---
type: api
title: Delete all case attachments
description: **Spaces method and path for this operation:**
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/kibana/v9/operation/operation-deletecaseattachmentsdefaultspace
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/kibana/v9/operation/operation-deletecaseattachmentsdefaultspace
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Delete all case attachments

Authentication: required

Availability: Planned

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `DELETE` `/api/cases/{caseId}/attachments`
- `DELETE` `/s/{space_id}/api/cases/{caseId}/attachments`

#### Path parameters

- `space_id` (string) — optional
  An identifier for the space. If `space_id` is not provided in the URL, the default space is used. Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.
- `caseId` (string) — required
  The identifier for the case. To retrieve case IDs, use the search cases (`_find)` API. All non-ASCII characters must be URL encoded.
  Example: `9c235210-6834-11ea-a78c-6ffb38a34414`

## Description

Deletes all attachments from a case. Attached files are also deleted. You must have `all` privileges for the **Cases** feature in the **Management**, **Observability**, or **Security** section of the Kibana feature privileges, depending on the owner of the case.

## Header parameters

- `kbn-xsrf` (string) — required
  Cross-site request forgery protection

## Responses

#### `204`

Indicates a successful call.

#### `401`

Authorization information is missing or invalid.

`application/json`

- `error` (string)
- `message` (string)
- `statusCode` (integer)
#### `403`

You don't have the required privileges for this case.

`application/json`

- `error` (string)
- `message` (string)
- `statusCode` (integer)
#### `404`

The case doesn't exist or has no attachments.

`application/json`

- `error` (string)
- `message` (string)
- `statusCode` (integer)
## Code examples

#### Console

```console
DELETE kbn:/api/cases/9c235210-6834-11ea-a78c-6ffb38a34414/attachments
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X DELETE "${KIBANA_URL}/api/cases/9c235210-6834-11ea-a78c-6ffb38a34414/attachments" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"
```

## Response examples

#### Authorization information is missing or invalid.

`application/json`

```json
{
  "error": "Unauthorized",
  "message": "Unable to authenticate with the provided credentials.",
  "statusCode": 401
}
```

#### The user does not have access to the requested resource.

`application/json`

```json
{
  "error": "Forbidden",
  "message": "Unauthorized to access cases",
  "statusCode": 403
}
```

#### The case has no attachments.

`application/json`

```json
{
  "error": "Not Found",
  "message": "No attachments found for case 293f1bc0-74f6-11ea-b83a-553aecdb28b6.",
  "statusCode": 404
}
```