diff --git a/app/routers/api_v3_actions_hosted_file.py b/app/routers/api_v3_actions_hosted_file.py
index f698bd0..9d252d3 100644
--- a/app/routers/api_v3_actions_hosted_file.py
+++ b/app/routers/api_v3_actions_hosted_file.py
@@ -370,6 +370,37 @@ async def check_hosted_file_obj_w_hash_action(
     return mk_resp(data=False, status_code=404, response=response, status_message="No record found for this hash.")
 
 
+@router.get('/{hosted_file_id}/links', response_model=Resp_Body_Base)
+async def get_file_links_action(
+        hosted_file_id: str = Path(min_length=11, max_length=22),
+        account: AccountContext = Depends(get_account_context),
+        ):
+    """
+    Return all hosted_file_link records for a file, with link_to_id_random resolved.
+    Used by admin file management to show what objects a file is linked to.
+    """
+    file_id_int = redis_lookup_id_random(record_id_random=hosted_file_id, table_name='hosted_file')
+    if not file_id_int:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail="Hosted file not found.")
+
+    raw_links = get_hosted_file_link_rec_list(hosted_file_id=file_id_int)
+    if not raw_links:
+        return mk_resp(data=[])
+
+    links = []
+    for link in raw_links:
+        link_to_type = link.get('link_to_type')
+        link_to_id_int = link.get('link_to_id')
+        link_to_id_random = get_id_random(record_id=link_to_id_int, table_name=link_to_type) if link_to_type and link_to_id_int else None
+        links.append({
+            'link_to_type': link_to_type,
+            'link_to_id': link_to_id_random,
+            'link_to_id_random': link_to_id_random,
+        })
+
+    return mk_resp(data=links)
+
+
 @router.delete('/{hosted_file_id}', response_model=Resp_Body_Base)
 async def delete_file_action(
         hosted_file_id: str = Path(min_length=11, max_length=22),
diff --git a/documentation/GUIDE__AE_API_V3_for_Frontend.md b/documentation/GUIDE__AE_API_V3_for_Frontend.md
index 2d9d439..dbaa8fa 100644
--- a/documentation/GUIDE__AE_API_V3_for_Frontend.md
+++ b/documentation/GUIDE__AE_API_V3_for_Frontend.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # Aether API V3 Frontend Integration Guide (Svelte/TypeScript)
 
+**Last Updated:** 2026-06-12
+
 This guide defines the standards for interacting with the **Aether API V3 CRUD** and **Action** endpoints.
 
 ---
@@ -368,6 +370,20 @@ These helper endpoints let the frontend request small server-side transformation
     - Add `?background=true` to schedule the clip asynchronously — returns `202 Accepted` immediately; poll the `hosted_file` record for completion.
     - Returns 400 on synchronous failure; 202 when scheduled successfully.
 
+- **Get Links**
+  - Method: `GET`
+  - Path: `/v3/action/hosted_file/{hosted_file_id}/links`
+  - Auth: standard V3 headers
+  - Returns: array of `{ link_to_type, link_to_id, link_to_id_random }` for every record in `hosted_file_link`. Empty array if no links exist (file is an orphan).
+  - Use this to assess what objects are using a file before deleting it.
+
+- **Delete**
+  - Method: `DELETE`
+  - Path: `/v3/action/hosted_file/{hosted_file_id}`
+  - Query params: `link_to_type`, `link_to_id` (random string), `method` (`hide` | `disable` | `delete`, default `hide`), `rm_orphan` (bool, default `false`)
+  - Behavior: removes the specified link record, then if `rm_orphan=true` and no links remain, applies `method` to the file. Use `method=delete` to hard-delete the physical file and DB record. Without `link_to_type`/`link_to_id`, no link is removed; `rm_orphan` only fires if the file already has zero links.
+  - Use the `/links` endpoint first to get `link_to_id_random` — the delete endpoint resolves `link_to_id` as a random string, not an integer.
+
 Frontend guidance:
 
 - Call these routes with the same `link_to_type` / `link_to_id` you plan to associate the resulting hosted_file with — the server resolves random IDs for you.