Deleting an index deletes its documents, shards, and metadata. It does not
delete related Kibana components, such as data views, visualizations, or
dashboards.
You cannot delete the current write index of a data stream. To delete the
index, you must
roll over
the data stream so a new
write index is created. You can then use the delete index API to delete the
previous write index.
(Required, string) Comma-separated list of indices to delete. You cannot specify
index aliases
.
By default, this parameter does not support wildcards (
*
) or
_all
. To use
wildcards or
_all
, set the
action.destructive_requires_name
cluster
setting to
false
.
(Optional, Boolean)
If
false
, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression,
index alias
, or
_all
value targets only missing or closed indices.
This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices. For
example, a request targeting
foo*,bar*
returns an error if an index starts
with
foo
but no index starts with
bar
.
Defaults to
true
.
expand_wildcards
(Optional, string)
Type of index that wildcard patterns can match. If the request can target data
streams, this argument determines whether wildcard expressions match hidden data
streams. Supports comma-separated values, such as
open,hidden
. Valid values
(Optional,
time units
)
Period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received
before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s
.
timeout
(Optional,
time units
)
Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout
expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s
.
