Delete file

Endpoint

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

This endpoint permanently deletes an uploaded file (asset) in Tallyfy. It removes both the asset record and the underlying file from storage.

Alternative endpoint

A separate endpoint DELETE /organizations/{org_id}/assets/{asset_id} also exists but only archives the asset record — it doesn’t delete the file from storage. Use the /file/ endpoint above for full deletion.

Restrictions

Organization logos can’t be deleted through this endpoint. Attempting to delete a logo returns an error.

Request

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

Headers

Header	Value	Required
Authorization	Bearer {your_access_token}	Yes
Accept	application/json	Yes
X-Tallyfy-Client	APIClient	Yes

Body

You don’t need a request body.

Code samples

Javascript

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 => {
    if (response.ok) {
        console.log(`Deleted file ${assetId}. Status: ${response.status}`);
    } else {
        return response.json().then(errData => {
            console.error(`Error deleting file ${assetId}:`, errData);
        });
    }
})
.catch(error => {
    console.error(`Request failed for ${assetId}:`, error.message);
});

Python

import requests
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()
    print(f'Deleted file {asset_id}. Status: {response.status_code}')
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
    print(f'Request failed for asset {asset_id}: {e}')
    if e.response is not None:
        print(f'Status: {e.response.status_code}, Body: {e.response.text}')

Java

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("Deleted file " + assetId);
            } else {
                System.err.println("Failed: " + response.statusCode()
                    + " " + response.body());
            }
        } catch (IOException | InterruptedException e) {
            System.err.println("Request failed: " + e.getMessage());
            Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
        }
    }
}

Go

package main

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

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

  client := &http.Client{Timeout: 10 * time.Second}
  req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodDelete, apiUrl, nil)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Printf("Error creating request: %v\n", err)
    return
  }

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

  resp, err := client.Do(req)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Printf("Error making request: %v\n", err)
    return
  }
  defer resp.Body.Close()

  body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
  if resp.StatusCode == http.StatusOK {
    fmt.Printf("Deleted file %s\n", assetId)
  } else {
    fmt.Printf("Failed: %d\nBody: %s\n", resp.StatusCode, string(body))
  }
}

C++

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <cpprest/http_client.h>

using namespace web;
using namespace web::http;
using namespace web::http::client;

pplx::task<void> DeleteAsset(const utility::string_t& assetId)
{
    utility::string_t accessToken = U("YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN");
    utility::string_t orgId = U("YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID");
    utility::string_t apiUrl = U("https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/")
        + orgId + U("/file/") + assetId;

    http_client client(apiUrl);
    http_request request(methods::DEL);
    request.headers().add(U("Authorization"), U("Bearer ") + accessToken);
    request.headers().add(U("Accept"), U("application/json"));
    request.headers().add(U("X-Tallyfy-Client"), U("APIClient"));

    return client.request(request).then([assetId](http_response response)
    {
        if (response.status_code() == status_codes::OK)
        {
            std::wcout << L"Deleted file " << assetId << std::endl;
        }
        else
        {
            return response.extract_string().then([response, assetId](utility::string_t body)
            {
                std::wcerr << L"Failed: " << response.status_code()
                    << L" " << body << std::endl;
            });
        }
        return pplx::task_from_result();
    });
}

int main()
{
    try
    {
        DeleteAsset(U("ASSET_ID_TO_DELETE")).wait();
    }
    catch (const std::exception &e)
    {
        std::cerr << "Error: " << e.what() << std::endl;
    }
    return 0;
}
// Requires C++ REST SDK (Casablanca)

C#

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

public class DeleteFile
{
    private static readonly HttpClient client = new HttpClient();

    public static async Task Main(string[] args)
    {
        var accessToken = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TALLYFY_ACCESS_TOKEN")
            ?? "YOUR_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN";
        var orgId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("TALLYFY_ORG_ID")
            ?? "YOUR_ORGANIZATION_ID";
        var assetId = "ASSET_ID_TO_DELETE";
        var apiUrl = $"https://go.tallyfy.com/api/organizations/{orgId}/file/{assetId}";

        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Authorization =
            new AuthenticationHeaderValue("Bearer", accessToken);
        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(
            new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/json"));
        client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("X-Tallyfy-Client", "APIClient");

        try
        {
            var response = await client.DeleteAsync(apiUrl);
            if (response.IsSuccessStatusCode)
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"Deleted file {assetId}");
            }
            else
            {
                var body = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
                Console.WriteLine($"Failed: {response.StatusCode} {body}");
            }
        }
        catch (HttpRequestException e)
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Request failed: {e.Message}");
        }
    }
}

Response

A successful request returns a 200 OK status code with an empty response body, confirming the file has been deleted from both the Tallyfy record and storage.

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