> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://api-tools.memories.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Delete Video

> Delete a video

<Info>
  **Product**: Video Datalake
  **Host**: `https://api.memories.ai/datalake/v1`
  **Auth**: `Authorization: sk-mai-...`
</Info>

Delete a video. Returns `200` + an Operation (kind `video_delete`); the video disappears immediately while vectors, storage, and derived data are purged in the background. Billing ledger is retained.

<Note>
  **Pricing:** Free — management / read (no charge). · See [Pricing](/datalake/pricing) for the full model.
</Note>

<Warning>
  Deletion is **irreversible**.
</Warning>

## Response Fields

<ResponseField name="operation" type="string">Purge Operation handle (kind `video_delete`).</ResponseField>


## OpenAPI

````yaml DELETE /datalake/v1/videos/{id}
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Memories.ai DataLake API 2.0
  version: 2026-08
  description: OpenAPI mapping used by Mintlify Try it for the DataLake API 2.0 docs.
servers:
  - url: https://api.memories.ai
security:
  - ApiKeyAuth: []
paths:
  /datalake/v1/videos/{id}:
    delete:
      tags:
        - Videos — Manage
      summary: Delete a video
      description: >-
        Delete a video. Returns `200` + an Operation (kind `video_delete`); the
        video disappears immediately while vectors, storage, and derived data
        are purged in the background. Billing ledger is retained.
      operationId: delete_video
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
          description: Video ID.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Success
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                video_id: vid_xxx
                operation: op_xxx
components:
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: Authorization
      description: 'Send `Authorization: sk-mai-...`'

````