Delete Knowledge Base Collection

Delete the vector collection of the current RAG knowledge base along with all vector data in it. This operation will affect subsequent retrieval results, please call with caution.

Try It

DELETE/database/collectionshttps://api-platform.ope.ai

Authentication

Uses Bearer Token authentication.

• Header: Authorization: Bearer <token>
• Example: Authorization: Bearer sk-xxxxxx

Request Body (application/json)

The request body can just be an empty JSON object.

{}

Request Examples

cURL

curl -X DELETE "https://api-platform.ope.ai/database/collections" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPEAI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'

JavaScript

const res = await fetch("https://api-platform.ope.ai/database/collections", {
  method: "DELETE",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.OPEAI_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({}),
});

console.log(await res.json());

Response Example

{
  "success": true
}

Error Responses

Status Code	Scenario	Description
401	Authentication failed	API Key is missing, invalid, or has insufficient permissions
422	Validation failed	Request format is incorrect
500	Collection deletion failed	Vector database connection failed or collection deletion failed