---
title: "Changes to Delete shard key"
method: POST
path: "/collections/{collection_name}/shards/delete"
---

# Changes to Delete shard key

`POST /collections/{collection_name}/shards/delete`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 5 of 20 revisions.

- **2026-05-20** `945e62a0043c`: 1 warning
- **2025-11-17** `d09f337ca2f3`: 2 info
- **2025-04-15** `5d330acca4cd`: 2 breaking, 6 info
- **2025-01-17** `a7900f38a79d`: 4 info
- **2024-08-13** `d530ad1be7de`: 1 breaking, 1 info

## Changes

- **2026-05-20** `945e62a0043c`: 1 warning
  - for the `query` request parameter `timeout`, the min was set to `1.00`
- **2025-11-17** `d09f337ca2f3`: 2 info
  - added `#/components/schemas/Usage` to the `usage` response property `anyOf` list for the response status `200`
  - removed `#/components/schemas/HardwareUsage` from the `usage` response property `anyOf` list for the response status `200`
- **2025-04-15** `5d330acca4cd`: 2 breaking, 6 info
  - removed the required property `usage/anyOf[#/components/schemas/HardwareUsage]/io_read` from the response with the `200` status
  - removed the required property `usage/anyOf[#/components/schemas/HardwareUsage]/io_write` from the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `usage/anyOf[#/components/schemas/HardwareUsage]/payload_index_io_read` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `usage/anyOf[#/components/schemas/HardwareUsage]/payload_index_io_write` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `usage/anyOf[#/components/schemas/HardwareUsage]/payload_io_read` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `usage/anyOf[#/components/schemas/HardwareUsage]/payload_io_write` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `usage/anyOf[#/components/schemas/HardwareUsage]/vector_io_read` to the response with the `200` status
  - added the required property `usage/anyOf[#/components/schemas/HardwareUsage]/vector_io_write` to the response with the `200` status
- **2025-01-17** `a7900f38a79d`: 4 info
  - api tag `Distributed` added
  - api tag `cluster` removed
  - api tag `collections` removed
  - added the optional property `usage` to the response with the `200` status
- **2024-08-13** `d530ad1be7de`: 1 breaking, 1 info
  - removed `subschema #1, subschema #2` from the `shard_key` request property `anyOf` list
  - added `subschema #1, subschema #2` to the `shard_key` request property `anyOf` list

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/qdrant/apis/qdrant-api/docs/collections/:collection_name/shards/delete/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/qdrant/apis/qdrant-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/qdrant/apis/qdrant-api/changes/collections/:collection_name/shards/delete/post)