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Delete index template API
editDelete index template API
editDeletes an index template.
DELETE /_index_template/my-index-template
Request
editDELETE /_index_template/<index-template>
The provided <index-template> may contain multiple template names separated by a comma. If multiple template names are specified then there is no wildcard support and the provided names should match completely with existing templates.
Prerequisites
edit-
If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
manage_index_templates
ormanage
cluster privilege to use this API.
Description
editUse the delete index template API to delete one or more index templates. Index templates define settings, mappings, and aliases that can be applied automatically to new indices.
Path parameters
edit-
<index-template>
-
(Required, string)
Comma-separated list of index template names used to limit the request. Wildcard
(
*
) expressions are supported.
Query parameters
edit-
master_timeout
-
(Optional, time units)
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. Defaults to
30s
. -
timeout
-
(Optional, time units)
Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout
expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s
.