Delete a project
Before deleting a project, you must delete all indexes, assistants, backups, and collections associated with the project. Other project resources, such as API keys, are automatically deleted when the project is deleted.
PINECONE_PROJECT_ID="32c8235a-5220-4a80-a9f1-69c24109e6f2"
PINECONE_ACCESS_TOKEN="YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN"
curl -X DELETE "https://api.pinecone.io/admin/projects/$PINECONE_PROJECT_ID" \
-H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-04" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PINECONE_ACCESS_TOKEN"PINECONE_PROJECT_ID="32c8235a-5220-4a80-a9f1-69c24109e6f2"
# Target the organization that contains the project.
pc target -o "example-org"
# Delete the project. Use --skip-confirmation to skip
# the confirmation prompt.
pc project delete -i $PINECONE_PROJECT_IDNo response payload[WARN] This will delete the project example-project in organization Pinecone Mesh.
[WARN] This action cannot be undone.
Do you want to continue? (y/N): y
[INFO] You chose to continue delete.
[SUCCESS] Project example-project deleted.DELETE
/admin/projects/{project_id}Delete a project
2 parameters
- X-Pinecone-Api-Versionstringheaderrequired
Required date-based version header
- project_idstringpathrequired
Project ID