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Delete File

Permanently delete a file. Deleted file data cannot be recovered.

Prerequisites

You have an Alibaba Cloud Model Studio API key (see the API Key page in the console) and authentication configured. For details, see RAG API overview and Authentication. Data import endpoints use the same base URL and authentication as other RAG APIs, with the path prefix /api/v1/connector/dash/.

Endpoint

POST /api/v1/connector/dash/deleteFile Permanently delete a file. Deleted file data cannot be recovered.
This operation is irreversible. File data is permanently removed and cannot be recovered. If the file is referenced by a Knowledge Base, its document index becomes invalid as well.

Request body

FieldRequiredTypeDescription
fileIdYesstringFile ID. Returned by listFile.

Request example 

curl -X POST "$BASE_URL/api/v1/connector/dash/deleteFile" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BAILIAN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "fileId": "file_abc123"
  }'
BASE_URL is https://{workspace_id}.cn-beijing.maas.aliyuncs.com ({workspace_id} is the Workspace ID), and BAILIAN_API_KEY is your Alibaba Cloud Model Studio API key.

Response example

Returns 200 on success. 
{
  "code": "Success",
  "status_code": 200,
  "data": {},
  "requestId": "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
}

Response fields

FieldTypeDescription
codestringResponse code. Success on success.
messagestringError or informational message; an empty string on success.
requestIdstringUnique request identifier. Include this ID when reporting an issue.
dataobjectDeletion result. Sub-fields: fileId (string, ID of the deleted file), status (string, status after deletion: DELETED).
statusintegerBusiness status code. 200 on success, 400 for failures such as invalid parameters. Note that the HTTP status code remains 200 even on failure, so rely on this field and code to determine the result.

Error codes

HTTP status codeError code codeDescription
400InvalidParameterInvalid request parameters. Example message: Required parameter missing or invalid.
401InvalidApiKeyAuthentication failed; the API key is invalid or missing. Example message: Invalid API-key provided.
On business failures the HTTP status code remains 200. Check status and code in the response body to determine the result.
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