# Delete a vector store

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Permanently delete a vector store and remove all associated files.

Permanently removes a vector store. Files in the store are not deleted from organization storage, only their association with this store is removed.

#### Path Parameters

**`organization_id`** string required

The unique identifier of the organization.

**`vector_store_id`** string required

The unique identifier of the vector store to delete.

## Returns

A deletion confirmation response.

Request

```bash
curl -X DELETE "https://api.freddy.aitronos.com/v1/organizations/org_abc123/vector-stores/vs_abc123" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $FREDDY_API_KEY"
```


```python
from freddy import FreddyClient

with FreddyClient(api_key="your-api-key") as client:
    result = client.vector_stores.delete(
        organization_id="org_abc123",
        vector_store_id="vs_abc123"
    )
    
    print(f"Deleted: {result.deleted}")
```


```python
import requests

response = requests.delete(
    "https://api.freddy.aitronos.com/v1/organizations/org_abc123/vector-stores/vs_abc123",
    headers={"X-API-Key": api_key}
)

result = response.json()
```

## Response

200 OK

```json
{
  "id": "vs_abc123",
  "deleted": true
}
```

Errors
**404 Not Found**


```json
{
  "error": {
    "message": "Vector store not found",
    "type": "not_found_error",
    "code": "vector_store_not_found"
  }
}
```

**403 Forbidden**


```json
{
  "error": {
    "message": "Cannot delete vector store - insufficient permissions",
    "type": "permission_error",
    "code": "insufficient_permissions"
  }
}
```

## Related Resources

- [Create Vector Store](/docs/api-reference/vector-stores/create)
- [List Vector Stores](/docs/api-reference/vector-stores/list)
- [Retrieve Vector Store](/docs/api-reference/vector-stores/retrieve)
- [Vector Store Object](/docs/api-reference/objects/vector-store-object)