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Delete Index
editDelete Index
editThe delete index API allows to delete an existing index.
DELETE /twitter
The above example deletes an index called twitter
. Specifying an index,
alias or wildcard expression is required.
The delete index API can also be applied to more than one index, by either using a comma separated list, or on all indices (be careful!) by using _all
or *
as index.
In order to disable allowing to delete indices via wildcards or _all
,
set action.destructive_requires_name
setting in the config to true
.
This setting can also be changed via the cluster update settings api.