Delete Fulltext Search Views

This page explains how to delete a fulltext search view.

Web Console

Follow these instructions to delete a fulltext search view using the GDN console web UI.

1. Log in to your Macrometa account.
2. Click Data > Search Views.
3. Click Delete next to the search view that you want to delete.
4. Click Yes to confirm.

REST API

Use our interactive API Reference with code generation in 18 programming languages to Remove (Delete) a Fulltext Search View.

CLI

Use our command line interface to Delete a Fulltext Search View.

Python SDK

# Import libraries
from c8 import C8Client

# Define constants
URL = "play.paas.macrometa.io"
GEO_FABRIC = "_system"
API_KEY = "<API Key>" # Change this to your API key.
SEARCH_VIEW_NAME = "example_search_view"

# Authenticate with API key.
client = C8Client(protocol='https', host=URL, port=443, apikey=API_KEY, geofabric=GEO_FABRIC)
print("Connected to GDN.")

# Check if fulltext search view exists
list_views = client.list_all_views()
if any(view.get('name') == SEARCH_VIEW_NAME for view in list_views):
    # Delete the search view if it exists
    response = client.delete_view(SEARCH_VIEW_NAME)
    if response is True:
        print(f"Successfully deleted search view: {SEARCH_VIEW_NAME}.")
    else:
        print("Error deleting search view.")
else:
    print(f"Search view {SEARCH_VIEW_NAME} does not exist.")

JavaScript SDK

// Connect to GDN.
const jsc8 = require("jsc8");
const client = new jsc8({url: "https://play.paas.macrometa.io", apiKey: "<API Key>", fabricName: "_system"});
console.log("Connected to GDN.");

const searchViewName = "example_search_view"; // Replace with the name of the fulltext search view you want to delete.

async function deleteMySearchView() {
  const listOfViews = await client.getListOfViews();
  const view = listOfViews.result.find(v => v.name === searchViewName);
  if (!view) {
    console.log(`Search view "${searchViewName}" does not exist.`);
    return;
  }
  await client.deleteView(view.name);
  console.log(`Successfully deleted search view: ${searchViewName}.`);
}

deleteMySearchView();