Delete

Removes vectors from the index by their IDs. This operation permanently deletes the specified vectors and their associated data.

index.delete(ids)

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
ids	List[str]	-	List of vector IDs to delete

Returns

None

Exceptions

Error

• Throws if the API request fails due to network connectivity issues.
• Throws if authentication fails (invalid API key).
• Throws if the encryption key is invalid for the specified index.
• Throws if there are internal server errors preventing the deletion.

Validation Errors

• Throws if the ids parameter is null, undefined, or empty.
• Returns 422 from the server if ids is not a list of strings.

Example Usage

# Delete vectors by ID
vector_ids = ['doc1', 'doc2', 'doc3']
index.delete(vector_ids)