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Delete data stream API

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Delete data stream API

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Deletes one or more data streams and their backing indices. See Delete a data stream.

DELETE /_data_stream/my-data-stream

Request

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DELETE /_data_stream/<data-stream>

Prerequisites

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If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the delete_index or manage index privilege for the data stream.

Path parameters

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<data-stream>: (Required, string) Comma-separated list of data streams to delete. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

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expand_wildcards

(Optional, string) Type of data stream that wildcard expressions can match. Supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden. Valid values are:

all, hidden: Match any data stream, including hidden ones.
open, closed: Matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.

Defaults to open.

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