--
:api: delete-transform
:request: DeleteTransformRequest
:response: AcknowledgedResponse
--
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=== Delete {transform} API

Deletes an existing {transform}.

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==== Delete {transform} request

A +{request}+ object requires a non-null `id`.

["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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include-tagged::{doc-tests-file}[{api}-request]
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<1> Constructing a new request referencing an existing {transform}
<2> Sets the optional argument `force`. When `true`, the {transform}
is deleted regardless of its current state. The default value is `false`,
meaning that only `stopped` {transforms} can be deleted.

include::../execution.asciidoc[]

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==== Response

The returned +{response}+ object acknowledges the {transform} deletion.