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DELETE
/
namespaces
/
{namespace}
PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
INDEX_HOST="YOUR_INDEX_HOST"
NAMESPACE="YOUR_NAMESPACE" # To target the default namespace, use "__default__".

curl -X DELETE "https://$INDEX_HOST/namespaces/$NAMESPACE" \
    -H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
    -H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-10"

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PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
INDEX_HOST="YOUR_INDEX_HOST"
NAMESPACE="YOUR_NAMESPACE" # To target the default namespace, use "__default__".

curl -X DELETE "https://$INDEX_HOST/namespaces/$NAMESPACE" \
    -H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
    -H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-10"

Authorizations

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Api-Key
string
header
required

An API Key is required to call Pinecone APIs. Get yours from the console.

Headers

​
X-Pinecone-Api-Version
string
default:2025-10
required

Required date-based version header

Path Parameters

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namespace
string
required

The namespace to delete.

Response

A successful response.

The response for the delete operation.