Indexes - Delete

Deletes a search index and all the documents it contains. This operation is permanent, with no recovery option. Make sure you have a master copy of your index definition, data ingestion code, and a backup of the primary data source in case you need to re-build the index.

DELETE {endpoint}/indexes('{indexName}')?api-version=2024-07-01

URI Parameters

Name In Required Type Description
endpoint
path True

string

The endpoint URL of the search service.

indexName
path True

string

The name of the index to delete.

api-version
query True

string

Client Api Version.

Request Header

Name Required Type Description
x-ms-client-request-id

string

uuid

The tracking ID sent with the request to help with debugging.

If-Match

string

Defines the If-Match condition. The operation will be performed only if the ETag on the server matches this value.

If-None-Match

string

Defines the If-None-Match condition. The operation will be performed only if the ETag on the server does not match this value.

Responses

Name Type Description
204 No Content
404 Not Found
Other Status Codes

ErrorResponse

Error response.

Examples

SearchServiceDeleteIndex

Sample request

DELETE https://myservice.search.windows.net/indexes('myindex')?api-version=2024-07-01

Sample response

Definitions

Name Description
ErrorAdditionalInfo

The resource management error additional info.

ErrorDetail

The error detail.

ErrorResponse

Error response

ErrorAdditionalInfo

The resource management error additional info.

Name Type Description
info

object

The additional info.

type

string

The additional info type.

ErrorDetail

The error detail.

Name Type Description
additionalInfo

ErrorAdditionalInfo[]

The error additional info.

code

string

The error code.

details

ErrorDetail[]

The error details.

message

string

The error message.

target

string

The error target.

ErrorResponse

Error response

Name Type Description
error

ErrorDetail

The error object.