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Method: datasets.delete
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Deletes the dataset specified by the datasetId value. Before you can delete a dataset, you must delete all its tables, either manually or by specifying deleteContents. Immediately after deletion, you can create another dataset with the same name.
HTTP request
DELETE https://bigquery.googleapis.com/bigquery/v2/projects/{projectId}/datasets/{datasetId}
The URL uses gRPC Transcoding syntax.
Path parameters
Parameters
projectId
string
Required. Project ID of the dataset being deleted
datasetId
string
Required. Dataset ID of dataset being deleted
Query parameters
Parameters
deleteContents
boolean
If True, delete all the tables in the dataset. If False and the dataset contains tables, the request will fail. Default is False
Request body
The request body must be empty.
Response body
If successful, the response body is empty.
Authorization scopes
Requires one of the following OAuth scopes:
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigquery
https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
For more information, see the Authentication Overview .
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Last updated 2024-04-01 UTC.
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