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Deleting Design Documents

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    To delete a design document, use the DELETE /buckets/_design/[ddocs-name] HTTP request and URI on the 8092 port.

    Description

    Deleting a design document immediately invalidates the design document and all views and indexes associated with it. The indexes and stored data on disk are removed in the background.

    HTTP method and URI

    The design document name follows the /bucket/_design URI.

    DELETE /bucket/_design/[ddoc-name]

    Request Data

    Design document definition (JSON)

    Response Data

    Success and confirmed design document ID

    Authentication Required

    Optional

    Syntax

    Curl request syntax:

    curl -v -X DELETE
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"
  -u [admin]:[password]
  http://[localhost]:8092/default/_design/[ddoc-name]
    The request is issued on the 8092 port.

    Example

    Curl request example:

    curl -v -X DELETE \
  http://Administrator:Password@192.168.0.77:8092/default/_design/dev_byfield

    Response

    When the design document has been successfully removed, the JSON returned indicates successful completion and confirmation of the removal.

    {
   "ok":true,
   "id":"_design/dev_byfield"
}

    Error conditions are returned if the authorization is incorrect or the specified design document cannot be found.

    Response codes

    Response codes Description

    200

    Request completed successfully.

    401

    The item requested was not available using the supplied authorization, or authorization was not supplied.

    404

    The requested content could not be found. The returned content includes further information, as a JSON object, if available.