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Delete an index

This operation deletes an existing index.

Python
# pip install "pinecone[grpc]"
from pinecone.grpc import PineconeGRPC as Pinecone, PodSpec

pc = Pinecone(api_key="YOUR_API_KEY")

pc.delete_index(name="docs-example")
JavaScript
// npm install @pinecone-database/pinecone
import { Pinecone } from '@pinecone-database/pinecone'

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

await pc.deleteIndex('docs-example');
Java
import io.pinecone.clients.Pinecone;

public class DeleteIndexExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Pinecone pc = new Pinecone.Builder("YOUR_API_KEY").build();
        pc.deleteIndex("docs-example");
    }
}
curl
PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

curl -i -X DELETE "https://api.pinecone.io/indexes/docs-example" \
  -H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2024-04"

DELETE /indexes/{index_name}

  • index_name (path, string, required) — The name of the index to delete.
  • 202 — The request to delete the index has been accepted.
  • 401
  • 404
  • 412
  • 500
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