> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.qingbo.dev/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete asset

> DELETE /v1/assets/{asset_id} — delete an asset

Delete one of the account's assets. It can no longer be referenced, effective immediately; the copy in the model provider's asset library is deleted afterwards.

<Note>
  Tasks already submitted that reference the asset may fail.
</Note>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={"system"}
  curl -X DELETE https://api.qingbo.ai/v1/assets/ast_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a5f0e9d21 \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"
  ```

  ```python Python theme={"system"}
  import requests

  response = requests.delete(
      "https://api.qingbo.ai/v1/assets/ast_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a5f0e9d21",
      headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY"}
  )

  print(response.json()["deleted"])
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={"system"}
  {
    "id": "ast_3f9c2a7d1e8b4c6a5f0e9d21",
    "object": "asset",
    "deleted": true
  }
  ```

  ```json 404 theme={"system"}
  {
    "error": {
      "message": "素材不存在",
      "type": "invalid_request_error",
      "param": "asset_id",
      "code": "asset_not_found"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Authorizations

<ParamField header="Authorization" type="string" required>
  `Bearer YOUR_API_KEY`. Also works when the API key's quota is exhausted.
</ParamField>

## Request parameters

<ParamField path="asset_id" type="string" required>
  Asset ID starting with `ast_` (the `id` from the upload response). Assets in any status can be deleted.
</ParamField>

## Response

<ResponseField name="id" type="string">
  ID of the deleted asset.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="object" type="string">
  Always `asset`.
</ResponseField>

<ResponseField name="deleted" type="boolean">
  Always `true`.
</ResponseField>

## Error codes

| HTTP | `code`              | Meaning                                                              |
| ---- | ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 401  | —                   | API key missing or invalid                                           |
| 404  | `asset_not_found`   | The asset does not exist, belongs to another account, or was deleted |
| 500  | `asset_store_error` | The asset could not be deleted; retry                                |

## Related

* [Asset library](/en/api-reference/assets/overview)
* [Upload asset](/en/api-reference/assets/create)
* [List assets](/en/api-reference/assets/list)
* [Get asset](/en/api-reference/assets/get)