arangodb/Documentation/DocuBlocks/Rest/Views/delete_api_view.md

@startDocuBlock delete_api_view @brief drops a view

@RESTHEADER{DELETE /_api/view/{view-name}, Drops a view, deleteView}

@RESTURLPARAMETERS

@RESTURLPARAM{view-name,string,required} The name of the view to drop.

@RESTDESCRIPTION Drops the view identified by view-name.

If the view was successfully dropped, an object is returned with the following attributes:

• error: false
• id: The identifier of the dropped view

@RESTRETURNCODES

@RESTRETURNCODE{400} If the view-name is missing, then a HTTP 400 is returned.

@RESTRETURNCODE{404} If the view-name is unknown, then a HTTP 404 is returned.

@EXAMPLES

Using an identifier:

@EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_RUN{RestViewDeleteViewIdentifier} var viewName = "testView"; var viewType = "arangosearch";

var view = db._createView(viewName, viewType);
var url = "/_api/view/"+ view._id;

var response = logCurlRequest('DELETE', url);
assert(response.code === 200);

logJsonResponse(response);

@END_EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_RUN

Using a name:

@EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_RUN{RestViewDeleteViewName} var viewName = "testView"; var viewType = "arangosearch";

var view = db._createView(viewName, viewType);
var url = "/_api/view/testView";

var response = logCurlRequest('DELETE', url);
assert(response.code === 200);

logJsonResponse(response);

@END_EXAMPLE_ARANGOSH_RUN @endDocuBlock