# pip install "pinecone[grpc]"
from pinecone.grpc import PineconeGRPC as Pinecone
pc = Pinecone(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
# To get the unique host for an index,
# see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
index = pc.Index(host="INDEX_HOST")
index.delete(ids=["id-1", "id-2"], namespace="example-namespace")
import { Pinecone } from '@pinecone-database/pinecone'
const pc = new Pinecone({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' })
// To get the unique host for an index,
// see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
const index = pc.index("INDEX_NAME", "INDEX_HOST")
const ns = index.namespace('example-namespace')
// Delete one record by ID.
await ns.deleteOne('id-1');
// Delete more than one record by ID.
await ns.deleteMany(['id-2', 'id-3']);
import io.pinecone.clients.Index;
import io.pinecone.configs.PineconeConfig;
import io.pinecone.configs.PineconeConnection;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
public class DeleteVectorsExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
PineconeConfig config = new PineconeConfig("YOUR_API_KEY");
// To get the unique host for an index,
// see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
config.setHost("INDEX_HOST");
PineconeConnection connection = new PineconeConnection(config);
Index index = new Index(connection, "INDEX_NAME");
List<String> ids = Arrays.asList("id-1 ", "id-2");
index.deleteByIds(ids, "example-namespace");
}
}
package main
import (
"context"
"log"
"github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/v4/pinecone"
)
func main() {
ctx := context.Background()
pc, err := pinecone.NewClient(pinecone.NewClientParams{
ApiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
})
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Failed to create Client: %v", err)
}
// To get the unique host for an index,
// see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
idxConnection, err := pc.Index(pinecone.NewIndexConnParams{Host: "INDEX_HOST", Namespace: "example-namespace"})
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Failed to create IndexConnection for Host: %v", err)
}
id1 := "id-1"
id2 := "id-2"
err = idxConnection.DeleteVectorsById(ctx, []string{id1, id2})
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Failed to delete vector with ID %v: %v", id, err)
}
}
using Pinecone;
var pinecone = new PineconeClient("YOUR_API_KEY");
// To get the unique host for an index,
// see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
var index = pinecone.Index(host: "INDEX_HOST");
var deleteResponse = await index.DeleteAsync(new DeleteRequest {
Ids = new List<string> { "id-1", "id-2" },
Namespace = "example-namespace",
});
# To get the unique host for an index,
# see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
INDEX_HOST="INDEX_HOST"
curl "https://$INDEX_HOST/vectors/delete" \
-H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-04" \
-d '{
"ids": [
"id-1",
"id-2"
],
"namespace": "example-namespace"
}
'
{}
Vectors
Delete vectors
Delete vectors by id from a single namespace.
For guidance and examples, see Delete data.
POST
/
vectors
/
delete
# pip install "pinecone[grpc]"
from pinecone.grpc import PineconeGRPC as Pinecone
pc = Pinecone(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
# To get the unique host for an index,
# see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
index = pc.Index(host="INDEX_HOST")
index.delete(ids=["id-1", "id-2"], namespace="example-namespace")
import { Pinecone } from '@pinecone-database/pinecone'
const pc = new Pinecone({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' })
// To get the unique host for an index,
// see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
const index = pc.index("INDEX_NAME", "INDEX_HOST")
const ns = index.namespace('example-namespace')
// Delete one record by ID.
await ns.deleteOne('id-1');
// Delete more than one record by ID.
