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atlas clusters search indexes delete

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Delete the specified search index from the specified cluster.

To use this command, you must authenticate with a user account or an API key with the Project Data Access Admin role.

Command Syntax
atlas clusters search indexes delete <indexId> [options]
Name
Type
Required
Description
indexId
string
true
ID of the index.
Name
Type
Required
Description
--clusterName
string
true
Name of the cluster.
--force
false
Flag that indicates whether to skip the confirmation prompt before proceeding with the requested action.
-h, --help
false
help for delete
--projectId
string
false
Hexadecimal string that identifies the project to use. This option overrides the settings in the configuration file or environment variable.
Name
Type
Required
Description
-P, --profile
string
false
Name of the profile to use from your configuration file. To learn about profiles for the Atlas CLI, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/atlas-cli-save-connection-settings.

If the command succeeds, the CLI returns output similar to the following sample. Values in brackets represent your values.

Index '<Name>' deleted
# Delete the search index with the ID 5f2099cd683fc55fbb30bef6 for the cluster named myCluster without requiring confirmation:
atlas clusters search indexes delete 5f2099cd683fc55fbb30bef6 --clusterName myCluster --force
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