API Reference

Vector Stores

File Batches

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Cancel vector store file batch

$ openai vector-stores:file-batches cancel

POST/vector_stores/{vector_store_id}/file_batches/{batch_id}/cancel

Cancel a vector store file batch. This attempts to cancel the processing of files in this batch as soon as possible.

ParametersExpand Collapse

--vector-store-id: string

The ID of the vector store that the file batch belongs to.

--batch-id: string

The ID of the file batch to cancel.

ReturnsExpand Collapse

vector_store_file_batch: object { id, created_at, file_counts, 3 more }

A batch of files attached to a vector store.

id: string

The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

created_at: number

The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the vector store files batch was created.

file_counts: object { cancelled, completed, failed, 2 more }

object: "vector_store.files_batch"

The object type, which is always vector_store.file_batch.

status: "in_progress" or "completed" or "cancelled" or "failed"

The status of the vector store files batch, which can be either in_progress, completed, cancelled or failed.

vector_store_id: string

The ID of the vector store that the File is attached to.

Cancel vector store file batch

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openai vector-stores:file-batches cancel \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --vector-store-id vector_store_id \
  --batch-id batch_id

{
  "id": "vsfb_abc123",
  "object": "vector_store.file_batch",
  "created_at": 1699061776,
  "vector_store_id": "vs_abc123",
  "status": "in_progress",
  "file_counts": {
    "in_progress": 12,
    "completed": 3,
    "failed": 0,
    "cancelled": 0,
    "total": 15,
  }
}

Returns Examples

{
  "id": "vsfb_abc123",
  "object": "vector_store.file_batch",
  "created_at": 1699061776,
  "vector_store_id": "vs_abc123",
  "status": "in_progress",
  "file_counts": {
    "in_progress": 12,
    "completed": 3,
    "failed": 0,
    "cancelled": 0,
    "total": 15,
  }
}