---
title: "Changes to DELETE /collections/{name}/indexes/{index}"
method: DELETE
path: "/collections/{name}/indexes/{index}"
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# Changes to DELETE /collections/{name}/indexes/{index}

`DELETE /collections/{name}/indexes/{index}`

> Every recorded change to this endpoint, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 4 of 55 revisions.

- **2026-03-30** `f46903303e53` — 1 info
- **2026-03-02** `8c167ee47363` — 1 info
- **2026-02-19** `a966d67bea9e` — 1 info
- **2025-06-02** `60812f5416c5` — 2 info

## Changes

- **2026-03-30** `f46903303e53` — 1 info
  - added the non-success response with the status `404`
- **2026-03-02** `8c167ee47363` — 1 info
  - api operation id `index_delete` removed and replaced with `delete_index`
- **2026-02-19** `a966d67bea9e` — 1 info
  - api operation id `index_drop` removed and replaced with `index_delete`
- **2025-06-02** `60812f5416c5` — 2 info
  - api operation id `delete_index` removed and replaced with `index_drop`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `404`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/sourcenetwork/apis/defradb-api/docs/collections/:name/indexes/:index/delete.md) · [API](https://skmtc.dev/sourcenetwork/apis/defradb-api.md) · [Page](https://skmtc.dev/sourcenetwork/apis/defradb-api/changes/collections/:name/indexes/:index/delete)