//lcawley Verified example output 2017-04-11
[[ml-delete-datafeed]]
==== Delete Data Feeds

The delete data feed API enables you to delete an existing data feed.


===== Request

`DELETE _xpack/ml/datafeeds/<feed_id>`


===== Description

NOTE: You must stop the data feed before you can delete it.


===== Path Parameters

`feed_id` (required)::
  (string) Identifier for the data feed
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===== Responses

200
(EmptyResponse) The cluster has been successfully deleted
404
(BasicFailedReply) The cluster specified by {cluster_id} cannot be found (code: clusters.cluster_not_found)
412
(BasicFailedReply) The Elasticsearch cluster has not been shutdown yet (code: clusters.cluster_plan_state_error)
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===== Authorization

You must have `manage_ml`, or `manage` cluster privileges to use this API.
For more information, see <<privileges-list-cluster>>.


===== Examples

The following example deletes the `datafeed-it-ops` data feed:

[source,js]
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DELETE _xpack/ml/datafeeds/datafeed-it-ops
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// CONSOLE
// TEST[skip:todo]

When the data feed is deleted, you receive the following results:
[source,js]
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{
  "acknowledged": true
}
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