MarkLogic 9 Product Documentation

DELETE /v1/ext/{directories}

Summary

Delete the assets in /ext/{directories} in the modules database associated with the REST API instance.

Response

Whether or not any assets exist under the given directory, MarkLogic Server returns status code 204 (Deleted).

Required Privileges

http://marklogic.com/xdmp/privileges/rest-admin

http://marklogic.com/xdmp/privileges/rest-reader

http://marklogic.com/xdmp/privileges/rest-writer

Usage Notes

{directories} must be one or more database directory path steps. For example: /your/domain/. Use the same directory path as was used to install the asset with GET /v1/ext/{directories}/{asset}.

For more details, see Managing Dependent Libraries and Other Assets in the REST Application Developer's Guide.

Example

$ curl --anyauth --user user:password -i -X DELETE  \
    'http://localhost:8000/v1/ext/my/example/'

==> All assets installed in /ext/my/example/ in the modules database are
    deleted. MarkLogic Server responds with output similar to the following:

HTTP/1.1 204 Deleted
Server: MarkLogic
Content-Length: 0
Connection: Keep-Alive
Keep-Alive: timeout=5