Delete an assistant

Delete an existing assistant.

For guidance and examples, see Manage assistants

DELETE /assistants/{assistant_name}

Python

# pip install --upgrade pinecone
import os
from pinecone import Pinecone

pc = Pinecone(api_key=os.environ["PINECONE_API_KEY"])

pc.assistants.delete(name="example-assistant")

401

{
  "error": {
    "code": "UNAUTHENTICATED",
    "message": "Invalid API key."
  },
  "status": 401
}

Python

# pip install --upgrade pinecone
import os
from pinecone import Pinecone

pc = Pinecone(api_key=os.environ["PINECONE_API_KEY"])

pc.assistants.delete(name="example-assistant")

Authorizations

Api-Key · string · header · required

Pinecone API Key

Headers

X-Pinecone-Api-Version · string · default: 2026-07 · required

Required date-based version header

Path Parameters

assistant_name · string · required

The name of the assistant to delete.

Response

200

The request to delete the assistant has been accepted.