How to clear all data from AWS CloudSearch

Question

I have an AWS CloudSearch instance that I am still developing.

At times, such as when I make some modification to the format of a field, I find myself wanting to wipe out all of the data and regenerating it.

Is there any way to clear out all of the data using the console, or do I have to go about it by programatic means?

Answer 1

Best answer I've been able to find was somewhat buried in the AWS docs. To wit:

Amazon CloudSearch currently does not provide a mechanism for deleting all of the documents in a domain. However, you can clone the domain configuration to start over with an empty domain. For more information, see Cloning an Existing Domain's Indexing Options.

Source: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cloudsearch/latest/developerguide/Troubleshooting.html#ts.cleardomain