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POST
/
v1
/
namespace
/
{id}
/
drop
Error
A valid request URL is required to generate request examples
{
  "properties": {},
  "transaction_id": [
    "<string>"
  ]
}

Authorizations

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Authorization
string
header
required

The access token received from the authorization server in the OAuth 2.0 flow.

Path Parameters

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id
string
required

string identifier of an object in a namespace, following the Lance Namespace spec. When the value is equal to the delimiter, it represents the root namespace. For example, v1/namespace/$/list performs a ListNamespace on the root namespace.

Query Parameters

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delimiter
string

An optional delimiter of the string identifier, following the Lance Namespace spec. When not specified, the $ delimiter must be used.

Body

application/json
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id
string[]
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mode
string

The mode for dropping a namespace, deciding the server behavior when the namespace to drop is not found. Case insensitive, supports both PascalCase and snake_case. Valid values are:

  • Fail (default): the server must return 400 indicating the namespace to drop does not exist.
  • Skip: the server must return 204 indicating the drop operation has succeeded.
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behavior
string

The behavior for dropping a namespace. Case insensitive, supports both PascalCase and snake_case. Valid values are:

  • Restrict (default): the namespace should not contain any table or child namespace when drop is initiated. If tables are found, the server should return error and not drop the namespace.
  • Cascade: all tables and child namespaces in the namespace are dropped before the namespace is dropped.

Response

Result of dropping a namespace

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properties
object
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transaction_id
string[]

If present, indicating the operation is long running and should be tracked using DescribeTransaction