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[[indices-delete-index]]
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=== Delete index API
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<titleabbrev>Delete index</titleabbrev>
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Deletes an existing index.
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[source,console]
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--------------------------------------------------
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DELETE /twitter
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--------------------------------------------------
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// TEST[setup:twitter]
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[[delete-index-api-request]]
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==== {api-request-title}
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`DELETE /<index>`
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[[delete-index-api-path-params]]
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==== {api-path-parms-title}
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`<index>`::
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--
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(Request, string) Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of indices to
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delete.
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In this parameter, wildcard expressions match only open, concrete indices. You
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cannot delete an index using an <<indices-aliases,alias>>.
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To delete all indices, use `_all` or `*` . To disallow the deletion of indices
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with `_all` or wildcard expressions, change the
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`action.destructive_requires_name` cluster setting to `true`. You can update
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this setting in the `elasticsearch.yml` file or using the
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<<cluster-update-settings,cluster update settings>> API.
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NOTE: You cannot delete the current write index of a data stream. To delete the
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index, you must <<rollover-data-stream-ex,roll over>> the data stream so a new
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write index is created. You can then use the delete index API to delete the
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previous write index.
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--
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[[delete-index-api-query-params]]
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==== {api-query-parms-title}
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include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=allow-no-indices]
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Defaults to `true`.
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include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=expand-wildcards]
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Defaults to `open`.
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include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=index-ignore-unavailable]
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include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=timeoutparms]
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