Delete File

Archive a workspace file, retaining its stored bytes and removing API read access. List Files with scope=archived finds it; Restore File recovers it. Archiving an already archived file returns 404.

OAuth scope: api:write.

DELETE/api/v2/files/{fileId}

Authorization

X-API-Key<token>

Your Sim API key, personal or workspace-scoped. Generate one under Settings, then API Keys. Operations that reject workspace keys say so in their own description.

In: header

Path Parameters

fileId*string

File identifier.

Match^[A-Za-z0-9_-]+$
Length1 <= length <= 128

Query Parameters

workspaceId*string

Workspace that owns the file.

Length1 <= length <= 128

Response Body

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

application/json

curl -X DELETE "https://www.sim.ai/api/v2/files/string?workspaceId=string" \  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
{
  "data": {
    "id": "string",
    "deleted": true
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST",
    "message": "Invalid request"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
    "message": "Authentication required"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "FORBIDDEN",
    "message": "Insufficient workspace permissions",
    "details": {
      "code": "INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE"
    }
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "NOT_FOUND",
    "message": "Not found"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "RATE_LIMITED",
    "message": "API rate limit exceeded",
    "details": {
      "retryAfter": "2026-01-01T00:00:30.000Z"
    }
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
    "message": "Internal server error"
  }
}
{
  "error": {
    "code": "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE",
    "message": "Service temporarily unavailable"
  }
}
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