# mongoc_gridfs_bucket_delete_by_id()

## Synopsis

    bool
    mongoc_gridfs_bucket_delete_by_id (mongoc_gridfs_bucket_t *bucket,
                                       const bson_value_t *file_id,
                                       bson_error_t *error);

## Parameters

- `bucket`: A mongoc_gridfs_bucket_t.

- `file_id`: A `bson_value_t` of the id of the file to delete.

- `error`: A `bson_error_t` to receive any error or `NULL`.

## Description

Deletes a file and its contents from GridFS.

## Returns

True if the operation succeeded. False otherwise, and sets `error`.