Delete a document

DELETE 
/documents/:id

Delete a document.

A document can only be deleted if it's not linked to a service. If it is linked to a service, it must be unlinked prior to deleting.

Path Parameters

id uuidrequired

Identifies the resource.

200: Successful response

Response Headers

application/json

• Schema
• Example (from schema)

Schema

data

object

id uuid

Identifies the resource.

record_type string

Identifies the type of the resource.

created_at string

ISO 8601 formatted date-time indicating when the resource was created.

updated_at string

ISO 8601 formatted date-time indicating when the resource was updated.

content_type string

The document's content_type.

size

object

Indicates the document's filesize

unit string

Identifies the unit

amount integer

The number of bytes

Indicates the document's filesize

status string

Possible values: [pending, verified, denied]

Indicates the current document reviewing status

sha256 string

The document's SHA256 hash provided for optional verification purposes.

filename string

The filename of the document.

customer_reference string

Optional reference string for customer tracking.

{
  "data": {
    "id": [
      "6a09cdc3-8948-47f0-aa62-74ac943d6c58"
    ],
    "record_type": true,
    "created_at": [
      "2018-02-02T22:25:27.521Z"
    ],
    "updated_at": [
      "2018-02-02T22:25:27.521Z"
    ],
    "content_type": [
      "application/pdf"
    ],
    "size": {
      "unit": [
        "bytes"
      ],
      "amount": [
        123456
      ]
    },
    "status": [
      "pending"
    ],
    "sha256": [
      "08a96c641c3a74e44eb59afb61a24f2cb9f4d7188748e76ba4bb5edfa3cb7d1c"
    ],
    "filename": [
      "test-document.pdf"
    ],
    "customer_reference": [
      "MY REF 001"
    ]
  }
}

500: Unexpected error

Response Headers

application/json

• Schema
• Example (from schema)

Schema

errors

object[]

Array [

code intrequired

title stringrequired

detail string

source

object

pointer json-pointer

JSON pointer (RFC6901) to the offending entity.

parameter string

Indicates which query parameter caused the error.

meta

object

object

]

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "string",
      "title": "string",
      "detail": "string",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "string",
        "parameter": "string"
      },
      "meta": {}
    }
  ]
}

Request samples

• cURL

---

curl -L -X DELETE 'https://api.telnyx.com/v2/documents/:id' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer <TOKEN>'

Response samples

• 200
• 500

---

{
  "data": {
    "id": [
      "6a09cdc3-8948-47f0-aa62-74ac943d6c58"
    ],
    "record_type": true,
    "created_at": [
      "2018-02-02T22:25:27.521Z"
    ],
    "updated_at": [
      "2018-02-02T22:25:27.521Z"
    ],
    "content_type": [
      "application/pdf"
    ],
    "size": {
      "unit": [
        "bytes"
      ],
      "amount": [
        123456
      ]
    },
    "status": [
      "pending"
    ],
    "sha256": [
      "08a96c641c3a74e44eb59afb61a24f2cb9f4d7188748e76ba4bb5edfa3cb7d1c"
    ],
    "filename": [
      "test-document.pdf"
    ],
    "customer_reference": [
      "MY REF 001"
    ]
  }
}

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": "string",
      "title": "string",
      "detail": "string",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "string",
        "parameter": "string"
      },
      "meta": {}
    }
  ]
}