appwrite/appwrite · error · Exception

No delete operation for type: {$type}

Error message

No delete operation for type: {$type}

What it means

Error "No delete operation for type: {$type}" thrown in appwrite/appwrite.

Source

Thrown at src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Deletes.php:364

                $this->deleteOldCSVExports($dbForPlatform, $deviceForFiles);
                break;
            case DELETE_TYPE_MAINTENANCE:
                $this->deleteExpiredTargets($project, $getProjectDB);
                $this->deleteExecutionLogs($project, $getProjectDB, $executionRetention, $executionsRetentionCount, $executionStore);
                $this->deleteUsageStats($project, $getProjectDB, $getLogsDB, $hourlyUsageRetentionDatetime);
                $this->deleteExpiredSessions($project, $getProjectDB);
                $this->deleteExpiredTokens($project, $getProjectDB);
                $this->deleteExpiredChallenges($project, $getProjectDB);
                $this->deleteExpiredTransactions($project, $getProjectDB);
                $this->deleteExpiredPresences($project, $getProjectDB, $publisherForUsage);
                $this->deleteOldDeployments($publisherForDeletes, $project, $getProjectDB);
                $this->updateProcessingMigrations($project, $getProjectDB);
                break;
            case DELETE_TYPE_REPORT:
                $this->deleteReport($dbForPlatform, $project, $document);
                break;
            default:
                throw new \Exception('No delete operation for type: ' . \strval($type));
        }
    }

    private function deleteReport(Database $dbForPlatform, Document $project, Document $report): void
    {
        $projectInternalId = $project->getSequence();
        $reportInternalId = $report->getSequence();

        $this->deleteByGroup('insights', [
            Query::equal('projectInternalId', [$projectInternalId]),
            Query::equal('reportInternalId', [$reportInternalId]),
        ], $dbForPlatform);
    }

    private function cleanDatabase(
        Document $databaseDoc,
        callable $executionActionPerDatabase,
        bool $projectTables,

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Solutions

1. Pass --resourceType=deployment; it is the only resource type this task currently supports.
2. To support another resource type, add its case to the match() in TimeTravel.php with the correct collection name.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Deletes.php:228 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of appwrite/appwrite@ce3a85157f (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4c9cb8c518907f6b. Report an issue: GitHub.