Permanently delete a file

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• Published Oct 13, 2026

Delete a file from Dynatrace Grail Resource Store with the File API by providing its fully qualified file path in the request body.

Overview

Delete file

Delete a file from the Grail Resource Store.

ATTENTION - This operation is irreversible.

The request body needs to contain the request parameters (see below) in JSON format.

Request parameters

Authentication

To execute this request, you need a platform token or OAuth access token with storage:files:delete scope. To learn how to obtain and use it, see Tokens and authentication.

Parameters

{
  "filePath": "/lookups/mydata"
}

Response

{
  "error": {
    "code": 400,
    "message": "File path must not be blank."
  }
}