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Delete index API

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Delete index API

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Deletes an existing index.

DELETE /my-index-000001

Request

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DELETE /<index>

Path parameters

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<index>

(Request, string) Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of indices to delete.

In this parameter, wildcard expressions match only open, concrete indices. You cannot delete an index using an alias.

To delete all indices, use _all or * . To disallow the deletion of indices with _all or wildcard expressions, change the action.destructive_requires_name cluster setting to true. You can update this setting in the elasticsearch.yml file or using the cluster update settings API.

Query parameters

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allow_no_indices

(Optional, boolean) If true, the request does not return an error if a wildcard expression or _all value retrieves only missing or closed indices.

This parameter also applies to index aliases that point to a missing or closed index.

Defaults to true.

expand_wildcards

(Optional, string) Controls what kind of indices that wildcard expressions can expand to. Multiple values are accepted when separated by a comma, as in open,hidden. Valid values are:

all: Expand to open and closed indices, including hidden indices.
open: Expand only to open indices.
closed: Expand only to closed indices.
hidden: Expansion of wildcards will include hidden indices. Must be combined with open, closed, or both.
none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.

Defaults to open.

ignore_unavailable

(Optional, boolean) If true, missing or closed indices are not included in the response. Defaults to false.

master_timeout

(Optional, time units) Specifies the period of time 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) Specifies the period of time 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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