{ "delete_by_query": { "documentation": "http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/delete-by-query/", "methods": ["DELETE"], "url": { "path": "/{index}/_query", "paths": ["/{index}/_query", "/{index}/{type}/_query"], "parts": { "index": { "type" : "list", "description" : "A comma-separated list of indices to restrict the operation" }, "type": { "type" : "list", "description" : "A comma-separated list of types to restrict the operation" } }, "params": { "consistency": { "type" : "enum", "options" : ["one", "quorum", "all"], "description" : "Specific write consistency setting for the operation" }, "ignore_indices": { "type" : "enum", "options" : ["none","missing"], "default" : "none", "description" : "When performed on multiple indices, allows to ignore `missing` ones" }, "replication": { "type" : "enum", "options" : ["sync","async"], "default" : "sync", "description" : "Specific replication type" }, "routing": { "type" : "string", "description" : "Specific routing value" }, "source": { "type" : "string", "description" : "The URL-encoded query definition (instead of using the request body)" }, "timeout": { "type" : "time", "description" : "Explicit operation timeout" } } }, "body": { "description" : "A query to restrict the operation" } } }