Delete component templates Added in 7.8.0

DELETE /_component_template/{name}

Deletes component templates. Component templates are building blocks for constructing index templates that specify index mappings, settings, and aliases.

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of component template names used to limit the request.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    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.

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.
DELETE /_component_template/{name} 
curl \
 -X DELETE http://api.example.com/_component_template/{name}
Response examples (200) 
{
  "acknowledged": true
}