Delete an index

To delete an index, send an HTTP DELETE request to the FileMaker_Indexes system table, followed by the table name and field name in the URL.

Component Description

HTTP method

DELETE

URL

https://host/fmi/odata/version/database-name/FileMaker_Indexes/table-name/field-name

host – FileMaker Cloud or FileMaker Server host name

version – the OData version, always v4

database-name – the name of the hosted database

table-name - the name of the table

field-name - the name of the field

Example:/fmi/odata/v4/ContactMgmt/FileMaker_Indexes/Company/State

FileMaker information

  • FileMaker_Indexes is a system table used for creating and deleting indexes in fields.

  • To delete an index, the URL must specify the table name first, followed by the field name.