Hello, we’re happy with using Gumloop and it’s remote API so far, but there’s a pretty big issue we’ve encountered: how do you delete a file after processing?
The assistant suggested a custom node, which we tried, but there is no documentation that we can find on a file access API. Writing a prompt and having it generate code just gives some generic python to delete a file locally.
Surely there is a way to delete a file besides going in and having to manually click delete on each one…?
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Hey @DamianR – Currently, you can’t delete a file within a workflow or via API. You’d have to do it manually:
Also, we do have file API docs here but deleting via API is not supported yet. Upload file - Gumloop
Also, we’re releasing a “Private Mode” for Enterprise users that doesn’t save any data at all, think of it like incognito within the workflow. This will be shipped in our next update.
The Gumloop AI assistant is adamant it can be done. 
I should clarify that when I meant we couldn’t find information on documentation for file API, I meant local API - as in, from the code for a custom node to delete the file. We’re already using the remote API for our integration.
Are there any plans to add such a deletion feature, to either the remote API or through calls via custom nodes? While we’re still testing, the plan will be to process many files, likely hundreds at first and dozens per month after the initial phase. The only way to delete these is clicking on each one by hand in the UI?
I’m happy to hear that will be an equivalent option for Enterprise (it sounds like this Private mode is exactly what we want), but I don’t think we will have the volume yet to justify the price.
Can you tell me if sending a file by URL instead of direct data will save the file to the Gumloop storage?
Interesting, we’ll fix that.
Are there any plans to add such a deletion feature, to either the remote API or through calls via custom nodes? While we’re still testing, the plan will be to process many files, likely hundreds at first and dozens per month after the initial phase. The only way to delete these is clicking on each one by hand in the UI?
That totally makes sense and we can add this to our roadmap. We bump up the priority based on what the general population wants but I’ve added to the backlog. At the moment the only option would be to delete the files by hand. If you’re curious about the trust policies though you can check this out: https://trust.gumloop.com/
I’m happy to hear that will be an equivalent option for Enterprise (it sounds like this Private mode is exactly what we want), but I don’t think we will have the volume yet to justify the price.
Totally makes sense. We’ll have a blog post coming shortly to explain “private mode” if you’re interested in learning more.
Can you tell me if sending a file by URL instead of direct data will save the file to the Gumloop storage?
Yes, any file used within a Gumloop automation will be stored to some degree
Thanks for the reply. I think we’re less worried about the data security (happy to see Gumloop complying with major security/privacy regulations!) and more so about cluttering up the storage with files that are processed once and done.
We’ll move forward and do hand deletion for now, since it won’t be an issue in the immediate, but looking forward to having it as an option eventually. Thanks again!
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