# Recordings deletion failure

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/recordings-deletion-failure/24075>\
**Category:** API and Webhooks\
**Created:** [July 14, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/recordings-deletion-failure/24075 "2020-07-14T12:14:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![albinali](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/albinali/32/11871_2.png) [@albinali](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/albinali)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 12:14pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/recordings-deletion-failure/24075/1 "2020-07-14T12:14:51Z")

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**Description**  
When I list the recordings under an account, I get a list with the Meeting IDs and recording file IDs. When I attempt to delete that file I receive a 404 error saying the recording does not exist even though I can see it on the dashboard. When attempting to delete the file from the dashboard it works.

**Error**

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/2X/6/6ec2a1aed44161146582ff3a785fce19fc9ff1a8.png)

**Which App Type (OAuth / Chatbot / JWT / Webhook)?**  
OAuth

**Which Endpoint/s?**

> **[Delete a Meeting Recording File - Cloud Recording - Zoom API - API Reference](https://marketplace.zoom.us/docs/api-reference/zoom-api/cloud-recording/recordingdeleteone)**
>
> Delete a sprecific recording file from a meeting.
> Scopes: recording:write:admin recording:write
>  
> Rate Limit Label: Light
> 
> Authorization
> 
> Flow: authori...

**How To Reproduce (If applicable)**  
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Request URL / Headers (without credentials) / Body

```auto
curl --request DELETE \
  --url 'https://api.zoom.us/v2/meetings//FJsf+4NT3+RBRmMScmrGg==/recordings/151543d1-e1d6-431d-90e9-5443ada3f245?action=trash

```

1. See error

**Screenshots (If applicable)**  
If applicable, add screenshots to help explain your problem.

**Additional context**  
Add any other context about the problem here.

One thing to notice that some of these files can be over 2 or 3 weeks old… so could it be a bug related to how old the file is.

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**Author:** ![tommy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/tommy/32/72769_2.png) [@tommy](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/tommy)\
**Post date:** [July 16, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/recordings-deletion-failure/24075/2 "2020-07-16T22:56:13Z")

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Hey @albinali,

The issue is the meetingUUID has a `/` slash in it. Please double [url encode](https://www.urlencoder.org/) it and try again:

`%252FFJsf%252B4NT3%252BRBRmMScmrGg%253D%253D`

Thanks,  
Tommy

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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, 10:44pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/recordings-deletion-failure/24075/3 "2020-08-21T22:44:45Z")

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Closed on August 21, 2020, 10:44pm UTC