How to delete a Grok Imagine video or image
The official guidance reviewed here documents deleting a conversation on grok.com, but does not establish a separate way to delete an individual Imagine image or video. Don’t assume deleting a conversation also deletes its associated media or every copy of it. (xAI Consumer FAQ)
To remove a conversation from your grok.com history:
- Open the conversation history page.
- Find the conversation you want to remove.
- Select the trash button beside it.
- Check that the conversation is no longer listed.
That check confirms the conversation is no longer in the history view; it does not confirm what happened to an associated image or video. The documented instructions specify the grok.com website, so don’t assume they apply in the mobile app. For help with an individual Imagine output, contact xAI through its official contact page and ask about that specific image or video. (xAI Consumer FAQ; xAI Contact)
Does deleting Grok history also delete the Imagine output?
The FAQ explains how to remove a specific conversation from grok.com history, but the guidance reviewed here does not establish whether that action deletes its generated media or whether other copies remain. Treat conversation deletion and media deletion as separate unless xAI confirms otherwise. (xAI Consumer FAQ)
If you generated the output through an API
If the output was saved to xAI’s Files API and you have its file_id, the documented Files API operations let you manage the saved asset. Imagine output documentation identifies file_output.file_id as the identifier for a persisted asset. (Imagine output documentation; Files API reference)
If you created a public URL for the file, revoke it first. Revoking the URL removes that public link but does not delete the stored file. Use your xAI API key as a Bearer token for the Files API request. (Public URLs documentation; Files API reference) (docs.x.ai)
# Revoke the public URL, if one was created
curl -X POST "https://api.x.ai/v1/files/$FILE_ID/public-url/revoke" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $XAI_API_KEY"
# Then delete the stored file
curl -X DELETE "https://api.x.ai/v1/files/$FILE_ID" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $XAI_API_KEY"
After file deletion, the file no longer appears in GET /v1/files, downloading its content returns 404, and its ID can no longer be referenced in chat attachments. Those checks apply to the Files API asset—not copies you downloaded or saved elsewhere. (docs.x.ai)
If you have an Imagine URL but no file_id, the Files API deletion operation above does not apply. The cited documentation distinguishes the ephemeral generation URL from the persisted Files API asset; it does not establish a per-generation deletion command for that URL. Check the provider’s current documentation or contact xAI if you need help identifying the applicable route. (Imagine Files integration)
Quick guide
- Grok website: Delete a conversation using the trash button on the history page. This is documented as conversation deletion, not confirmed deletion of an individual Imagine output. (xAI Consumer FAQ)
- Grok mobile app: The website steps above are not confirmed here for the app. Ask xAI through its contact page about the applicable procedure.
- xAI API, saved to Files: If you created a public URL, revoke it first; then delete the stored asset by
file_id. Check the documented deletion results afterward. (Files API reference; Public URLs documentation) - Downloaded or externally stored copy: Remove it from the device, account, or service where you saved it; deleting an xAI Files asset does not establish deletion from those separate locations.
Sources
Persisting Imagine Output to Files