Use DeleteKnowledgeBase with an AWS SDK - Amazon Bedrock
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Use DeleteKnowledgeBase with an AWS SDK

The following code example shows how to use DeleteKnowledgeBase.

Python
SDK for Python (Boto3)
Note

There's more on GitHub. Find the complete example and learn how to set up and run in the AWS Code Examples Repository.

Delete an Amazon Bedrock knowledge base.

def delete_knowledge_base(bedrock_agent_client, knowledge_base_id):
    """
    Deletes a knowledge base.

    Args:
        bedrock_agent_client: The Boto3 Bedrock Agent client.
        knowledge_base_id (str): The ID of the knowledge base to delete.

    Returns:
        bool: True if the deletion was successful.
    """
    try:
        bedrock_agent_client.delete_knowledge_base(
            knowledgeBaseId=knowledge_base_id
        )
        
        logger.info("Deleted knowledge base: %s", knowledge_base_id)
        return True
    except ClientError as err:
        logger.error(
            "Couldn't delete knowledge base %s. Here's why: %s: %s",
            knowledge_base_id,
            err.response["Error"]["Code"],
            err.response["Error"]["Message"],
        )
        raise

For a complete list of AWS SDK developer guides and code examples, see Using Amazon Bedrock with an AWS SDK. This topic also includes information about getting started and details about previous SDK versions.