Delete file

Endpoint

DELETE /organizations/{org_id}/file/{asset_id}

This endpoint deletes an uploaded file (asset), removing it from the task or kick-off form field it was attached to.

Request

Replace {org_id} with your Organization ID and {asset_id} with the Asset ID of the file to delete.

Headers

Authorization: Bearer {your_access_token}
Accept: application/json
X-Tallyfy-Client: APIClient

Body

No request body is needed for this DELETE request.

Code Samples

const accessToken = 'YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN';
const orgId = 'YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID';
const assetId = 'ASSET_ID_TO_DELETE';
const apiUrl = `https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/${orgId}/file/${assetId}`;

const headers = new Headers();
headers.append('Authorization', `Bearer ${accessToken}`);
headers.append('Accept', 'application/json');
headers.append('X-Tallyfy-Client', 'APIClient');

fetch(apiUrl, {
    method: 'DELETE',
    headers: headers
})
.then(response => {
    // Expect 200 OK on success
    if (response.ok) {
        console.log(`Successfully deleted file/asset ${assetId}. Status: ${response.status}`);
        // Check if body exists (might return success message)
         return response.text().then(text => text ? JSON.parse(text) : null);
    } else {
        // Error handling...
        return response.json().then(errData => { throw new Error(/*...*/); }).catch(() => { throw new Error(/*...*/); });
    }
})
.then(data => {
    if (data) {
      console.log('Delete response details (if returned):');
      console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2));
    }
})
.catch(error => {
    console.error(`Error deleting file/asset ${assetId}:`, error);
});

import requests
import json
import os

access_token = os.environ.get('TALLYFY_ACCESS_TOKEN', 'YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN')
org_id = os.environ.get('TALLYFY_ORG_ID', 'YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID')
asset_id = 'ASSET_ID_TO_DELETE'
api_url = f'https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/{org_id}/file/{asset_id}'

headers = {
    'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}',
    'Accept': 'application/json',
    'X-Tallyfy-Client': 'APIClient'
}

try:
    response = requests.delete(api_url, headers=headers)
    response.raise_for_status() # Expect 200 OK

    print(f'Successfully deleted file/asset {asset_id}. Status: {response.status_code}')
    if response.content:
        try:
            delete_response = response.json()
            print('Delete response details (if returned):')
            print(json.dumps(delete_response, indent=4))
        except json.JSONDecodeError:
            print(f"(Response body: {response.text})")

except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
    # Error handling...
    print(f"Request failed: {e}")

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
import java.io.IOException;

public class DeleteFile {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        String accessToken = System.getenv().getOrDefault("TALLYFY_ACCESS_TOKEN", "YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN");
        String orgId = System.getenv().getOrDefault("TALLYFY_ORG_ID", "YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID");
        String assetId = "ASSET_ID_TO_DELETE";
        String apiUrl = String.format("https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/%s/file/%s", orgId, assetId);

        HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
                .uri(URI.create(apiUrl))
                .header("Authorization", "Bearer " + accessToken)
                .header("Accept", "application/json")
                .header("X-Tallyfy-Client", "APIClient")
                .DELETE()
                .build();

        try {
            HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

            if (response.statusCode() == 200) {
                System.out.println("Successfully deleted file/asset " + assetId + ". Status: " + response.statusCode());
                 if (response.body() != null && !response.body().isEmpty()) {
                     System.out.println("Response Body:");
                     System.out.println(response.body());
                     // TODO: Parse JSON if applicable
                 }
            } else {
                // Error handling...
                 System.err.println("Failed. Status: " + response.statusCode());
                 System.err.println("Response: " + response.body()); // Print error body
            }
        } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
            // Error handling...
             System.err.println("Request failed: " + e.getMessage());
        }
    }
}

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "io/ioutil"
  "net/http"
  "os"
)

func main() {
  accessToken := os.Getenv("TALLYFY_ACCESS_TOKEN")
  orgId := os.Getenv("TALLYFY_ORG_ID")
    assetId := "ASSET_ID_TO_DELETE"
    apiUrl := fmt.Sprintf("https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/%s/file/%s", orgId, assetId)

  client := &http.Client{}
  req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodDelete, apiUrl, nil)
    // Error handling...

  req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+accessToken)
  req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
  req.Header.Set("X-Tallyfy-Client", "APIClient")

  resp, err := client.Do(req)
    // Error handling...
  defer resp.Body.Close()

  body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    // Error handling...

  if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
        fmt.Printf("Successfully deleted file/asset %s. Status: %d\n", assetId, resp.StatusCode)
        if len(body) > 0 {
             fmt.Println("Response Body:")
             fmt.Println(string(body))
             // TODO: Unmarshal JSON if applicable
        }
  } else {
        // Error handling...
    fmt.Printf("Failed. Status: %d\nBody: %s\n", resp.StatusCode, string(body))
  }
}

Response

A successful request typically returns a 200 OK status code. The response body might be empty or contain a simple success message.

If the asset ID is not found or you lack permission, a 404 or 403 error will be returned.

Files > Get file metadata

Get metadata before deleting.

Files > Upload & Attach File

Upload a new file.

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