- NAME
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- gcloud ai indexes delete - delete an existing Vertex AI index
 
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud ai indexes delete(INDEX:--region=REGION) [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
 
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- EXAMPLES
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To delete an index 123of projectexamplein regionus-central1, run:gcloud ai indexes delete 123 --project=example --region=us-central1
- POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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Index resource - Index to delete. The arguments in this group can be used to
specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given
arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.
To set the projectattribute:- 
provide the argument indexon the command line with a fully specified name;
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provide the argument --projecton the command line;
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set the property core/project.
 This must be specified. - INDEX
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ID of the index or fully qualified identifier for the index.
To set the nameattribute:- 
provide the argument indexon the command line.
 This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified. 
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provide the argument 
- --region=- REGION
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Cloud region for the index.
To set the regionattribute:- 
provide the argument indexon the command line with a fully specified name;
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provide the argument --regionon the command line;
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set the property ai/region;
- choose one from the prompted list of available regions.
 
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provide the argument 
 
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provide the argument 
 
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Index resource - Index to delete. The arguments in this group can be used to
specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given
arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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These flags are available to all commands: --access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run $ gcloud helpfor details.
- NOTES
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These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha ai indexes deletegcloud beta ai indexes delete
      gcloud ai indexes delete
  
  
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Last updated 2025-09-16 UTC.