- name
- delete-file
- description
- Delete a file from cloud storage by URL. Only the API key that uploaded the file can delete it.
Delete File
What It Does
Deletes a file from cloud storage by its URL. Verifies ownership — only the API key that uploaded the file can delete it.
When to Use
- Remove files you no longer need
- Clean up storage before the 30-day auto-deletion
Required Inputs
url— the file URL returned by the upload endpoint
Authentication
Send your API key in the CLIENT-API-KEY header.
Get your free API key at https://pdfapihub.com. Full API documentation is available at https://pdfapihub.com/docs.
Use Cases
- Privacy Compliance — Delete files immediately after processing to meet GDPR/privacy requirements
- Storage Cleanup — Remove files you no longer need before the 30-day auto-deletion
- Workflow Cleanup — Delete intermediate files after a multi-step pipeline completes
- Sensitive Document Handling — Immediately remove confidential documents after processing
Example Usage
curl -X POST https://pdfapihub.com/api/v1/file/delete \
-H "CLIENT-API-KEY: your_api_key" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{ "url": "https://bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/pdf/abc123_my_report.pdf" }'Notes
- Returns 403 if the file doesn't belong to the requesting API key