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Delete index alias API
editDelete index alias API
editDeletes an existing index alias.
An index alias is a secondary name used to refer to one or more existing indices.
Most Elasticsearch APIs accept an index alias in place of an index name.
DELETE /twitter/_alias/alias1
Path parameters
edit-
<index> -
(Required, string) Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of index names used to limit the request.
To include all indices in the cluster, use a value of
_allor*. -
<alias> -
(Required, string) Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of index alias names used to limit the request.
To delete all aliases, use a value of
_allor*.
Query parameters
edit-
timeout -
(Optional, time units) Specifies the period of time to wait for
a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request
fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s. -
master_timeout -
(Optional, time units) Specifies the period of time 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.