---
title: delete_aliases
description: The value for this setting determines whether aliases will be deleted from indices before closing. The default value is False. 
url: https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_delete_aliases
products:
  - Elasticsearch
  - Elasticsearch Curator
---

# delete_aliases
<note>
  This setting is only used by the [close action](https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch/curator/close), and is optional.
</note>

```yaml
action: close
description: "Close selected indices"
options:
  delete_aliases: False
filters:
- filtertype: ...
```

The value for this setting determines whether aliases will be deleted from indices before closing.
The default value is `False`.