---
title: Delete a data view
description: Delete a Kibana data view you no longer need. Deleting a data view does not delete Elasticsearch data, but it breaks saved objects that reference it.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4116/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/data-views/delete-data-view
products:
  - Kibana
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Generally available
  - Elastic Stack: Generally available
---

# Delete a data view
When you delete a data view, you can't recover its field formatters, runtime fields, source filters, or field popularity data. Deleting a data view doesn't remove any indices or data documents from Elasticsearch.
<warning>
  Deleting a data view breaks all visualizations, saved Discover sessions, and other saved objects that reference it.
</warning>


## Before you begin

You need a role with the **Data View Management** Kibana privilege and the `view_index_metadata` Elasticsearch privilege. Refer to [Defining roles](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4116/deploy-manage/users-roles/cluster-or-deployment-auth/defining-roles).
<applies-to>Elastic Stack: Generally available since 9.4</applies-to> You can't delete [managed data views](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4116/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/data-views#managed-data-views). On the **Data Views** management page, the delete action isn't available for these data views, and they can't be selected for bulk deletion. To use a modified version of a managed data view, [duplicate it](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4116/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/data-views/duplicate-data-view) instead.

## Delete a data view

1. Go to the **Data Views** management page using the navigation menu or the [global search field](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4116/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/find-apps-and-objects).
2. Find the data view that you want to delete, then select ![Delete icon](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4116/explore-analyze/images/kibana-delete.png) in the **Actions** column.

The data view and its saved settings are removed from the **Data Views** page.

## Related pages

- [Data views](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4116/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/data-views)
- [Create a data view](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4116/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/data-views/create-data-view)
- [Duplicate a data view](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4116/explore-analyze/find-and-organize/data-views/duplicate-data-view)