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Vector Stores

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Delete vector store file

DELETE/vector_stores/{vector_store_id}/files/{file_id}

Delete a vector store file. This will remove the file from the vector store but the file itself will not be deleted. To delete the file, use the delete file endpoint.

Path ParametersExpand Collapse

vector_store_id: string

file_id: string

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VectorStoreFileDeleted = object { id, deleted, object }

id: string

deleted: boolean

object: "vector_store.file.deleted"

Delete vector store file

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curl https://api.openai.com/v1/vector_stores/vs_abc123/files/file-abc123 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "OpenAI-Beta: assistants=v2" \
  -X DELETE

{
  id: "file-abc123",
  object: "vector_store.file.deleted",
  deleted: true
}

Returns Examples

{
  id: "file-abc123",
  object: "vector_store.file.deleted",
  deleted: true
}