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Alibaba Cloud Model Studio:DeleteIndex

Last Updated:Jun 12, 2026

Permanently deletes a specified knowledge base.

Operation description

  • Resource Access Management (RAM) users must first obtain API permissions for Model Studio (requiring AliyunBailianDataFullAccess, which includes the sfm:DeleteIndex permission) and join a workspace before invoking this operation. Alibaba Cloud accounts can invoke this operation directly without authorization. Use the latest Model Studio SDK to invoke this operation.

  • Before invoking this operation, make sure that your knowledge base has been created and has not been deleted (that is, the knowledge base ID IndexId is valid).

  • If the knowledge base is associated with an application, you must first dissociate it from the application before deleting it. This can currently only be done through the console. For more information, see Knowledge base.

  • Deletion is irreversible. A deleted knowledge base cannot be recovered. Proceed with caution.

  • Invoking this operation does not delete files that have been imported into Application Data.

  • This operation has idempotence.

Rate limit: This operation is throttled if called too frequently. Do not exceed 10 calls per second. If you are throttled, retry later.

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RAM authorization

The table below describes the authorization required to call this API. You can define it in a Resource Access Management (RAM) policy. The table's columns are detailed below:

  • Action: The actions can be used in the Action element of RAM permission policy statements to grant permissions to perform the operation.

  • API: The API that you can call to perform the action.

  • Access level: The predefined level of access granted for each API. Valid values: create, list, get, update, and delete.

  • Resource type: The type of the resource that supports authorization to perform the action. It indicates if the action supports resource-level permission. The specified resource must be compatible with the action. Otherwise, the policy will be ineffective.

    • For APIs with resource-level permissions, required resource types are marked with an asterisk (*). Specify the corresponding Alibaba Cloud Resource Name (ARN) in the Resource element of the policy.

    • For APIs without resource-level permissions, it is shown as All Resources. Use an asterisk (*) in the Resource element of the policy.

  • Condition key: The condition keys defined by the service. The key allows for granular control, applying to either actions alone or actions associated with specific resources. In addition to service-specific condition keys, Alibaba Cloud provides a set of common condition keys applicable across all RAM-supported services.

  • Dependent action: The dependent actions required to run the action. To complete the action, the RAM user or the RAM role must have the permissions to perform all dependent actions.

Action

Access level

Resource type

Condition key

Dependent action

sfm:DeleteIndex

none

*All Resource

*

None None

Request syntax

POST /{WorkspaceId}/index/delete HTTP/1.1

Path Parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

WorkspaceId

string

Yes

The workspace ID of the knowledge base. For information about how to obtain the workspace ID, see How to use a workspace.

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Request parameters

Parameter

Type

Required

Description

Example

IndexId

string

Yes

The knowledge base ID, which is the Data.Id returned by the CreateIndex operation.

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Response elements

Element

Type

Description

Example

object

Schema of Response

Code

string

The error code.

Index.InvalidParameter

Message

string

The error message.

Required parameter(%s) missing or invalid, please check the request parameters.

RequestId

string

The request ID.

17204B98-xxxx-4F9A-8464-2446A84821CA

Status

string

The status code returned by the operation.

200

Success

boolean

Indicates whether the operation was successful. Valid values:

  • true: The call was successful.

  • false: The call failed.

true

Examples

Success response

JSON format

{
  "Code": "Index.InvalidParameter",
  "Message": "Required parameter(%s) missing or invalid, please check the request parameters.",
  "RequestId": "17204B98-xxxx-4F9A-8464-2446A84821CA",
  "Status": "200",
  "Success": true
}

Error codes

See Error Codes for a complete list.

Release notes

See Release Notes for a complete list.