Drop a keyspace (HTTP)

Drops a keyspace from a database and deletes all data in that keyspace.

Result

Drops the specified keyspace.

If the command succeeds, the response indicates the success.

Example successful response:

{
  "status": {
    "ok": 1
  }
}

Signature

Use the dropKeyspace command.

curl -sS -L -X POST "API_ENDPOINT/v1" \
--header "Token: APPLICATION_TOKEN" \
--header "Content-Type: application/json" \
--data '{
  "dropKeyspace": {"name": "KEYSPACE_NAME"}
}'

Parameters

Name Type Summary

name

string

The name of the keyspace to drop.

Examples

The following examples demonstrate how to drop a keyspace.

curl -sS -L -X POST "API_ENDPOINT/v1" \
  --header "Token: APPLICATION_TOKEN" \
  --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
  --data '{
  "dropKeyspace": {"name": "KEYSPACE_NAME"}
}'

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