---
title: stack kb security-timeline-api delete-timelines cli command
description: Delete Timelines or Timeline templates Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4089/reference/elastic-cli/cli/stack/kb/security-timeline-api/delete-timelines
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Preview
  - Elastic Stack: Preview
---

# stack kb security-timeline-api delete-timelines cli command
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</cli-modifiers>

```bash
elastic stack kb security-timeline-api delete-timelines \
  --saved-object-ids <saved-object-ids> \
  [options]
```

Delete Timelines or Timeline templates
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--saved-object-ids string[] required">
    The list of IDs of the Timelines or Timeline templates to delete
    **Repeatable:** pass `--saved-object-ids` multiple times to supply more than one value
  </definition>
  <definition term="--search-ids string[]">
    Saved search IDs that should be deleted alongside the timelines
    **Repeatable:** pass `--search-ids` multiple times to supply more than one value
  </definition>
  <definition term="--input-file string">
    path to a JSON file to use as command input
  </definition>
  <definition term="--dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
  <definition term="--yes">
    confirm destructive action without prompting
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Global Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--json">
    output as JSON
  </definition>
</definitions>