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DELETE
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collections
/
{collection_name}
from pinecone import Pinecone

pc = Pinecone(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

pc.delete_collection("example-collection")

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from pinecone import Pinecone

pc = Pinecone(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

pc.delete_collection("example-collection")

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

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X-Pinecone-Api-Version
string
default:202601-alpha
required

Required date-based version header

Path Parameters

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collection_name
string
required

The name of the collection.

Response

The collection has been successfully deleted.