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DELETE
/
backups
/
{backup_id}
PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
BACKUP_ID="9947520e-d5a1-4418-a78d-9f464c9969da"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.pinecone.io/backups/$BACKUP_ID" \
    -H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
    -H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2026-04"

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PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
BACKUP_ID="9947520e-d5a1-4418-a78d-9f464c9969da"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.pinecone.io/backups/$BACKUP_ID" \
    -H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
    -H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2026-04"

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:2026-04
required

Required date-based version header

Path Parameters

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backup_id
string
required

The ID of the backup to delete.

Response

The request to delete the backup has been accepted.