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atlas clusters search indexes delete

Delete the specified search index from the specified cluster.

To use this command, you must authenticate with a user account, a service 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. To learn more, see https://dochub.mongodb.org/core/create-cluster-api.

--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