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Vector Stores

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Delete vector store file

client.vectorStores.files.delete(stringfileID, FileDeleteParams { vector_store_id } params, RequestOptionsoptions?): VectorStoreFileDeleted { id, deleted, object }

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.

ParametersExpand Collapse

fileID: string

params: FileDeleteParams { vector_store_id }

vector_store_id: string

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

ReturnsExpand Collapse

VectorStoreFileDeleted { id, deleted, object }

id: string

deleted: boolean

object: "vector_store.file.deleted"

Delete vector store file

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import OpenAI from "openai";
const openai = new OpenAI();

async function main() {
  const deletedVectorStoreFile = await openai.vectorStores.files.delete(
    "file-abc123",
    { vector_store_id: "vs_abc123" }
  );
  console.log(deletedVectorStoreFile);
}

main();

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

Returns Examples

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