Delete index API
editDelete index API
editDeletes an existing index.
DELETE /twitter
Request
editDELETE /<index>
Path parameters
edit-
<index>
-
(Request, string) Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of indices to delete.
In this parameter, wildcard expressions match only open, concrete indices. You cannot delete an index using an alias.
To delete all indices, use
_all
or*
. To disallow the deletion of indices with_all
or wildcard expressions, change theaction.destructive_requires_name
cluster setting totrue
. You can update this setting in theelasticsearch.yml
file or using the cluster update settings API.
Query parameters
edit-
allow_no_indices
-
(Optional, boolean) If
true
, the request does not return an error if a wildcard expression or_all
value retrieves only missing or closed indices.This parameter also applies to index aliases that point to a missing or closed index.
-
expand_wildcards
-
(Optional, string) Controls what kind of indices that wildcard expressions can expand to. Valid values are:
-
all
- Expand to open and closed indices.
-
open
- Expand only to open indices.
-
closed
- Expand only to closed indices.
-
none
- Wildcard expressions are not accepted.
Defaults to
open
. -
-
ignore_unavailable
-
(Optional, boolean) If
true
, missing or closed indices are not included in the response. Defaults tofalse
. -
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
.