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# Delete Index

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

Deletes the current index and all its associated data from the CyborgDB service.

```go theme={null}
func (e *EncryptedIndex) DeleteIndex(ctx context.Context) error
```

### Parameters

| Parameter | Type              | Description                           |
| --------- | ----------------- | ------------------------------------- |
| `ctx`     | `context.Context` | Context for cancellation and timeouts |

### Error Handling

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="API Errors">
    * Returns error if the API request fails due to network connectivity issues
    * Returns error if authentication fails (invalid API key)
    * Returns error if the encryption key is invalid for the specified index
    * Returns error if there are internal server errors during deletion
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Validation Errors">
    * Returns error if the index does not exist
    * May return error if the index is currently being accessed by other operations
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Example Usage

```go theme={null}
package main

import (
    "context"
    "encoding/hex"
    "fmt"
    "log"

    "github.com/cyborginc/cyborgdb-go"
)

func main() {
    client, err := cyborgdb.NewClient("http://localhost:8000", "your-api-key")
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }

    // Load the index to be deleted
    indexKeyHex := "your-64-character-hex-key-here"
    indexKey, err := hex.DecodeString(indexKeyHex)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }

    index, err := client.LoadIndex(context.Background(), "index-to-delete", indexKey)
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatal(err)
    }

    // Permanently delete the entire index
    fmt.Printf("Deleting index: %s\n", index.GetIndexName())
    err = index.DeleteIndex(context.Background())
    if err != nil {
        log.Fatalf("Failed to delete index: %v", err)
    }

    fmt.Println("Index deleted successfully!")
    // The index handle is now invalid and should not be used
}
```