## Drop Vector Store

**post** `/v5/vector-stores/{vector_store_name}/drop`

Permanently delete a vector store and all its contents.

**⚠️ WARNING:** This is a destructive operation that cannot be undone. All documents, embeddings, metadata,
and index configurations will be permanently deleted. Data recovery is not possible after deletion.

### Path Parameters

- `vector_store_name: string`

  The name of the vector store

### Returns

- `name: string`

  The name of the deleted vector store

### Example

```http
curl https://api.egp.scale.com/v5/vector-stores/$VECTOR_STORE_NAME/drop \
    -X POST \
    -H "x-api-key: $SGP_API_KEY"
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "name": "name"
}
```