---
title: Delete Session
description: "Permanently delete a PocketPaw chat session and all its associated messages. This action is irreversible and removes the session from the index and storage."
api: DELETE /api/sessions/{session_id}
baseUrl: http://localhost:8000
layout: '@/layouts/APIEndpointLayout.astro'
auth: bearer
section: API Reference
ogType: article
keywords: ["delete session", "remove conversation", "permanent delete"]
tags: ["api", "sessions"]
---

## Overview

Permanently deletes a session and all its associated messages from the file store. This action cannot be undone.

## Parameters

<ParamTable type="path">
  <Param name="session_id" type="string" required>
    The unique identifier of the session to delete.
  </Param>
</ParamTable>

## Response

<ResponseField name="status" type="string">
  `"ok"` on successful deletion.
</ResponseField>

<RequestExample>
<Tabs items={["cURL", "JavaScript", "Python"]}>
  <Tab title="cURL">
    ```bash
    curl -X DELETE "http://localhost:8000/api/sessions/session_abc123" \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer <token>"
    ```
  </Tab>
  <Tab title="JavaScript">
    ```javascript
    const sessionId = "session_abc123";
    const response = await fetch(`http://localhost:8000/api/sessions/${sessionId}`, {
      method: "DELETE",
      headers: { "Authorization": "Bearer <token>" }
    });
    const data = await response.json();
    console.log(data);
    ```
  </Tab>
  <Tab title="Python">
    ```python
    import requests

    session_id = "session_abc123"
    response = requests.delete(
        f"http://localhost:8000/api/sessions/{session_id}",
        headers={"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"},
    )
    print(response.json())
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
<Tabs items={["200", "404"]}>
  <Tab title="200">
    ```json
    { "status": "ok" }
    ```
  </Tab>
  <Tab title="404">
    ```json
    { "detail": "Session not found" }
    ```
  </Tab>
</Tabs>
</ResponseExample>