# Build an assistant

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Create a Pinecone Assistant with custom instructions, metadata, and region settings using the API, Python SDK, Node.js SDK, or console.
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:::card{title="Manage assistants" href="/guides/build-an-assistant-manage-assistants"}
List, describe, update, and delete Pinecone assistants and check assistant status using the API, Python SDK, Node.js SDK, or Pinecone console.
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## Related pages

- [Account management](./account-management-index.md)
- [Admin](./admin-2-index.md)
- [Admin](./admin-index.md)
- [APIs](./apis-index.md)
- [Architecture](./architecture-index.md)
- [Assistants](./assistants-index.md)
- [Bring Your Own Cloud](./bring-your-own-cloud-index.md)
- [Build an integration](./build-an-integration-index.md)
- [Changelog](./changelog-index.md)
- [Changelog](../changelog.md)

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