Check assistant status
For guidance and examples, see Manage assistants
PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"
ASSISTANT_NAME="example-assistant"
curl -X GET "https://api.pinecone.io/assistant/assistants/$ASSISTANT_NAME" \
-H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
-H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2026-04"{
"name": "example-assistant",
"instructions": "Use American English for spelling and grammar.",
"metadata": {"team": "customer-support", "version": "1.0"},
"status": "Ready",
"host": "https://prod-1-data.ke.pinecone.io",
"created_at": "2025-10-01T12:30:00Z",
"updated_at": "2025-10-01T12:45:00Z"
}GET /assistants/{assistant_name}
Parameters
Section titled “Parameters”X-Pinecone-Api-Version(header, string, required) — Required date-based version headerassistant_name(path, string, required) — The name of the assistant to get a status on.
Responses
Section titled “Responses”200— Poll request successful.401— Unauthorized. Possible causes: Invalid API key.404— Assistant not found.500— Internal server error.