---
title: "Cancel an upload"
description: "Stops an upload in progress."
canonical_url: https://docs.markdrop.in/api/files/cancel-an-upload
last_updated: 2026-10-30
site: "Markdrop Docs"
index: https://docs.markdrop.in/llms.txt
---

# Cancel an upload

`DELETE https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/files/uploads/{upload_id}`

Stops an upload in progress.

- **Authentication:** API token required: `Authorization: Bearer mdk_…`.
- **Rate limit:** 60 per minute per IP address.

## Path parameters

- `upload_id` (string, required): The `upload_id` that [Start a file upload](https://docs.markdrop.in/api/files/start-a-file-upload) returned.

## Responses

- `204`: No content.
- `401`: No token, or the token is revoked or mistyped.
- `422`: The request didn't validate. `detail` lists each problem, with where it is (`loc`) and why (`msg`).
- `429`: Too many requests from your IP address. Wait the seconds in `Retry-After`.

## Examples

**curl**

```bash
curl -X DELETE https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/files/uploads/UPLOAD_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MARKDROP_TOKEN"
```

**JavaScript**

```javascript
const res = await fetch("https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/files/uploads/UPLOAD_ID", {
  method: "DELETE",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.MARKDROP_TOKEN}`,
  },
});
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status}`);
```

**Python**

```python
import os

import requests

r = requests.delete(
    "https://api.markdrop.in/api/v1/files/uploads/UPLOAD_ID",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['MARKDROP_TOKEN']}"},
)
r.raise_for_status()
```