# Move an artifact to the trash

> Move an artifact, and everything under it, to the trash: nobody can open it until it is restored, and it is deleted for good after 30 days.

<div class="g1t-endpoint"><span class="g1t-method" data-method="delete">DELETE</span><code>/workspaces/{workspace}/artifacts/{artifact_id}</code></div>

Takes the edit role. Returns the artifact, with trashed_at.

Everything under it goes to the trash with it. It is deleted for good 30 days later, or with `purge_workspace_artifact`.

- **Authentication:** Required. Send an [access token](/reference/api/#authentication) as `Authorization: Bearer`.
- **MCP tool:** [`artifact`](/reference/mcp/#artifact) with `action` `trash`, and the same inputs
- **Scope:** An access token needs [`artifacts:write`](/guides/authentication/#scopes).

## Path parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `workspace` | string | Yes | The workspace's slug, e.g. "acme". |
| `artifact_id` | string | Yes | The artifact's id (fol_…), or its address: /acme/-/artifacts/q4-roadmap-fol_… |

## Example request

```sh
curl -X DELETE https://api.g1t.sh/workspaces/acme/artifacts/fol_01kq8d5f7h9k1n3q5s7u9w1y3a \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $G1T_TOKEN"
```

## Example response

A successful request answers `200` with:

```json
{
  "id": "fol_01kq8d5f7h9k1n3q5s7u9w1y3a",
  "kind": "doc",
  "title": "Release notes",
  "icon": null,
  "slug": "release-notes-fol_01kq8d5f7h9k1n3q5s7u9w1y3a",
  "space": null,
  "parent_id": null,
  "has_children": false,
  "owner": {
    "type": "user",
    "id": "usr_01kkntcg1eeb98j62xjm7eh09q",
    "username": "ana",
    "display_name": "Ana Lima"
  },
  "created_by": {
    "type": "user",
    "id": "usr_01kkntcg1eeb98j62xjm7eh09q",
    "username": "ana",
    "display_name": "Ana Lima"
  },
  "created_at": "2026-10-09T10:00:00.000Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-09T10:00:00.000Z",
  "edited_by": null,
  "edited_at": "2026-10-09T10:00:00.000Z",
  "trashed_at": "2026-10-09T11:30:00.000Z",
  "viewer_role": "manage",
  "private": true,
  "shared_count": 0,
  "general_access": "none",
  "general_role": null,
  "inherit": true,
  "agent_mode": null,
  "excerpt": "What changed in 2.4.",
  "source": null,
  "stale": false,
  "html_url": "https://g1t.sh/acme/-/artifacts/release-notes-fol_01kq8d5f7h9k1n3q5s7u9w1y3a"
}
```

## Errors

A failed request answers with one of these statuses and a body like `{"error": {"code": "not_found", "message": "Repository not found."}}`. See [errors](/reference/api/#errors).

| Status | Code | When |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 401 | `unauthenticated` | A token is required, or the one sent is not valid. |
| 403 | `forbidden` | The token is valid but not allowed to do this, such as a member-only change or an agent token outside its repository. |
| 404 | `not_found` | It does not exist, or you cannot see it. |
| 409 | `conflict` | The request conflicts with the current state. |
| 422 | `invalid` | The input is not valid. `message` says which field and why. |