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Delete thread

Deprecated

beta.threads.delete(thread_id) -> ThreadDeleted { id, deleted, object }

DELETE/threads/{thread_id}

Delete a thread.

ParametersExpand Collapse

thread_id: String

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class ThreadDeleted { id, deleted, object }

id: String

deleted: bool

object: :"thread.deleted"

Delete thread

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require "openai"

openai = OpenAI::Client.new(api_key: "My API Key")

thread_deleted = openai.beta.threads.delete("thread_id")

puts(thread_deleted)

{
  "id": "thread_abc123",
  "object": "thread.deleted",
  "deleted": true
}

Returns Examples

{
  "id": "thread_abc123",
  "object": "thread.deleted",
  "deleted": true
}