cli/resources/conversations/methods/delete/index.md 2026-05-05 23:00 UTC to 2026-05-07 21:57 UTC

1## Delete a conversation

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3`$ openai conversations delete`

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5**delete** `/conversations/{conversation_id}`

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7Delete a conversation. Items in the conversation will not be deleted.

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9### Parameters

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11- `--conversation-id: string`

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13 The ID of the conversation to delete.

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15### Returns

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17- `conversation_deleted_resource: object { id, deleted, object }`

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19 - `id: string`

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21 - `deleted: boolean`

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23 - `object: "conversation.deleted"`

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25### Example

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27```cli

28openai conversations delete \

29 --api-key 'My API Key' \

30 --conversation-id conv_123

31```

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33#### Response

34 

35```json

36{

37 "id": "id",

38 "deleted": true,

39 "object": "conversation.deleted"

40}

41```