Delete Qdrant points by IDs or by filter (POST /collections/{name}/points/delete) and delete a whole collection (DELETE /collections/{name})

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Documented steps

  1. Auth: api-key header if API-key auth is enabled (always required on Qdrant Cloud).
  2. Delete by ID: curl -X POST 'http://localhost:6333/collections/{collection_name}/points/delete' -H 'api-key: <API_KEY>' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '{"points": [0, 3, 100]}'
  3. Delete by payload condition: same endpoint with a FilterSelector body: -d '{"filter": {"must": [{"key": "color", "match": {"value": "red"}}]}}'
  4. Optional query params on delete-points: wait (bool), ordering (weak/medium/strong), timeout (seconds ≥1)
  5. Delete an entire collection permanently: curl -X DELETE 'http://localhost:6333/collections/{collection_name}' -H 'api-key: <API_KEY>'
  6. Check response: status ok/acknowledged and operation_id for point deletes; result: true for collection delete
  7. Official docs: https://api.qdrant.tech/api-reference/points/delete-points ; https://api.qdrant.tech/api-reference/collections/delete-collection

Known gotchas

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