# POST /2/files/delete is deprecated

Dropbox API deprecated POST /2/files/delete without giving a shutdown date yet.

Dropbox has deprecated POST /2/files/delete without a shutdown date. The route is marked as deprecated by delete:2, and requests to this endpoint are set to fail. This change impacts any integrations currently targeting the POST /2/files/delete endpoint.

## What to use instead

Call POST /2/files/delete_v2 instead.

- API: Dropbox API (api.dropboxapi.com)
- Kind: Endpoint removal
- Takes effect: no date given yet
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `POST /2/files/delete`
- Source: [Announcement](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/dropbox/dropbox-api-spec/master/files.stone)
- Verified: November 6, 2026, against Dropbox API's own pages
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/providers/dropbox-api/breaking-changes/post-2-files-delete-is-deprecated/

## Dropbox API's words

> route delete (DeleteArg, Metadata, DeleteError) deprecated by delete:2

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