@startDocuBlock put_api_collection_truncate @brief truncates a collection @RESTHEADER{PUT /_api/collection/{collection-name}/truncate, Truncate collection, handleCommandPut:truncateCollection} @HINTS {% hint 'warning' %} Accessing collections by their numeric ID is deprecated from version 3.4.0 on. You should reference them via their names instead. {% endhint %} @RESTURLPARAMETERS @RESTURLPARAM{collection-name,string,required} The name of the collection. @RESTDESCRIPTION Removes all documents from the collection, but leaves the indexes intact. @RESTRETURNCODES @RESTRETURNCODE{400} If the *collection-name* is missing, then a *HTTP 400* is returned. @RESTRETURNCODE{404} If the *collection-name* is unknown, then a *HTTP 404* is returned. @EXAMPLES @EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_RUN{RestCollectionIdentifierTruncate} var cn = "products"; db._drop(cn); var coll = db._create(cn, { waitForSync: true }); var url = "/_api/collection/"+ coll.name() + "/truncate"; var response = logCurlRequest('PUT', url, ''); assert(response.code === 200); logJsonResponse(response); db._drop(cn); @END_EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_RUN @endDocuBlock