Delete index APIedit
Deletes an existing index.
DELETE /twitter
Requestedit
DELETE /<index>
Path parametersedit
-
<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
_allor*. To disallow the deletion of indices with_allor wildcard expressions, change theaction.destructive_requires_namecluster setting totrue. You can update this setting in theelasticsearch.ymlfile or using the cluster update settings API.
Query parametersedit
-
allow_no_indices -
(Optional, boolean) If
true, the request does not return an error if a wildcard expression or_allvalue 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 tofalse. -
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.