---
title: "POST /v2/{+name}:dropRowRange"
method: POST
path: "/v2/{+name}:dropRowRange"
tags: ["projects"]
---

# POST /v2/{+name}:dropRowRange

`POST /v2/{+name}:dropRowRange`

Permanently drop/delete a row range from a specified table. The request can specify whether to delete all rows in a table, or only those that match a particular prefix. Note that row key prefixes used here are treated as service data. For more information about how service data is handled, see the [Google Cloud Privacy Notice](https://cloud.google.com/terms/cloud-privacy-notice).

## Path parameters

- `name` string, required

## Request body

- DropRowRangeRequest — Request message for google.bigtable.admin.v2.BigtableTableAdmin.DropRowRange
  - `rowKeyPrefix` string, byte — Delete all rows that start with this row key prefix. Prefix cannot be zero length.
  - `deleteAllDataFromTable` boolean — Delete all rows in the table. Setting this to false is a no-op.

## Response `200`

Successful response

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