Permanently delete file

POST /v1/files/:id/purge

Permanently deletes the object, bypassing trash. Accepts live and trashed objects. To keep the option to restore, use DELETE /v1/files/:id.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
id	integer	yes	Positive safe integer

Key scope: disk. No body required.

curl

Terminal

curl -X POST "https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/files/42/purge" -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

javascript

const response = await fetch("https://vibecode.bitrix24.com/v1/files/42/purge", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "X-Api-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY" },
});
const data = await response.json();

Response

JSON

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": 42,
    "purged": true
  }
}

Errors

400 INVALID_ID / INVALID_PARAMS; 401 TOKEN_MISSING; 403 SCOPE_DENIED / BITRIX_ACCESS_DENIED / WRITE_BLOCKED_READONLY_KEY; 404 ENTITY_NOT_FOUND; 422 BITRIX_ERROR / DISK_DELETE_REFUSED; 429; 502 DISK_OUTCOME_UNKNOWN / BITRIX_UNAVAILABLE; 503.

A READONLY key cannot perform this action. A missing object and a repeated successful purge return 404.

Known behavior

Deletes all file versions, public links, attachments in tasks, chats, CRM fields and comments, and linked copies in other storages.

Only deletedType != 0 indicates trash: deletedAt and deletedBy are not cleared after restoration. Writes are never automatically retried. A network interruption leaves the outcome unknown: read the object before retrying. Batch does not support these dedicated actions.

Bitrix24: disk.file.delete.