---
title: Delete an index
description: Delete an existing index from your organization.
breadcrumbs: Docs > API > Delete an index
---

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/stefon.simmons/docs-astro-web-10435/llms.txt).

# Delete an index

## v1 (latest)

| Datadog site      | API endpoint                                                           |
| ----------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| app.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.datadoghq.com/api/v1/logs/config/indexes/{name}     |
| us3.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.us3.datadoghq.com/api/v1/logs/config/indexes/{name} |
| us5.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v1/logs/config/indexes/{name} |
| app.datadoghq.eu  | DELETE https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/logs/config/indexes/{name}      |
| ap1.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com/api/v1/logs/config/indexes/{name} |
| ap2.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com/api/v1/logs/config/indexes/{name} |
| uk1.datadoghq.com | DELETE https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com/api/v1/logs/config/indexes/{name} |
| app.ddog-gov.com  | DELETE https://api.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/logs/config/indexes/{name}      |
| us2.ddog-gov.com  | DELETE https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com/api/v1/logs/config/indexes/{name}  |

### Overview

Delete an existing index from your organization. Index deletions are permanent and cannot be reverted.
You cannot recreate an index with the same name as deleted ones.

This endpoint requires the `logs_modify_indexes` permission.

### Arguments

#### Path Parameters

| Field             | Type   | Description            |
| ----------------- | ------ | ---------------------- |
| name [*required*] | string | Name of the log index. |

### Response

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="200" %}
OK
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="403" %}
Forbidden

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{% tab label="Model" %}
Error response object.

| Field               | Type     | Description                          |
| ------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | Array of errors returned by the API. |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="404" %}
Not Found

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
Response returned by the Logs API when errors occur.

| Parent field | Field   | Type     | Description                    |
| ------------ | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------ |
|              | error   | object   | Error returned by the Logs API |
| error        | code    | string   | Code identifying the error     |
| error        | details | [object] | Additional error details       |
| error        | message | string   | Error message                  |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "details": [],
    "message": "string"
  }
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="429" %}
Too many requests

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Model" %}
Error response object.

| Field               | Type     | Description                          |
| ------------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------ |
| errors [*required*] | [string] | Array of errors returned by the API. |
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Example" %}
```json
{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}

### Code Example

{% tabs %}
{% tab label="Curl" %}
```bash
# Path parameters
export name="CHANGE_ME"

# Set your Datadog site and credentials
export DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" # Or us3.datadoghq.com, us5.datadoghq.com, datadoghq.eu, ap1.datadoghq.com, ap2.datadoghq.com, uk1.datadoghq.com, ddog-gov.com, us2.ddog-gov.com
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

curl -X DELETE "https://api.${DD_SITE}/api/v1/logs/config/indexes/${name}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Go" %}
```go
// Delete an index returns "OK" response

package main

import (
	"context"
	"fmt"
	"os"

	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadog"
	"github.com/DataDog/datadog-api-client-go/v2/api/datadogV1"
)

func main() {
	ctx := datadog.NewDefaultContext(context.Background())
	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, datadog.ContextAccessToken, os.Getenv("DD_BEARER_TOKEN"))
	configuration := datadog.NewConfiguration()
	apiClient := datadog.NewAPIClient(configuration)
	api := datadogV1.NewLogsIndexesApi(apiClient)
	r, err := api.DeleteLogsIndex(ctx, "name")

	if err != nil {
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Error when calling `LogsIndexesApi.DeleteLogsIndex`: %v\n", err)
		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "Full HTTP response: %v\n", r)
	}
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=go) and then save the example to `main.go` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" go run "main.go"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Java" %}
```java
// Delete an index returns "OK" response

import com.datadog.api.client.ApiClient;
import com.datadog.api.client.ApiException;
import com.datadog.api.client.v1.api.LogsIndexesApi;

public class Example {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    ApiClient defaultClient = ApiClient.getDefaultApiClient();
    defaultClient.setAccessToken(System.getenv("DD_BEARER_TOKEN"));
    LogsIndexesApi apiInstance = new LogsIndexesApi(defaultClient);

    try {
      apiInstance.deleteLogsIndex("name");
    } catch (ApiException e) {
      System.err.println("Exception when calling LogsIndexesApi#deleteLogsIndex");
      System.err.println("Status code: " + e.getCode());
      System.err.println("Reason: " + e.getResponseBody());
      System.err.println("Response headers: " + e.getResponseHeaders());
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=java) and then save the example to `Example.java` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" java "Example.java"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Python" %}
```python
"""
Delete an index returns "OK" response
"""

from os import environ
from datadog_api_client import ApiClient, Configuration
from datadog_api_client.v1.api.logs_indexes_api import LogsIndexesApi

configuration = Configuration()
configuration.access_token = environ["DD_BEARER_TOKEN"]
with ApiClient(configuration) as api_client:
    api_instance = LogsIndexesApi(api_client)
    api_instance.delete_logs_index(
        name="name",
    )
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=python) and then save the example to `example.py` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" python3 "example.py"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Ruby" %}
```ruby
# Delete an index returns "OK" response

require "datadog_api_client"
DatadogAPIClient.configure do |config|
  config.access_token = ENV["DD_BEARER_TOKEN"]
end
api_instance = DatadogAPIClient::V1::LogsIndexesAPI.new
p api_instance.delete_logs_index("name")
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=ruby) and then save the example to `example.rb` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" rb "example.rb"
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="Rust" %}
```rust
// Delete an index returns "OK" response
use datadog_api_client::datadog;
use datadog_api_client::datadogV1::api_logs_indexes::LogsIndexesAPI;

#[tokio::main]
async fn main() {
    let configuration = datadog::Configuration::new();
    let api = LogsIndexesAPI::with_config(configuration);
    let resp = api.delete_logs_index("name".to_string()).await;
    if let Ok(value) = resp {
        println!("{:#?}", value);
    } else {
        println!("{:#?}", resp.unwrap_err());
    }
}
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=rust) and then save the example to `src/main.rs` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" cargo run
```
{% /tab %}

{% tab label="TypeScript" %}
```typescript
/**
 * Delete an index returns "OK" response
 */

import { client, v1 } from "@datadog/datadog-api-client";

const configuration = client.createConfiguration({
  authMethods: {
    AuthZ: {
      accessToken: process.env.DD_BEARER_TOKEN as string,
    },
  },
});
const apiInstance = new v1.LogsIndexesApi(configuration);

const params: v1.LogsIndexesApiDeleteLogsIndexRequest = {
  name: "name",
};

apiInstance
  .deleteLogsIndex(params)
  .then((data: any) => {
    console.log(
      "API called successfully. Returned data: " + JSON.stringify(data)
    );
  })
  .catch((error: any) => console.error(error));
```

#### Instructions

First [install the library and its dependencies](https://dnd37xeb23o8n.cloudfront.net/api/latest.md?code-lang=typescript) and then save the example to `example.ts` and run following commands:

```bash
DD_SITE="datadoghq.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" tsc "example.ts"
```
{% /tab %}
{% /tabs %}