Deleting Design Documents

To delete a design document, use the DELETE /buckets/_design/[ddocs-name] HTTP request and URI on the 8092 port.

Description

Deleting a design document immediately invalidates the design document and all views and indexes associated with it. The indexes and stored data on disk are removed in the background.

HTTP method and URI

The design document name follows the /bucket/_design URI.

DELETE /bucket/_design/[ddoc-name]

Request Data

Design document definition (JSON)

Response Data

Success and confirmed design document ID

Authentication Required

Optional

Syntax

Curl request syntax:

curl -v -X DELETE
  -H "Content-Type: application/json"
  -u [admin]:[password]
  http://[localhost]:8092/default/_design/[ddoc-name]

The request is issued on the 8092 port.

Example

Curl request example:

curl -v -X DELETE \
  http://Administrator:Password@192.168.0.77:8092/default/_design/dev_byfield

Response

When the design document has been successfully removed, the JSON returned indicates successful completion and confirmation of the removal.

{
   "ok":true,
   "id":"_design/dev_byfield"
}

Error conditions are returned if the authorization is incorrect or the specified design document cannot be found.

Response codes

Response codes	Description
200	Request completed successfully.
401	The item requested was not available using the supplied authorization, or authorization was not supplied.
404	The requested content could not be found. The returned content includes further information, as a JSON object, if available.