Delete an uploaded document

DELETE

/api/submissions/{submission_id}/documents/{file_id}

Documents

Last modified:2026-07-27 09:06:51

Maintainer:Not configured

Hard-deletes a previously uploaded document: removes the file from disk (upload_dir), deletes its file_upload database row, and decrements the submission's docs_uploaded count (floored at 0). Only usable while the submission has not yet been finalised.

Request

Authorization

API Key

Add parameter in header

API-KEY

Example:

API-KEY: ********************

Path Params

Header Params

Responses

🟢200

application/json

Document deleted successfully.

Bodyapplication/json

🟠403

🟠404

🟠405

🟠401Unauthorised

Request Example

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

curl --location --request DELETE '/api/submissions//documents/' \
--header 'API-VERSION;' \
--header 'API-KEY: <api-key>'

Response Example

200 - Success

{
    "response": {
        "submission_id": 12345,
        "file_id": 988,
        "docs_uploaded_count": 0
    }
}

Modified at 2026-07-27 09:06:51

Upload a document against a submission

Finalise a submission after required documents have been uploaded