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# Delete an Encrypted Index

<Warning>This action is irreversible. Proceed with caution.</Warning>

To delete an existing encrypted index, you can connect to it and then call the `delete_index()` method.

<CodeGroup>
  ```python Python SDK icon="python" theme={null}
  from cyborgdb import Client

  # Create a client
  client = Client('http://localhost:8000', 'your-api-key')

  # Provide the same index key and config used when creating the index
  index_key = your_existing_32_byte_key  # Must be the same key used originally
  index_config = your_existing_index_config  # Must match original config

  # Connect to the existing index
  index = client.create_index("my_index", index_key, index_config)

  # Delete the index
  index.delete_index()
  ```

  ```javascript JavaScript SDK icon="js" theme={null}
  import { Client } from 'cyborgdb';

  // Create a client
  const client = new Client('http://localhost:8000', 'your-api-key');

  // Provide the same index key and config used when creating the index
  const indexKey = yourExisting32ByteKey;  // Must be the same key used originally
  const indexConfig = yourExistingIndexConfig;  // Must match original config

  // Connect to the existing index
  const index = await client.createIndex("my_index", indexKey, indexConfig);

  // Delete the index
  await index.deleteIndex();
  ```

  ```typescript TypeScript SDK icon="code" theme={null}
  import { Client } from 'cyborgdb';

  // Create a client
  const client = new Client('http://localhost:8000', 'your-api-key');

  // Provide the same index key and config used when creating the index
  const indexKey = yourExisting32ByteKey;  // Must be the same key used originally
  const indexConfig = yourExistingIndexConfig;  // Must match original config

  // Connect to the existing index
  const index = await client.createIndex("my_index", indexKey, indexConfig);

  // Delete the index
  await index.deleteIndex();
  ```

  ```bash cURL icon="rectangle-terminal" theme={null}
  curl -X DELETE "http://localhost:8000/v1/indexes/delete" \
       -H "X-API-Key: your-api-key" \
       -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
       -d '{
         "index_name": "my_index",
         "index_key": "your_64_character_hex_key_here"
       }'
  ```
</CodeGroup>

## API Reference

For more information on deleting an encrypted index, refer to the API reference:

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="REST API Reference" href="../../rest-api/encrypted-index/delete-index" icon="rectangle-terminal">
    REST API reference for `/v1/indexes/delete`
  </Card>

  <Card title="Python SDK Reference" href="../../python-sdk/encrypted-index/delete-index" icon="python">
    API reference for `delete_index()` in Python
  </Card>

  <Card title="JS/TS SDK Reference" href="../../js-ts-sdk/encrypted-index/delete-index" icon="js">
    API reference for `delete_index()` in JavaScript/TypeScript
  </Card>
</CardGroup>