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client.indices.delete([params, [callback]])

Delete an index in Elasticsearch

Check the API Conventions and the elasticsearch docs for more information pertaining to this method.

Params

timeout

DurationString — Explicit operation timeout

masterTimeout

DurationString — Specify timeout for connection to master

ignoreUnavailable

Boolean — Ignore unavailable indexes (default: false)

allowNoIndices

Boolean — Ignore if a wildcard expression resolves to no concrete indices (default: false)

[expandWildcards=open]

String — Whether wildcard expressions should get expanded to open or closed indices (default: open)

Options
  • "open"
  • "closed"
  • "none"
  • "all"

index

String, String[], Boolean — A comma-separated list of indices to delete; use _all or * string to delete all indices

body

Object, JSON — An optional request body, as either JSON or a JSON serializable object. See the elasticsearch docs for details about what can be specified here.

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