---
title: "Delete file"
slug: "rag-delete-file"
updated: 2026-09-17T09:35:51Z
published: 2026-09-17T09:35:51Z
canonical: "api.ncloud-docs.com/rag-delete-file"
---

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# Delete file

Available in VPC

Delete a previously uploaded file. All indexing information associated with the document with the specified file ID is removed.

## Request

This section describes the request format. The method and URI are as follows:

| Method | URI |
| --- | --- |
| DELETE | /api/v1/svc/{serviceId}/file/{fileId} |

### Request headers

For information about the headers common to all RAG APIs, see [RAG request headers](/docs/en/rag-overview#%EC%9A%94%EC%B2%AD%ED%97%A4%EB%8D%94).

### Request path parameters

You can use the following path parameters with your request:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `serviceId` | String | Required | Service's unique identifier |
| `fileId` | String | Required | File's unique identifier |

### Request example

The request example is as follows:

```
curl --location --request DELETE 'https://kr-pub-gateway.rag.naverncp.com/api/v1/svc/{serviceId}/file/12345' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer {apiKey}'
```

## Response

This section describes the response format.

### Response body

The response body includes the following data:

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `status` | Object | - | API processing result |
| `status.code` | Integer | - | [API response status code](/docs/en/rag-overview#%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%EC%83%81%ED%83%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C) |
| `status.message` | String | - | [API response status message](/docs/en/rag-overview#%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%EC%83%81%ED%83%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C) |
| `result` | Object | - | File processing result |
| `result.inserted` | Array | - | Created file ID (always `null`) |
| `result.deleted` | Array | - | Deleted file ID |
| `result.updated` | Array | - | Edited file ID (always `null`) |

### Response status codes

For information about the HTTP status codes common to all RAG APIs, see [RAG response status codes](/docs/en/rag-overview#%EC%9D%91%EB%8B%B5%EC%83%81%ED%83%9C%EC%BD%94%EB%93%9C).

### Response example

The response example is as follows:

```
{
    "status": {
        "code": 200,
        "message": ""
    },
    "result": {
        "inserted": null,
        "deleted": [
            "12345"
        ],
        "updated": null
    }
}
```