For guidance and examples, see [Manage files](/guides/upload-your-data-manage-files#delete-a-file).

```python Python theme={null}
# To use the Python SDK, install the plugin:
# pip install --upgrade pinecone pinecone-plugin-assistant

from pinecone import Pinecone
pc = Pinecone(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

# Get your assistant.
assistant = pc.assistant.Assistant(
    assistant_name="example-assistant", 
)

# Delete a file from your assistant.
assistant.delete_file(file_id="070513b3-022f-4966-b583-a9b12e0290ff")
```

```javascript JavaScript theme={null}
import { Pinecone } from '@pinecone-database/pinecone'

const pc = new Pinecone({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' });

const assistantName = 'example-assistant';
const assistant = pc.Assistant(assistantName);

const file = await assistant.deleteFile("070513b3-022f-4966-b583-a9b12e0290ff")
```

```bash curl theme={null}
PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
ASSISTANT_NAME="example-assistant"
FILE_ID="070513b3-022f-4966-b583-a9b12e0290ff"

curl -X DELETE "https://prod-1-data.ke.pinecone.io/assistant/files/$ASSISTANT_NAME/$FILE_ID" \
  -H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-04"
```

`DELETE /files/{assistant_name}/{assistant_file_id}`

:::code-group
```bash title="cURL"
curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://{assistant_host}/files/{assistant_name}/{assistant_file_id} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'
```

```json title="401"
{
  "error": {
    "code": "QUOTA_EXCEEDED",
    "message": "The index exceeds the project quota of 5 pods by 2 pods. Upgrade your account or change the project settings to increase the quota."
  },
  "status": 429
}
```
:::

## Authorizations

- `Authorization` (header, string, required) — Bearer authentication header of the form `Bearer <token>`.

## Path Parameters

- `assistant_name` (path, string, required) — The name of the assistant to upload files to.
- `assistant_file_id` (path, string, required) — The uuid of the file to be described.

## Response

- `200` — The request to delete the file has been accepted.
- `401` — Unauthorized. Possible causes: Invalid API key.
- `404` — File not found.
- `500` — Internal server error.

## Related pages

- [Account management](./account-management-index.md)
- [Admin](./admin-2-index.md)
- [Admin](./admin-index.md)
- [APIs](./apis-index.md)
- [Architecture](./architecture-index.md)
- [Assistants](./assistants-index.md)
- [Bring Your Own Cloud](./bring-your-own-cloud-index.md)
- [Build an assistant](./build-an-assistant-index.md)
- [Build an integration](./build-an-integration-index.md)
- [Changelog](./changelog-index.md)

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