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layout: default
title: Delete a pipeline
parent: Ingest APIs
grand_parent: REST API reference
nav_order: 14
---

# Delete a pipeline

If you no longer want to use an ingest pipeline, use the delete ingest pipeline API operation.

## Example

```
DELETE _ingest/pipeline/12345
```

## Path and HTTP methods

Delete an ingest pipeline based on that pipeline's ID.

```
DELETE _ingest/pipeline/
```

## URL parameters

All URL parameters are optional.

Parameter | Type | Description
:--- | :--- | :---
master_timeout | time | How long to wait for a connection to the master node.
timeout | time | How long to wait for the request to return.

## Response

```json
{
  "acknowledged" : true
}
```