Delete a lifecycle policy Added in 6.6.0

DELETE /_ilm/policy/{policy}

You cannot delete policies that are currently in use. If the policy is being used to manage any indices, the request fails and returns an error.

Path parameters

  • policy string Required

    Identifier for the policy.

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 /_ilm/policy/{policy} 
curl \
 -X DELETE http://api.example.com/_ilm/policy/{policy}
Response examples (200) 
{
  "acknowledged": true
}