Enable or disable selected documents, or use selectAll for the entire knowledge base. Use Delete Document to remove documents individually. Workspace API keys return 403; use a personal API key or scoped OAuth token.
OAuth scope: api:write.
PATCH
/api/v2/knowledge/{knowledgeBaseId}/documentsX-API-Key<token>
Your Sim API key, personal or workspace-scoped. Generate one under Settings, then API Keys. Operations that reject workspace keys say so in their own description.
In: header
Path Parameters
knowledgeBaseId*string
Unique knowledge base identifier.
Length
1 <= lengthRequest Body
application/json
Operation and the documents it applies to.
TypeScript Definitions
Use the request body type in TypeScript.
Response Body
application/json
application/json
application/json
application/json
application/json
application/json
application/json
application/json
application/json
application/json
curl -X PATCH "https://www.sim.ai/api/v2/knowledge/string/documents" \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "workspaceId": "a91c4b2e-6d3f-4e8a-b5c7-0d9e2f1a8c64", "operation": "disable", "documentIds": [ "b2d4f8a0-1c3e-4a5b-9d7c-2e6f0a8b4c12" ] }'{
"data": {
"operation": "enable",
"updatedCount": 42,
"documentIds": [
"string"
]
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "BAD_REQUEST",
"message": "Invalid request"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
"message": "Authentication required"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "FORBIDDEN",
"message": "Insufficient workspace permissions",
"details": {
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_WORKSPACE_ROLE"
}
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Not found"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE",
"message": "Request body is too large"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "UNSUPPORTED_MEDIA_TYPE",
"message": "Request body must be sent as application/json"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "RATE_LIMITED",
"message": "API rate limit exceeded",
"details": {
"retryAfter": "2026-01-01T00:00:30.000Z"
}
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "INTERNAL_ERROR",
"message": "Internal server error"
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "Service temporarily unavailable"
}
}