How to fix the Oracle error ORA-13218: max number of supported index tables reached for [string] index?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-13218: max number of supported index tables reached for [string] index with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-13218: max number of supported index tables reached for [string] index

Reason for the Error ORA-13218: max number of supported index tables reached for [string] index

An add_index parameter was passed to ALTER INDEX when the number of existing index tables is already at maximum.

How to fix the Error ORA-13218: max number of supported index tables reached for [string] index ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Delete one of the index tables before adding another index table.