@startDocuBlock post_api_index_delete @brief deletes an index @RESTHEADER{DELETE /_api/index/{index-handle}, Delete index, dropIndex} @RESTURLPARAMETERS @RESTURLPARAM{index-handle,string,required} The index handle. @RESTDESCRIPTION Deletes an index with *index-handle*. @RESTRETURNCODES @RESTRETURNCODE{200} If the index could be deleted, then an *HTTP 200* is returned. @RESTRETURNCODE{404} If the *index-handle* is unknown, then an *HTTP 404* is returned. @EXAMPLES @EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_RUN{RestIndexDeleteUniqueSkiplist} var cn = "products"; db._drop(cn); db._create(cn); var url = "/_api/index/" + db.products.ensureSkiplist("a","b").id; var response = logCurlRequest('DELETE', url); assert(response.code === 200); logJsonResponse(response); ~ db._drop(cn); @END_EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_RUN @endDocuBlock