Update an assistant

# To use the Python SDK, install the plugin:
# pip install --upgrade pinecone pinecone-plugin-assistant

from pinecone import Pinecone

pc = Pinecone(api_key=YOUR_API_KEY)

assistant = pc.assistant.update_assistant(
    assistant_name="test", 
    instructions="Use American English for spelling and grammar.",
    region="us" # Region to deploy assistant. Options: "us" (default) or "eu".
)

import { Pinecone } from '@pinecone-database/pinecone';

const pc = new Pinecone({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' });

await pc.updateAssistant('example-assistant', {
  instructions: 'Use American English for spelling and grammar.',
});

PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
ASSISTANT_NAME="example-assistant"

curl -X PATCH "https://api.pinecone.io/assistant/assistants/$ASSISTANT_NAME" \
  -H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-04" \
  -d '{
  "instructions": "Use American English for spelling and grammar.",
  "region":"us"
}'