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Delete a Last Value Cache

Use the influxdb3 delete last_cache command to delete a Last Value Cache (LVC). Provide the following:

  • Database (-d, --database): (Required) The name of the database that the LVC you want to delete is associated with. You can also use the INFLUXDB3_DATABASE_NAME environment variable to specify the database.
  • Token (--token): (Required) Your InfluxDB 3 Enterprise admin authentication token. You can also use the INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN environment variable to specify the database.
  • Table (-t, --table): (Required) The name of the table that the LVC you want to delete is associated with.
  • Cache name: The name of the LVC to delete.
influxdb3 delete last_cache \
  --database 
DATABASE_NAME
\
--token
AUTH_TOKEN
\
--table
TABLE_NAME
\
LVC_NAME

Use the HTTP API

To use the HTTP API to delete a Last Value Cache, send a DELETE request to the /api/v3/configure/last_cache endpoint with query parameters.

DELETE /api/v3/configure/last_cache
curl -X DELETE "https://localhost:8181/api/v3/configure/last_cache?db=
DATABASE_NAME
&table=
TABLE_NAME
&name=
LVC_NAME
"
\
--header "Authorization: Bearer
AUTH_TOKEN
"

Example

curl -X DELETE "https://localhost:8181/api/v3/configure/last_cache?db=example-db&table=home&name=homeLastCache" \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer 00xoXX0xXXx0000XxxxXx0Xx0xx0"

Response codes:

  • 200 : Success. The last cache has been deleted.
  • 400 : Bad request.
  • 401 : Unauthorized.
  • 404 : Cache not found.

Replace the following:

  • DATABASE_NAME: the name of the database that the LVC you want to delete is associated with
  • AUTH_TOKEN: your InfluxDB 3 Enterprise admin authentication token
  • TABLE_NAME: the name of the table that the LVC you want to delete is associated with
  • LVC: the name of the LVC to delete

This is a destructive action that cannot be undone. Once deleted, any queries against the deleted LVC will return an error.


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