IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
Delete connector API
editDelete connector API
editThis functionality is in beta and is subject to change. The design and code is less mature than official GA features and is being provided as-is with no warranties. Beta features are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features.
Removes a connector and associated sync jobs. This is a destructive action that is not recoverable.
Note: this action doesn’t delete any API key, ingest pipeline or data index associated with the connector. These need to be removed manually.
To get started with Connector APIs, check out the tutorial.
Request
editDELETE _connector/<connector_id>
Prerequisites
edit- To sync data using self-managed connectors, you need to deploy the Elastic connector service on your own infrastructure. This service runs automatically on Elastic Cloud for native connectors.
-
The
connector_id
parameter should reference an existing connector.
Path parameters
edit-
<connector_id>
- (Required, string)
-
delete_sync_jobs
-
(Optional, boolean) A flag indicating if associated sync jobs should be also removed. Defaults to
false
.
Response codes
edit-
400
-
The
connector_id
was not provided. -
404
(Missing resources) -
No connector matching
connector_id
could be found.
Examples
editThe following example deletes the connector with ID my-connector
:
DELETE _connector/another-connector?delete_sync_jobs=true
{ "acknowledged": true }
The following example deletes the connector with ID another-connector
and its associated sync jobs.