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Delete index template API

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Delete index template API

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Deletes an index template.

DELETE /_index_template/my-index-template

Request

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DELETE /_index_template/<index-template>

Prerequisites

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If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the manage_index_templates or manage cluster privilege to use this API.

Description

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Use the delete index template API to delete one or more index templates. Index templates define settings, mappings, and aliases that can be applied automatically to new indices.

Path parameters

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The name of the index template to delete. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

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master_timeout: (Optional, time units) Period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to 30s.
timeout: (Optional, time units) Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to 30s.

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