[role="xpack"]
[[ml-delete-datafeed]]
=== Delete {dfeeds-cap} API
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<titleabbrev>Delete {dfeeds-cap}</titleabbrev>
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This API enables you to delete an existing {dfeed}.


==== Request

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


==== Description

NOTE: Unless the `force` parameter is used, the {dfeed} must be stopped before it can be deleted.


==== Path Parameters

`feed_id` (required)::
  (string) Identifier for the {dfeed}


===== Query Parameters

`force`::
  (boolean) Use to forcefully delete a started {dfeed}; this method is quicker than
  stopping and deleting the {dfeed}.


===== Authorization

You must have `manage_ml`, or `manage` cluster privileges to use this API.
For more information, see {xpack-ref}/security-privileges.html[Security Privileges].
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==== Examples

The following example deletes the `datafeed-total-requests` {dfeed}:

[source,js]
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DELETE _xpack/ml/datafeeds/datafeed-total-requests
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// CONSOLE
// TEST[setup:server_metrics_datafeed]

When the {dfeed} is deleted, you receive the following results:
[source,js]
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{
  "acknowledged": true
}
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// TESTRESPONSE