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Delete a context (and its Pinecone indexes)

Delete the context, its sources, its curated knowledge, and its Pinecone indexes. Not reversible.

DELETE /contexts/{slug}

  • slug (path, string, required) — Context slug or UUID.
  • X-Pinecone-Api-Version (header, string) — Date-based contract version, echoed back on the same header. Omit for the default (2026-07); send unstable for the in-development surface. An unrecognized value is rejected with 400 unsupported_api_version.
  • 200 — Deleted (empty body)
  • 404 — Not found
  • 504 — Active tasks did not terminate in time
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