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Deleting an Indexedit
To delete an index, use the following request:
DELETE /my_index
You can delete multiple indices with this:
DELETE /index_one,index_two DELETE /index_*
You can even delete all indices with this:
DELETE /_all DELETE /*
For some, the ability to delete all your data with a single command is a very
scary prospect. If you want to eliminate the possibility of an accidental
mass-deletion, you can set the following to true in your elasticsearch.yml:
action.destructive_requires_name: true
This restricts deletions to specific names, instead of allowing the special _all
or wildcard options. You can also update this setting dynamically through the
Cluster State API