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# Delete file

Deletes a specific file using its file ID.

## Request Headers

**Content-Type** `string` *required*

Enum: `application/json`

**Authorization** `string` *required*

Bearer authentication format, for example: Bearer \{\{API Key}}.

## Path Parameters

**file\_id** `string` *required*

The unique identifier of the file to delete.

## Response

**deleted** `boolean` *required*

Indicates whether the file was successfully deleted. Returns `true` if the deletion was successful.

**id** `string` *required*

The unique identifier of the deleted file.

**object** `string` *required*

The object type, which is always `file`.


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