## Cancel vector store file batch

**post** `/vector_stores/{vector_store_id}/file_batches/{batch_id}/cancel`

Cancel a vector store file batch. This attempts to cancel the processing of files in this batch as soon as possible.

### Path Parameters

- `vector_store_id: string`

- `batch_id: string`

### Returns

- `VectorStoreFileBatch object { id, created_at, file_counts, 3 more }`

  A batch of files attached to a vector store.

  - `id: string`

    The identifier, which can be referenced in API endpoints.

  - `created_at: number`

    The Unix timestamp (in seconds) for when the vector store files batch was created.

  - `file_counts: object { cancelled, completed, failed, 2 more }`

    - `cancelled: number`

      The number of files that where cancelled.

    - `completed: number`

      The number of files that have been processed.

    - `failed: number`

      The number of files that have failed to process.

    - `in_progress: number`

      The number of files that are currently being processed.

    - `total: number`

      The total number of files.

  - `object: "vector_store.file_batch"`

    The object type, which is always `vector_store.file_batch`.

    - `"vector_store.file_batch"`

  - `status: "in_progress" or "completed" or "cancelled" or "failed"`

    The status of the vector store files batch, which can be either `in_progress`, `completed`, `cancelled` or `failed`.

    - `"in_progress"`

    - `"completed"`

    - `"cancelled"`

    - `"failed"`

  - `vector_store_id: string`

    The ID of the [vector store](/api/reference/resources/vector_stores) that the [File](/api/reference/resources/files) is attached to.

### Example

```http
curl https://api.openai.com/v1/vector_stores/$VECTOR_STORE_ID/file_batches/$BATCH_ID/cancel \
    -X POST \
    -H 'OpenAI-Beta: assistants=v2' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY"
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "created_at": 0,
  "file_counts": {
    "cancelled": 0,
    "completed": 0,
    "failed": 0,
    "in_progress": 0,
    "total": 0
  },
  "object": "vector_store.file_batch",
  "status": "in_progress",
  "vector_store_id": "vector_store_id"
}
```

### Example

```http
curl https://api.openai.com/v1/vector_stores/vs_abc123/files_batches/vsfb_abc123/cancel \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPENAI_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "OpenAI-Beta: assistants=v2" \
  -X POST
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "vsfb_abc123",
  "object": "vector_store.file_batch",
  "created_at": 1699061776,
  "vector_store_id": "vs_abc123",
  "status": "in_progress",
  "file_counts": {
    "in_progress": 12,
    "completed": 3,
    "failed": 0,
    "cancelled": 0,
    "total": 15
  }
}
```