To clear saved memories in ChatGPT, open Settings → Personalization → Memory. If you see a Memory summary, select its ••• menu and choose Delete and turn off memory. OpenAI’s guidance says this deletes the remembered information shown in the summary and turns Memory off, but does not delete past chats. (OpenAI Memory help)
Clear or reset saved memory
- Open ChatGPT Settings.
- Select Personalization, then Memory.
- Follow the branch that matches the controls you see:
- Memory summary: Select the ••• menu and choose Delete and turn off memory. This clears the remembered information shown in the summary and turns Memory off.
- Manage or Saved memories: Open that section to inspect its controls. The available guidance does not establish an exact clear-all action or sequence for this interface, so don’t assume there is a one-step reset. Use only the deletion controls actually shown, and consult OpenAI’s Memory instructions if you need help identifying them.
The names and controls can differ by Memory experience. The documented summary action does not specify a separate confirmation step, so follow any confirmation prompt your interface displays rather than expecting a particular one. (OpenAI Memory help)
What resetting memory does—and doesn’t do
- Clearing saved memories removes the remembered information shown in the Memory summary when you use Delete and turn off memory.
- Turning Memory off is not the same as clearing saved memories. The documented summary option combines the two actions; don’t assume switching Memory off by itself deletes existing saved information. The precise effect of separate controls can depend on which Memory interface you have.
- Chat history is separate. The summary deletion action does not delete past chats. OpenAI says chats that remain in your history may contribute to new memories if you turn Memory back on later. (OpenAI Memory FAQ)
- Deleting chats is a separate action. To delete all chats, go to Settings → Data controls → Delete all chats, review the confirmation, and continue. Delete source conversations separately if you also want them removed from chat history. (OpenAI chat deletion instructions)
If you see a separate Reference chat history control, don’t treat it as the saved-memory deletion action. The exact behavior of that separate control is not established here; check the instructions for the Memory experience shown in your account.
Does resetting ChatGPT memory reset a production API integration?
Don’t assume it does. ChatGPT’s Memory setting is an app personalization control. OpenAI’s API documentation describes conversation state managed by an API application separately—for example, by supplying message history or using API conversation resources. The documentation cited here does not say that changing ChatGPT’s Memory setting clears state managed by your integration. (OpenAI API conversation-state guide)
For an API integration, identify where your application keeps context and reset the relevant application-managed state according to your implementation. If you use the Conversations API, note that deleting a Conversation resource does not delete its items; handle those separately if needed. (OpenAI API delete-conversation reference)
Sources
Memory in ChatGPT — OpenAI Help Center
Memory FAQ — OpenAI Help Center
Deleting and archiving chats in ChatGPT — OpenAI Help Center