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Remove a file

DELETE
/{resource}/files/file
curl --request DELETE \
--url 'https://example.com/v1/example/files/file?path=example' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

Removes the file’s path from the space. The file itself is kept, as commits can still use it. A file the space still uses isn’t removed unless force is given.

resource
required
string
/^\d+$/

The project ID of the space

path
required
string

The file’s path in the space

force
boolean

Remove it even if the space still uses it.

Removed

The body is invalid. issues describes what was wrong.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required

A description of the error

string
code
required

A stable identifier for the kind of error

string
issues

For invalidBody: what failed validation, and where

Array<object>
object

Example generated

{
"error": "example",
"code": "example",
"issues": [
{}
]
}

The token is missing or invalid.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required

A description of the error

string
code
required

A stable identifier for the kind of error

string
issues

For invalidBody: what failed validation, and where

Array<object>
object

Example generated

{
"error": "example",
"code": "example",
"issues": [
{}
]
}

The token has no access to this space.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required

A description of the error

string
code
required

A stable identifier for the kind of error

string
issues

For invalidBody: what failed validation, and where

Array<object>
object

Example generated

{
"error": "example",
"code": "example",
"issues": [
{}
]
}

No item has this id.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required

A description of the error

string
code
required

A stable identifier for the kind of error

string
issues

For invalidBody: what failed validation, and where

Array<object>
object

Example generated

{
"error": "example",
"code": "example",
"issues": [
{}
]
}

The space still uses the file (fileInUse). issues lists where.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required

A description of the error

string
code
required

A stable identifier for the kind of error

string
issues

For invalidBody: what failed validation, and where

Array<object>
object

Example generated

{
"error": "example",
"code": "example",
"issues": [
{}
]
}

Too many requests. Retry after Retry-After seconds.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required

A description of the error

string
code
required

A stable identifier for the kind of error

string
issues

For invalidBody: what failed validation, and where

Array<object>
object

Example generated

{
"error": "example",
"code": "example",
"issues": [
{}
]
}
Retry-After
integer

Seconds to wait before retrying

Something upstream failed.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required

A description of the error

string
code
required

A stable identifier for the kind of error

string
issues

For invalidBody: what failed validation, and where

Array<object>
object

Example generated

{
"error": "example",
"code": "example",
"issues": [
{}
]
}

The space is moving between servers. Retry after Retry-After seconds.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required

A description of the error

string
code
required

A stable identifier for the kind of error

string
issues

For invalidBody: what failed validation, and where

Array<object>
object

Example generated

{
"error": "example",
"code": "example",
"issues": [
{}
]
}
Retry-After
integer

Seconds to wait before retrying

Something upstream timed out.

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required

A description of the error

string
code
required

A stable identifier for the kind of error

string
issues

For invalidBody: what failed validation, and where

Array<object>
object

Example generated

{
"error": "example",
"code": "example",
"issues": [
{}
]
}