DropCollection()

Drops a collection together with its partitions, indexes, and stored segments.

pub async fn drop_collection(&self, request: DropCollectionRequest) -> Result<()>

Request Syntax

let request = DropCollectionRequest::builder()
    .collection_name("books")
    .build()?;

REQUEST FIELDS:

• database_name: Option<String>

  Name of the target database; uses the default database when empty.

• collection_name: String

  Name of the collection to drop. Required.

RETURN TYPE:

Result<()>

RETURNS:

Returns an empty result indicating success. This operation is destructive and cannot be undone. Returns Error on failure.

Example

let request = DropCollectionRequest::builder()
    .collection_name("books")
    .build()?;
client.drop_collection(request).await?;