Delete a backup - Pinecone Docs

from pinecone import Pinecone

pc = Pinecone(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

pc.delete_backup(backup_id="9947520e-d5a1-4418-a78d-9f464c9969da")

DELETE

backups

{backup_id}

from pinecone import Pinecone

pc = Pinecone(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

pc.delete_backup(backup_id="9947520e-d5a1-4418-a78d-9f464c9969da")

from pinecone import Pinecone

pc = Pinecone(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

pc.delete_backup(backup_id="9947520e-d5a1-4418-a78d-9f464c9969da")

Api-Key

string

header

required

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

X-Pinecone-Api-Version

string

default:2026-01.alpha

required

Required date-based version header

backup_id

string

required

The ID of the backup to delete.

The request to delete the backup has been accepted.

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