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Delete Document

Permanently delete a document and all associated extractions. This action is irreversible and removes the document from any cases it belongs to.

DELETE/v1/documents/:id

Path parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
idstringThe document ID to delete

Example

curl -X DELETE https://api.talonic.com/v1/documents/doc_xyz789 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer tlnc_sk_live_7f3a...x9k2"

Side effects

Deleting a document removes all associated extractions and their per-cell provenance data. If the document was part of a case, the case is recalculated. Active jobs for this document are cancelled. Webhooks fire a document.deleted event.

Related

List Documents
Find document IDs with pagination.
Get Document
Retrieve document metadata before deleting.
Extractions API
Query extraction results.
Event Catalog
Webhook events including document.deleted.
Error Handling
Error codes and 404 responses.