# Deleting vectors from a vector index
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You can delete specific vectors from a vector index by specifying their vector keys using the [DeleteVectors](https://docs.amazonaws.cn/AmazonS3/latest/API/API_S3VectorBuckets_DeleteVectors.html) API. This operation is useful for removing outdated or incorrect data while preserving the rest of your vector data.

## Using the Amazon CLI
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To delete vectors, use the following example commands. Replace the *user input placeholders* with your own information.

```
aws s3vectors delete-vectors \
 --vector-bucket-name "amzn-s3-demo-vector-bucket" \
 --index-name "idx" \
 --keys '["vec2","vec3"]'
```

## Using the Amazon SDKs
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#### [ SDK for Python ]

```
import boto3

# Create a S3 Vectors client in the AWS Region of your choice. 
s3vectors = boto3.client("s3vectors", region_name="us-west-2")

#Delete vectors in a vector index
response = s3vectors.delete_vectors(
    vectorBucketName="media-embeddings",
    indexName="movies",
    keys=["Star Wars", "Finding Nemo"])
```

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