# DELETE /organization/external_storage/{external_storage_id} (OpenAI API)
Base URL: https://api.openai.com/v1
Auth: Authorization; OpenAI admin key; required.
Last verified: 2026-10-20

> Delete an external storage configuration

## Critical Gotchas
* The Responses API is the primary interface for new text and tool workflows; Chat Completions remains a separate compatibility API.
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## cURL
curl -X DELETE 'https://api.openai.com/v1/organization/external_storage/extstorage_123' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_ADMIN_KEY"

## Parameters
| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| external_storage_id | path | string | Yes | path parameter external_storage_id. |

## Response example
{"object":"organization.external_storage.deleted","id":"string","deleted":true}

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