Delete a Collection
The Delete Collection operation deletes an existing collection in a database.
Note
These API reference articles shows how to create resources using the Azure Cosmos DB data plane API. With the data plane API you can configure basic options such as indexing policy, partition keys much like you can with Cosmos DB SDKs. If you require complete feature support for all Azure Cosmos DB resources, we recommend using the Cosmos DB Resource Provider.
Request
| Method | Request URI | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DELETE | https://{databaseaccount}.documents.azure.com/dbs/{db-id}/colls/{coll-id} | The {databaseaccount} is the name of the Azure Cosmos DB account created under your subscription. The {db-id} value is the user generated name/ID of the database, not the system generated ID (rid). The {coll-id} value is the name of the collection to be deleted. |
Headers
Delete Collection requires the headers listed under Common Azure Cosmos DB REST request headers.
Body
None.
Response
Headers
See Common Azure Cosmos DB REST response headers for headers that are returned by all Azure Cosmos DB responses.
Status codes
The following table lists common status codes returned by this operation. For a full list of status codes, see HTTP Status Codes.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 204 No Content | The delete operation was successful. |
| 404 Not Found | The collection to be deleted is no longer a resource, that is, the collection was deleted. |
Body
None.
Example
DELETE https://querydemo.documents.azure.com/dbs/testdb/colls/testcoll HTTP/1.1
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HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
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x-ms-session-token: M:7851
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Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2016 20:56:35 GMT