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# Delete a document

> Deletes a document and its associated embeddings.

This endpoint deletes a document from the database and removes its associated embeddings.

The document is identified by its unique ID.

This operation requires authentication and permission to delete the document.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/openapi-v2.yaml delete /api/v2/files/{id}
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Paradigm API
  version: xenial-xerus (v2)
  description: >-
    A versatile and adaptable tool designed to integrate Generative AI into your
    applications
servers:
  - url: https://paradigm.lighton.ai
security: []
tags:
  - name: Models
    description: Operations about AI models
  - name: Files Search
    description: Operations about files search
  - name: Files
    description: Operations about files
  - name: Upload Sessions
    description: Operations about upload sessions
  - name: Workspaces
    description: Operations about workspaces
  - name: Users
    description: Operations about users
  - name: Companies
    description: Operations about companies
  - name: SCIM
    description: Operations about SCIM
  - name: Feedbacks
    description: Operations about feedbacks
  - name: Reporting
    description: Operations about reporting
  - name: Monitoring
    description: Operations about monitoring
  - name: Platform Status
    description: Operations about platform status
paths:
  /api/v2/files/{id}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - Files
      summary: Delete a document
      description: >-
        Deletes a document and its associated embeddings.


        This endpoint deletes a document from the database and removes its
        associated embeddings.


        The document is identified by its unique ID.


        This operation requires authentication and permission to delete the
        document.
      operationId: api_v2_files_destroy
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: id
          schema:
            type: integer
          description: A unique integer value identifying this Document.
          required: true
      responses:
        '204':
          description: No response body
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: >-
        Bearer authentication header of the form `Bearer <token>`, where
        `<token>` is your auth token.

````