Delete component template API

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Delete component template API

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Deletes an existing component template.

DELETE _component_template/template_1

Request

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DELETE /_component_template/<component-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 component template API to delete one or more component templates Component templates are building blocks for constructing index templates that specify index mappings, settings, and aliases.

Path parameters

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The name of the component 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.