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DELETE ddl/database/:db/table/:table/partition/:partition

Description

Delete (drop) a partition in an HCatalog table.

URL

http://www.myserver.com/templeton/v1/ddl/database/:db/table/:table/partition/:partition

Parameters

NameDescriptionRequired?Default
:db The database name Required None
:table The table name Required None
:partition The partition name, col_name='value' list. Be careful to properly encode the quote for http, for example, country=%27algeria%27. Required None
ifExists Hive returns an error if the partition specified does not exist, unless ifExists is set to true. Optional false
group The user group to use Optional None
permissions The permissions string to use. The format is "rwxrw-r-x". Optional None

The standard parameters are also supported.

Results

NameDescription
partition The partition name
table The table name
database The database name

Example

Curl Command 

% curl -s -X DELETE \
       'http://localhost:50111/templeton/v1/ddl/database/default/table/test_table/partition/country=%27algeria%27?user.name=ctdean'

JSON Output 

{
 "partition": "country='algeria'",
 "table": "test_table",
 "database": "default"
}