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Drop a collection

This topic describes how to drop a collection and the data within.

Dropping a collection irreversibly deletes all data within it.
Python Java GO Node.js CLI 
from pymilvus import utility
utility.drop_collection("book")

await milvusClient.collectionManager.dropCollection({  collection_name: "book",});

err = milvusClient.DropCollection(
  context.Background(), // ctx
  "book",               // CollectionName
)
if err != nil {
    log.Fatal("fail to drop collection:", err.Error())
}

milvusClient.dropCollection(
  DropCollectionParam.newBuilder()
    .withCollectionName("book")
    .build()
);

delete collection -c book
Parameter Description
collection_name Name of the collection to drop.
Parameter Description
collection_name Name of the collection to drop.
Parameter Description
ctx Context to control API invocation process.
CollectionName Name of the collection to drop.
Parameter Description
CollectionName Name of the collection to drop.
Option Description
-c Name of the collection to drop.

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