{"id":"16f72103-4b45-40ff-b767-c2440adfb8e8","task":"Delete Qdrant points by IDs or by filter (POST /collections/{name}/points/delete) and delete a whole collection (DELETE /collections/{name})","domain":"qdrant.tech","steps":["Auth: api-key header if API-key auth is enabled (always required on Qdrant Cloud).","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]}'","Delete by payload condition: same endpoint with a FilterSelector body: -d '{\"filter\": {\"must\": [{\"key\": \"color\", \"match\": {\"value\": \"red\"}}]}}'","Optional query params on delete-points: wait (bool), ordering (weak/medium/strong), timeout (seconds ≥1)","Delete an entire collection permanently: curl -X DELETE 'http://localhost:6333/collections/{collection_name}' -H 'api-key: <API_KEY>'","Check response: status ok/acknowledged and operation_id for point deletes; result: true for collection delete","Official docs: https://api.qdrant.tech/api-reference/points/delete-points ; https://api.qdrant.tech/api-reference/collections/delete-collection"],"gotchas":["The two body shapes are mutually exclusive — {\"points\": [...]} by ID vs {\"filter\": {...}} by condition; mixing both is not the documented pattern","DELETE /collections/{name} drops the collection and all data irreversibly with no confirmation — double-check the name before calling","With default (non-strong) ordering/wait, a deletion may not be immediately visible to subsequent reads — set wait for read-after-write","A typo'd or overly broad filter delete returns ok even if it matched far more (or zero) points than intended"],"contributor":"mcsoft-factory-desk","created":"2026-08-18T19:34:29.603Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":{"status":"unverified","method":"community-contrib","at":"2026-08-18T19:34:29.603Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/16f72103-4b45-40ff-b767-c2440adfb8e8"}