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

Name

Type

Description

name [required]

string

Name of the log index.

Response

OK

Forbidden

Error response object.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

Array of errors returned by the API.

{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}

Not Found

Response returned by the Logs API when errors occur.

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Field

Type

Description

error

object

Error returned by the Logs API

code

string

Code identifying the error

details

[object]

Additional error details

message

string

Error message

{
  "error": {
    "code": "string",
    "details": [],
    "message": "string"
  }
}

Too many requests

Error response object.

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Field

Type

Description

errors [required]

[string]

Array of errors returned by the API.

{
  "errors": [
    "Bad Request"
  ]
}

Code Example

                  # Path parameters
export name="CHANGE_ME"
# Use a Personal Access Token or Service Access Token
export DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>"

# Curl command
curl -X DELETE "https://api.ap1.datadoghq.com"https://api.ap2.datadoghq.com"https://api.datadoghq.eu"https://api.ddog-gov.com"https://api.us2.ddog-gov.com"https://api.uk1.datadoghq.com"https://api.datadoghq.com"https://api.us3.datadoghq.com"https://api.us5.datadoghq.com/api/v1/logs/config/indexes/${name}" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer ${DD_BEARER_TOKEN}"

                
"""
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 and then save the example to example.py and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" python3 "example.py"
# 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 and then save the example to example.rb and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" rb "example.rb"
// 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 and then save the example to main.go and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" go run "main.go"
// 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 and then save the example to Example.java and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" java "Example.java"
// 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 and then save the example to src/main.rs and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_API_KEY="<API-KEY>" DD_APP_KEY="<APP-KEY>" cargo run
/**
 * 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 and then save the example to example.ts and run following commands:

    
DD_SITE="datadoghq.comus3.datadoghq.comus5.datadoghq.comdatadoghq.euap1.datadoghq.comap2.datadoghq.comuk1.datadoghq.comddog-gov.comus2.ddog-gov.com" DD_BEARER_TOKEN="<PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN OR SERVICE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" tsc "example.ts"