> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.arb.inc/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete a filed document

> Removes a document from a case if it’s still eligible for deletion.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/api.yaml post /filings/documents/delete
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: api
  description: >-
    The API service is the secure public gateway to our platform, letting people
    access features without touching our private internal APIs. It authenticates
    clients with its own internal tokens and then routes their requests to the
    right internal services behind the scenes.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.platform.arb.inc
security: []
tags:
  - name: cases
  - name: docket
  - name: evidence
  - name: filings
  - name: organization
  - name: participants
  - name: schemas
  - name: service-of-notice
paths:
  /filings/documents/delete:
    post:
      tags:
        - filings
      summary: Delete a filed document
      description: Removes a document from a case if it’s still eligible for deletion.
      operationId: deleteFiledDocument
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - caseID
                - filingID
              properties:
                caseID:
                  type: string
                  description: The case identifier.
                  maxLength: 36
                  example: 2025-08-00251
                filingID:
                  type: string
                  description: The filing/document identifier.
                  maxLength: 36
                  example: '3'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Document was deleted.
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: Document successfully deleted
        '404':
          description: Case participant or document not found.
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: document not found
        '409':
          description: Document can’t be deleted because it is already docketed.
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: >-
                  document cannot be deleted because it's already added to the
                  docket
        '410':
          description: Document is currently submitted for approval and cannot be deleted.
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: >-
                  document cannot be deleted because it's currently submitted
                  for approval
        '411':
          description: User is an observer in the case and cannot delete documents.
          content:
            text/plain:
              schema:
                type: string
                example: >-
                  you are registered as an observer and cannot delete documents
                  in this case
      security:
        - bearerAuth: []
components:
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      description: access token
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: JWT

````