I'm using IBM Graph and I'd like to be able to delete my entire graph to reload the data. I'm told that I need to delete my service instance and create a new one. Is there any other way to do this without having to keep creating new instances?
Yes absolutely!
The best way to do this is to use the /_graphs endpoint which allows you to manage multiple graphs under the same instance.
Here's how you'd delete grph g2
Delete a graph : DELETE /_graphs/:_gid
$curl -u username:password -X DELETE "http://.../<serviceid>/g2"
But you can also do other neat stuff as well such as
Adding a new graph POST /_graphs
$curl -u username:password -X POST "http://.../<serviceid>/_graphs"
$ {"graph_id":"105512b6-db95-412c-aa3c-6b8fa6c3a844","dbUrl":"http://.../<serviceid>/105512b6-db95-412c-aa3c-6b8fa6c3a844"}
Add a graph with a specific name POST /_graphs/:_gid
$curl -u username:password -X POST "http://.../<serviceid>/_graphs/g2"
$ {"graph_id":"g2","dbUrl":"http://127.0.0.1:3001/service123/g2"}
Get List of Graphs GET /_graphs
$curl -u username:password -X GET "http://.../<serviceid>/_graphs"
$ {"graph_ids":["g2","105512b6-db95-412c-aa3c-6b8fa6c3a844","203312b6-de95-412c-ab3c-6b8fe6cda844"]}