await ns.deleteMany(['id-2', 'id-3']);
import io.pinecone.clients.Index;
import io.pinecone.configs.PineconeConfig;
import io.pinecone.configs.PineconeConnection;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
public class DeleteVectorsExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
PineconeConfig config = new PineconeConfig("YOUR_API_KEY");
// To get the unique host for an index,
// see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
config.setHost("INDEX_HOST");
PineconeConnection connection = new PineconeConnection(config);
Index index = new Index(connection, "INDEX_NAME");
List<String> ids = Arrays.asList("id-1 ", "id-2");
index.deleteByIds(ids, "example-namespace");
}
}
package main
import (
"context"
"log"
"github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/v4/pinecone"
)
func main() {
ctx := context.Background()
pc, err := pinecone.NewClient(pinecone.NewClientParams{
ApiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
})
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Failed to create Client: %v", err)
}
// To get the unique host for an index,
// see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
idxConnection, err := pc.Index(pinecone.NewIndexConnParams{Host: "INDEX_HOST", Namespace: "example-namespace"})
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Failed to create IndexConnection for Host: %v", err)
}
id1 := "id-1"
id2 := "id-2"
err = idxConnection.DeleteVectorsById(ctx, []string{id1, id2})
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Failed to delete vector with ID %v: %v", id, err)
}
}
using Pinecone;
var pinecone = new PineconeClient("YOUR_API_KEY");
// To get the unique host for an index,
// see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
var index = pinecone.Index(host: "INDEX_HOST");
var deleteResponse = await index.DeleteAsync(new DeleteRequest {
Ids = new List<string> { "id-1", "id-2" },
Namespace = "example-namespace",
});
# To get the unique host for an index,
# see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
INDEX_HOST="INDEX_HOST"
curl "https://$INDEX_HOST/vectors/delete" \
-H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-04" \
-d '{
"ids": [
"id-1",
"id-2"
],
"namespace": "example-namespace"
}
'
{}
# pip install "pinecone[grpc]"
from pinecone.grpc import PineconeGRPC as Pinecone
pc = Pinecone(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")
# To get the unique host for an index,
# see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
index = pc.Index(host="INDEX_HOST")
index.delete(ids=["id-1", "id-2"], namespace="example-namespace")
import { Pinecone } from '@pinecone-database/pinecone'
const pc = new Pinecone({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' })
// To get the unique host for an index,
// see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
const index = pc.index("INDEX_NAME", "INDEX_HOST")
const ns = index.namespace('example-namespace')
// Delete one record by ID.
await ns.deleteOne('id-1');
// Delete more than one record by ID.
await ns.deleteMany(['id-2', 'id-3']);
import io.pinecone.clients.Index;
import io.pinecone.configs.PineconeConfig;
import io.pinecone.configs.PineconeConnection;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
public class DeleteVectorsExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
PineconeConfig config = new PineconeConfig("YOUR_API_KEY");
// To get the unique host for an index,
// see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
config.setHost("INDEX_HOST");
PineconeConnection connection = new PineconeConnection(config);
Index index = new Index(connection, "INDEX_NAME");
List<String> ids = Arrays.asList("id-1 ", "id-2");
index.deleteByIds(ids, "example-namespace");
}
}
package main
import (
"context"
"log"
"github.com/pinecone-io/go-pinecone/v4/pinecone"
)
func main() {
ctx := context.Background()
pc, err := pinecone.NewClient(pinecone.NewClientParams{
ApiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
})
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Failed to create Client: %v", err)
}
// To get the unique host for an index,
// see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
idxConnection, err := pc.Index(pinecone.NewIndexConnParams{Host: "INDEX_HOST", Namespace: "example-namespace"})
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Failed to create IndexConnection for Host: %v", err)
}
id1 := "id-1"
id2 := "id-2"
err = idxConnection.DeleteVectorsById(ctx, []string{id1, id2})
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("Failed to delete vector with ID %v: %v", id, err)
}
}
using Pinecone;
var pinecone = new PineconeClient("YOUR_API_KEY");
// To get the unique host for an index,
// see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
var index = pinecone.Index(host: "INDEX_HOST");
var deleteResponse = await index.DeleteAsync(new DeleteRequest {
Ids = new List<string> { "id-1", "id-2" },
Namespace = "example-namespace",
});
# To get the unique host for an index,
# see https://docs.pinecone.io/guides/manage-data/target-an-index
PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
INDEX_HOST="INDEX_HOST"
curl "https://$INDEX_HOST/vectors/delete" \
-H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-04" \
-d '{
"ids": [
"id-1",
"id-2"
],
"namespace": "example-namespace"
}
'
{}
Authorizations
Body
application/json
The request for the delete operation.
Vectors to delete.
Example:
["id-0", "id-1"]This indicates that all vectors in the index namespace should be deleted.
Example:
false
The namespace to delete vectors from, if applicable.
Example:
"example-namespace"
If specified, the metadata filter here will be used to select the vectors to delete. This is mutually exclusive with specifying ids to delete in the ids param or using delete_all=True. See Delete data.
Response
A successful response.
The response for the delete operation.
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