provide your Cognitive Services Azure OpenAI account key here.

Type: apiKey
In: header

Examples

Deleting a file.

Sample Request

HTTP

DELETE https://aoairesource.openai.azure.com/openai/files/file-181a1cbdcdcf4677ada87f63a0928099?api-version=2024-02-01

Sample Response

Status code:: 204

Definitions

Name	Description
Error	Error
ErrorCode	ErrorCode
ErrorResponse	ErrorResponse
InnerError	InnerError
InnerErrorCode	InnerErrorCode

Error

Name	Type	Description
code	ErrorCode	ErrorCode Error codes as defined in the Microsoft REST guidelines (https://github.com/microsoft/api-guidelines/blob/vNext/Guidelines.md#7102-error-condition-responses).
details	Error[]	The error details if available.
innererror	InnerError	InnerError Inner error as defined in the Microsoft REST guidelines (https://github.com/microsoft/api-guidelines/blob/vNext/Guidelines.md#7102-error-condition-responses).
message	string	The message of this error.
target	string	The location where the error happened if available.

ErrorCode

Name	Type	Description
conflict	string	The requested operation conflicts with the current resource state.
contentFilter	string	Image generation failed as a result of our safety system.
fileImportFailed	string	Import of file failed.
forbidden	string	The operation is forbidden for the current user/api key.
internalFailure	string	Internal error. Please retry.
invalidPayload	string	The request data is invalid for this operation.
itemDoesAlreadyExist	string	The item does already exist.
jsonlValidationFailed	string	Validation of jsonl data failed.
notFound	string	The resource is not found.
quotaExceeded	string	Quota exceeded.
serviceUnavailable	string	The service is currently not available.
tooManyRequests	string	Too many requests. Please retry later.
unauthorized	string	The current user/api key is not authorized for the operation.
unexpectedEntityState	string	The operation cannot be executed in the current resource's state.

ErrorResponse

Name	Type	Description
error	Error	Error Error content as defined in the Microsoft REST guidelines (https://github.com/microsoft/api-guidelines/blob/vNext/Guidelines.md#7102-error-condition-responses).

InnerError

Name	Type	Description
code	InnerErrorCode	InnerErrorCode Inner error codes as defined in the Microsoft REST guidelines (https://github.com/microsoft/api-guidelines/blob/vNext/Guidelines.md#7102-error-condition-responses).
innererror	InnerError	InnerError Inner error as defined in the Microsoft REST guidelines (https://github.com/microsoft/api-guidelines/blob/vNext/Guidelines.md#7102-error-condition-responses).

InnerErrorCode

Name	Type	Description
invalidPayload	string	The request data is invalid for this operation.