Create 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.create_assistant(
    assistant_name="example-assistant",
    instructions="Use American English for spelling and grammar.",
    region="us", # Region to deploy assistant. Options: "us" (default) or "eu".
    timeout=30 # Maximum seconds to wait for assistant status to become "Ready" before timing out.
)

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

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

const assistant = await pc.createAssistant({
  name: 'example-assistant',
  instructions: 'Use American English for spelling and grammar.',
  region: 'us'
});

PINECONE_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

curl "https://api.pinecone.io/assistant/assistants" \
  -H "Api-Key: $PINECONE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-Pinecone-Api-Version: 2025-01" \
  -d '{
  "name": "example-assistant",
  "instructions": "Use American English for spelling and grammar.",
  "region":"us"
}'

{
  "name": "example-assistant",
  "instructions": "Use American English for spelling and grammar.",
  "metadata": {},
  "status": "Initializing",
  "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "updated_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}