const response = await index.delete(["2", "3"]);
// { deleted: 2 }

The delete method allows you to delete vectors from your index using various criteria. You can delete vectors by their IDs, by ID prefix, or using metadata filters.

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Arguments

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IDs
string[] | number[] | string | number
required

One or more vector IDs to delete.

OR

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DeletePayload
object
required
You can only use one of the ids, prefix, or filter fields.
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ids
string[] | number[] | string | number

One or more vector IDs to delete.

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prefix
string

A string prefix to match vector IDs for deletion. All vectors with IDs starting with this prefix will be deleted.

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filter
string

A metadata filter for vector deletion. See Metadata Filtering for more information.

Deleting vectors with metadata filter is a O(N) operation that performs a full scan. Therefore, it might be slow for large indexes.

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Options
DeleteCommandOptions
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namespace
string

Namespace to delete from. If not set, default namespace is used.

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Response

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Response
DeleteResult
required
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deleted
number
required

The number of vectors that were successfully deleted.

const response = await index.delete(["2", "3"]);
// { deleted: 2 }

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