astra db delete-collection

astra db delete-collection [-qV] [--if-exists] [--no-input] [--[no-]spinner]
                           [--dump-logs[=FILE]] [-c=COLLECTION] [--color=WHEN]
                           [-k=KEYSPACE] [-o=FORMAT] [[[-cf=PATH] [-p=NAME]] |
                           [--token=TOKEN [--env=ENV]]] [DB]

Delete an existing Data API collection from the specified database and keyspace

Options

DB: The name or ID of the Astra database to operate on
-k, --keyspace: The keyspace to use
-c, --collection: The collection to use
--if-exists: Do not fail if collection does not exist

Common Options

-o, --output: One of: human, json, csv
-V, --verbose: Enable verbose logging output
-q, --quiet: Only output essential information
--spinner: Enable/disable loading spinners
--no-input: Don’t ask for user input (e.g. confirmation prompts)
--color: One of: auto, never, always
--dump-logs: Write all logs to an optionally specified file

Connection Options

-cf, --config-file: The .astrarc file to use for this command
-p, --profile: The .astrarc profile to use for this command
--token: The astra token to use for this command. Use the --token @file syntax to read the token from a file, to avoid potential leaks.
--env: Override the target astra environment

Examples

# Delete a collection
$ astra db delete-collection my_db -c my_collection

# Delete a collection from a non-default keyspace
$ astra db delete-collection my_db -k my_keyspace -c my_collection

# Delete a collection without failing if it doesn't exist
$ astra db delete-collection my_db -c my_collection --if-exists

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