Reference · Files

# DELETE/file/{dirId}/{fileName}

Deletes a file now, without waiting for its directory to expire. It can’t be undone.

## Parameters

Parameters

- `dirId` (string): The directory’s id.
- `fileName` (string): The file’s name, URL-encoded if it holds characters a path can’t.

## Request body

This request has no body.

## Example

Request

```bash
curl -X DELETE https://media.logicboostkit.com/file/dir_pi23jgy1yxlmigi873bz/source.mp4 \
  -H "Authorization: Basic $MEDIA_KEY"
```

Response

```http
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
X-Request-Id: job_0mv6ihz6vfx5ua0h05x8bmql

{
  "ok": true,
  "deleted": {
    "file_path": "dir_pi23jgy1yxlmigi873bz/source.mp4"
  }
}
```

## Response fields

Response fields

- `ok` (boolean): true when the file was deleted.
- `deleted.file_path` (string): The file that is gone: dir_id/file_name.

## Status codes

Status codes

- **200**: The file is deleted. Not charged.
- **401**: The `Authorization` header is missing, or the key is invalid, revoked or expired.
- **403**: The account isn’t active. The error says what to do.
- **404**: `File not found`: the file or its directory isn’t in your account, or the directory has expired.
- **429**: More than 300 requests in a minute on this key. Wait for the number of seconds in `Retry-After`.

Every error has the shape `{"ok": false, "error": "…"}` and is never charged.