---
title: "Delete a container of documents (aka 'index') from the knowledge base. Indexes are collections of memories extracted from the documents uploaded."
method: DELETE
path: "/indexes"
tags: ["Microsoft.KernelMemory.ServiceAssembly"]
---

# Delete a container of documents (aka 'index') from the knowledge base. Indexes are collections of memories extracted from the documents uploaded.

`DELETE /indexes`

Delete a container of documents (aka 'index') from the knowledge base.

## Query parameters

- `index` string

## Response `202`

Accepted

- DeleteAccepted
  - `index` string, nullable
  - `documentId` string, nullable
  - `message` string, nullable

## Other responses

- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden

## Changes

- **2024-12-17** `f1234181a074` — 1 info
  - api operation id `DeleteIndexByName` was added
- **2024-10-19** `10e0db8acfa5` — 1 info
  - api operation id `DeleteIndexByName` removed and replaced with ``

[Change history](https://skmtc.dev/azure/apis/microsoft-kernelmemory-serviceassembly/changes/indexes/delete.md)

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