---
title: influxdb3 delete file_index
description: The influxdb3 delete file_index command deletes a file index for a database or table.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/cli/influxdb3/delete/file_index/
estimated_tokens: 875
product: InfluxDB 3 Enterprise
version: enterprise
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/cli/influxdb3/delete/file_index/
date: '2025-01-13T07:21:11-07:00'
lastmod: '2025-01-13T07:21:11-07:00'
---

The `influxdb3 delete file_index` command deletes a file index for a
database or table.

## Usage

```bash
influxdb3 delete file_index [OPTIONS] --database <DATABASE_NAME>
```

## Options

|Option|                 |                                                 Description                                                 |
|------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `-H` |    `--host`     |          Host URL of the running InfluxDB 3 Enterprise server (default is `http://127.0.0.1:8181`)          |
| `-d` |  `--database`   |                               *(Required)* Name of the database to operate on                               |
|      |    `--token`    |                                      *(Required)* Authentication token                                      |
| `-t` |    `--table`    |                                     Table to delete the file index from                                     |
|      |   `--tls-ca`    |            Path to a custom TLS certificate authority (for testing or self-signed certificates)             |
|      |`--tls-no-verify`|Disable TLS certificate verification (**Not recommended in production**, useful for self-signed certificates)|
| `-h` |    `--help`     |                                           Print help information                                            |
|      |  `--help-all`   |                                       Print detailed help information                                       |

### Option environment variables

You can use the following environment variables to set command options:

|  Environment Variable   |     Option      |
|-------------------------|-----------------|
|  `INFLUXDB3_HOST_URL`   |    `--host`     |
|`INFLUXDB3_DATABASE_NAME`|  `--database`   |
| `INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN`  |    `--token`    |
|`INFLUXDB3_TLS_NO_VERIFY`|`--tls-no-verify`|

## Examples

* [Delete a file index from a database](#delete-a-file-index-from-a-database)
* [Delete a file index from a specific table](#delete-a-file-index-from-a-specific-table)

In the examples below, replace the following:

* `DATABASE_NAME`:
  Database name
* `AUTH_TOKEN`:
  Authentication token
* `TABLE_NAME`:
  Table name

### Delete a file index from a database

```bash
influxdb3 delete file_index \
  --database DATABASE_NAME \
  --token AUTH_TOKEN
```

### Delete a file index from a specific table

```bash
influxdb3 delete file_index \
  --database DATABASE_NAME \
  --token AUTH_TOKEN \
  --table TABLE_NAME
```
| Option |  | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Option |  | Description |
| -H | --host | Host URL of the running InfluxDB 3 Enterprise server (default is  http://127.0.0.1:8181 ) |
| -d | --database | ( Required )  Name of the database to operate on |
|  | --token | ( Required )  Authentication token |
| -t | --table | Table to delete the file index from |
|  | --tls-ca | Path to a custom TLS certificate authority (for testing or self-signed certificates) |
|  | --tls-no-verify | Disable TLS certificate verification ( Not recommended in production , useful for self-signed certificates) |
| -h | --help | Print help information |
|  | --help-all | Print detailed help information |

| Environment Variable | Option |
| --- | --- |
| Environment Variable | Option |
| INFLUXDB3_HOST_URL | --host |
| INFLUXDB3_DATABASE_NAME | --database |
| INFLUXDB3_AUTH_TOKEN | --token |
| INFLUXDB3_TLS_NO_VERIFY | --tls-no-verify |