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.

Scopes

You will need authorization for at least one of the following scopes to make a valid call:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigquery
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform

If unset, the scope for this method defaults to https://www.googleapis.com/auth/bigquery. You can set the scope for this method like this: bigquery2 --scope <scope> datasets delete ...

Required Scalar Arguments

  • <project-id> (string)
    • Project ID of the dataset being deleted
  • <dataset-id> (string)
    • Dataset ID of dataset being deleted

Optional Method Properties

You may set the following properties to further configure the call. Please note that -p is followed by one or more key-value-pairs, and is called like this -p k1=v1 k2=v2 even though the listing below repeats the -p for completeness.

  • -p delete-contents=boolean
    • If True, delete all the tables in the dataset. If False and the dataset contains tables, the request will fail. Default is False

Optional General Properties

The following properties can configure any call, and are not specific to this method.

  • -p alt=string

    • Data format for the response.

  • -p fields=string

    • Selector specifying which fields to include in a partial response.

  • -p key=string

    • API key. Your API key identifies your project and provides you with API access, quota, and reports. Required unless you provide an OAuth 2.0 token.

  • -p oauth-token=string

    • OAuth 2.0 token for the current user.

  • -p pretty-print=boolean

    • Returns response with indentations and line breaks.

  • -p quota-user=string

    • An opaque string that represents a user for quota purposes. Must not exceed 40 characters.

  • -p user-ip=string

    • Deprecated. Please use quotaUser instead.