Skip to content

Delete an attachment ​

DELETE/api/v2/workspaces/{slug}/projects/{project_id}/work-items/{work_item_id}/attachments/{pk}/

Attachments are files uploaded against a work item. Delete an attachment. A successful delete returns 204 with an empty body.

Path Parameters ​

slug:requiredstring

The workspace slug. It appears in your Plane URLs — in https://app.plane.so/my-team/projects/, the slug is my-team.

project_id:requiredstring

The project the resource belongs to. Accepts the project UUID or its bare identifier, for example ENG.

work_item_id:requiredstring

The work item the resource hangs off. Accepts the work item UUID or its PROJ-123 identifier.

pk:requiredstring (uuid)

The attachment id.

Response shaping ​

fields:optionalstring

Comma-separated list of fields to return. Unrequested keys are omitted, not returned as null. id always comes back. Pass all for every requestable field. An unknown name is a 400. See Sparse fields.

Requestable here: asset_url, attributes, content_type, created_at, created_by_id, external_id, external_source, id, is_uploaded, name, size, work_item_id.

Scopes ​

projects.work_items.attachments:write

Errors ​

StatusCodeCause
400invalid_requestThe request body or a query parameter failed validation.
401unauthorizedMissing or invalid credentials.
402payment_requiredThe feature this endpoint belongs to isn't enabled on your plan or is switched off.
403forbiddenYour role or token scope doesn't allow this.
404not_foundNo such resource, or it's outside your tenant.
406not_acceptableThe Accept header asks for a representation the API can't produce.
409conflictA business rule blocks the write — see the notes above.
413payload_too_largeThe request body is over the size limit.
415unsupported_media_typeThe Content-Type isn't one this endpoint accepts.
429rate_limitedThrottled. Honor the Retry-After header before retrying.
Delete an attachment
bash
curl -X DELETE \
  "https://api.plane.so/api/v2/workspaces/my-team/projects/4af68566-94a4-4eb3-94aa-50dc9427067b/work-items/9c1f0b3d-6d2e-4c9a-8b41-2f7e5a0d6c88/attachments/8f4c2b1e-0d3a-4f7b-9c21-6e5a8b7d4f13/" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: $PLANE_API_KEY"
Response204

No response body.

Response404
json
{
  "type": "not_found",
  "code": "not_found",
  "detail": "No attachment matches the given query."
}