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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.

```typescript theme={null}
async deleteIndex(): Promise<{ status: string; message: string }>
```

### Returns

`Promise<{ status: string; message: string }>`: A Promise that resolves to a response object containing:

| Field     | Type     | Description                                   |
| --------- | -------- | --------------------------------------------- |
| `status`  | `string` | Operation status (e.g., `"success"`)          |
| `message` | `string` | Descriptive message about the deletion result |

### Exceptions

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Error">
    * Throws if the API request fails due to network connectivity issues.
    * Throws if authentication fails (invalid API key).
    * Throws if there are internal server errors preventing the deletion.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Index Errors">
    * Returns success status if the index was already deleted or doesn't exist.
    * Throws if the encryption key is invalid for the specified index (unless already deleted).
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

### Example Usage

```typescript theme={null}
import { Client } from 'cyborgdb';

const client = new Client({ baseUrl: 'http://localhost:8000', apiKey: 'your-api-key' });

// Load an existing index
const indexKey = new Uint8Array(Buffer.from('your-stored-hex-key', 'hex'));
const index = await client.loadIndex({ indexName: 'temporary-index', indexKey });

// Delete the index when no longer needed
try {
    const result = await index.deleteIndex();
    console.log('Index deletion result:', result);
    // Possible outputs:
    // { status: 'success', message: "Index 'temporary-index' deleted successfully" }
    // { status: 'success', message: "Index 'temporary-index' was already deleted" }
    
} catch (error) {
    console.error('Failed to delete index:', error.message);
}
```