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POST /v1/file/delete

All temporary files are auto removed after 1 hour. You may use File Upload methods to explicitly force remove temp files once you don’t need them.

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Attributes

Attributes are case-sensitive and should be inside JSON for POST request. for example: { "url": "https://example.com/file1.pdf" }
AttributeTypeRequiredDefaultDescription
urlstringYes-URL of the previously uploaded temporary file or output file that was generated by the API method.

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Query parameters

No query parameters accepted.

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Responses

ParameterTypeDescription
errorbooleanIndicates whether an error occurred (false means success)
statusstringStatus code of the request (200, 404, 500, etc.). For more information, see Response Codes.
messagestringMessage of the request
creditsintegerNumber of credits consumed by the request
durationintegerTime taken for the operation in milliseconds
errorCodeintegerError code of the request (400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 500, etc.)
remainingCreditsintegerNumber of credits remaining in the account

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Example Payload

To see the request size limits, please refer to the Request Size Limits.
{
  "url": "https://pdf-temp-files.s3.amazonaws.com/b5c1e67d98ab438292ff1fea0c7cdc9d/sample.pdf"
}

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Example Response

To see the main response codes, please refer to the Response Codes page.
{
  "error": false,
  "status": 200,
  "remainingCredits": 9999986
}
Inconsistent URL Encoding in cURL Output: When using cURL to make API requests, the output JSON may show URL characters encoded as Unicode escape sequences. For example, the ampersand character (&) may appear as \u0026 in the cURL output. This is normal JSON encoding behavior and does not affect the validity of the URL. The URL will function correctly when used, as JSON parsers automatically decode these escape sequences. If you’re parsing the response programmatically, your JSON parser will handle this conversion automatically.

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Code Samples

  • CURL
  • JavaScript/Node.js
  • Python
  • PHP
curl --location --request POST 'https://api.pdf.co/v1/file/delete'
--header 'x-api-key: *******************'
--data-raw '{
    "url": "https://pdf-temp-files.s3.amazonaws.com/b5c1e67d98ab438292ff1fea0c7cdc9d/sample.pdf"
}'