---
title: "Delete index for field in collection"
method: DELETE
path: "/collections/{collection_name}/index/{field_name}"
tags: ["Indexes"]
---

# Delete index for field in collection

`DELETE /collections/{collection_name}/index/{field_name}`

Delete field index for collection

## Path parameters

- `collection_name` string, required
- `field_name` string, required

## Query parameters

- `wait` boolean
- `ordering` 'weak' | 'medium' | 'strong' — Defines write ordering guarantees for collection operations * `weak` - write operations may be reordered, works faster, default * `medium` - write operations go through dynamically selected leader, may be inconsistent for a short period of time in case of leader change * `strong` - Write operations go through the permanent leader, consistent, but may be unavailable if leader is down
- `timeout` integer

## Response `200`

successful operation

- object
  - `usage` union
    - Usage — Usage of the hardware resources, spent to process the request
      - `hardware` union
        - HardwareUsage — Usage of the hardware resources, spent to process the request
          - `cpu` integer, required
          - `payload_io_read` integer, required
          - `payload_io_write` integer, required
          - `payload_index_io_read` integer, required
          - `payload_index_io_write` integer, required
          - `vector_io_read` integer, required
          - `vector_io_write` integer, required
        - unknown
      - `inference` union
        - InferenceUsage
          - `models` object, required
        - unknown
    - unknown
  - `time` number, float — Time spent to process this request
  - `status` string
  - `result` UpdateResult
    - `operation_id` integer, nullable — Sequential number of the operation
    - `status` 'acknowledged' | 'completed' | 'wait_timeout', required — `Acknowledged` - Request is saved to WAL and will be process in a queue. `Completed` - Request is completed, changes are actual. `WaitTimeout` - Request is waiting for timeout.

## Other responses

- `default` — error
- `4XX` — error

---

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