Delete vault object

Permanently deletes a document from the vault including all associated vectors, chunks, graph data, and the original file. This operation cannot be undone.

DELETE /vault/{id}/objects/{objectId}

Delete vault object

cURL

curl --request DELETE \
  --url https://api.case.dev/vault/{id}/objects/{objectId} \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>'

200

{
  "success": true,
  "deletedObject": {
    "id": "obj_abc123",
    "filename": "contract.pdf",
    "sizeBytes": 1024000,
    "vectorsDeleted": 28
  }
}

Authorizations

Authorization · string · header · required

API key starting with sk_case_

Path Parameters

id · string · required

Vault ID

objectId · string · required

Object ID to delete

Query Parameters

force · enum<string>

Force delete a stuck document that is still in 'processing' state. Use this if a document got stuck during ingestion (e.g., OCR timeout).

Available options: true

Response

200

application/json

Object deleted successfully

success · boolean

deletedObject · object

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