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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 Parameters
vector_store_id: string

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

file_id: string

The ID of the file to delete.

Returns
VectorStoreFileDeleted object { id, deleted, object }
id: string
deleted: boolean
object: "vector_store.file.deleted"

Delete vector store file

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
Response example
{
  "id": "file-abc123",
  "object": "vector_store.file.deleted",
  "deleted": true
}
Returns Examples
Response example
{
  "id": "file-abc123",
  "object": "vector_store.file.deleted",
  "deleted": true
}