python/resources/evals/methods/delete/index.md 2026-05-18 22:01 UTC to 2026-05-19 06:34 UTC

1## Delete an eval

2 

3`evals.delete(streval_id) -> EvalDeleteResponse`

4 

5**delete** `/evals/{eval_id}`

6 

7Delete an evaluation.

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9### Parameters

10 

11- `eval_id: str`

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13### Returns

14 

15- `class EvalDeleteResponse: …`

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17 - `deleted: bool`

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19 - `eval_id: str`

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21 - `object: str`

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23### Example

24 

25```python

26import os

27from openai import OpenAI

28 

29client = OpenAI(

30 api_key=os.environ.get("OPENAI_API_KEY"), # This is the default and can be omitted

31)

32eval = client.evals.delete(

33 "eval_id",

34)

35print(eval.eval_id)

36```

37 

38#### Response

39 

40```json

41{

42 "deleted": true,

43 "eval_id": "eval_abc123",

44 "object": "eval.deleted"

45}

46```

47 

48### Example

49 

50```python

51from openai import OpenAI

52client = OpenAI()

53 

54deleted = client.evals.delete("eval_abc123")

55print(deleted)

56```

57 

58#### Response

59 

60```json

61{

62 "object": "eval.deleted",

63 "deleted": true,

64 "eval_id": "eval_abc123"

65}

66```