Delete an alias

DELETE /{index}/_alias/{name}

Removes a data stream or index from an alias.

index string | array[string] Required

Comma-separated list of data streams or indices used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*).
name string | array[string] Required

Comma-separated list of aliases to remove. Supports wildcards (*). To remove all aliases, use * or _all.

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.

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 /{index}/_alias/{name}

curl \
 -X DELETE http://api.example.com/{index}/_alias/{name}

Response examples (200)

{
  "acknowledged": true
}