# Delete recording's file via API

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/delete-recordings-file-via-api/1534>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [August 8, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/delete-recordings-file-via-api/1534 "2018-08-08T12:49:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Mike\_Kollen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/mike_kollen/32/669_2.png) [@Mike\_Kollen](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Mike_Kollen)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/delete-recordings-file-via-api/1534/1 "2018-08-08T12:49:51Z")

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Hello Everyone

I have below steps:

1. Create meeting via&nbsp;[https://developer.zoom.us/playground/#/Meetings/meetingCreate](https://developer.zoom.us/playground/#/Meetings/meetingCreate)&nbsp;

2. Join to meeting and start to record meeting in cloud

3. I have to files for meeting’s recording. Audio and Video files.

4. Delete one meeting VIDEO recording file to trash via&nbsp;[https://developer.zoom.us/playground/#/Cloud%20Recording/recordingDeleteOne](https://developer.zoom.us/playground/#/Cloud%20Recording/recordingDeleteOne)&nbsp;  
After that I see one AUDIO file in recording and one VIDEO file in TRASH. It is okay

5. Delete VIDEO file permanently from TRASH via&nbsp;[https://developer.zoom.us/playground/#/Cloud%20Recording/recordingDeleteOne](https://developer.zoom.us/playground/#/Cloud%20Recording/recordingDeleteOne)&nbsp;  
After that I do not see VIDEO file in TRASH and I do not see AUDIO file in recording. But I did not remove audio file but it disappear.

Is it correct or its bug in API that AUDIO file disappear after deleting VIDEO file.

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**Author:** ![michael\_p.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/michael_p.zoom/32/18105_2.png) [@michael\_p.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/michael_p.zoom)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 5:47pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/delete-recordings-file-via-api/1534/2 "2018-08-08T17:47:03Z")

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Hi Mike,&nbsp;

I will reach out to our Engineers to confirm if the audio/video files gets deleted when the API gets called and will follow up asap.&nbsp;

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Mike\_Kollen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/mike_kollen/32/669_2.png) [@Mike\_Kollen](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/Mike_Kollen)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 8:15am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/delete-recordings-file-via-api/1534/3 "2018-08-15T08:15:19Z")

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Hello&nbsp;Michael

Any news ?

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**Author:** ![michael\_p.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/michael_p.zoom/32/18105_2.png) [@michael\_p.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/michael_p.zoom)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/delete-recordings-file-via-api/1534/4 "2018-08-15T19:22:14Z")

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Hi Mike,&nbsp;

When calling the&nbsp;[https://zoom.github.io/api/#delete-one-meeting-recording-file](https://zoom.github.io/api/#delete-one-meeting-recording-file), only the you choose the recording ID should be deleted.&nbsp;

Do you still have the API request or any logs so that we can take a closer look?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![DeveloperBot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/developerbot/32/12632_2.png) [@DeveloperBot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/DeveloperBot)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/delete-recordings-file-via-api/1534/5 "2020-08-21T17:52:28Z")

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Closed on August 21, 2020, 5:52pm UTC