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Delete alias API
editDelete alias API
editRemoves a data stream or index from an alias.
DELETE my-data-stream/_alias/my-alias
Prerequisites
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If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
manageindex privilege for the alias and it data streams or indices.
Path parameters
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<alias> -
(Required, string) Comma-separated list of aliases to remove. Supports wildcards
(
*). To remove all aliases, use*or_all. -
<target> -
(Required, string) Comma-separated list of data streams or indices used to limit
the request. Supports wildcards (
*).
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.