API Reference

Vector Stores

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Delete vector store

$ openai vector-stores delete

DELETE/vector_stores/{vector_store_id}

Delete a vector store.

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--vector-store-id: string

The ID of the vector store to delete.

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vector_store_deleted: object { id, deleted, object }

id: string

deleted: boolean

object: "vector_store.deleted"

Delete vector store

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openai vector-stores delete \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --vector-store-id vector_store_id

{
  id: "vs_abc123",
  object: "vector_store.deleted",
  deleted: true
}

Returns Examples

{
  id: "vs_abc123",
  object: "vector_store.deleted",
  deleted: true
}