Delete data streams

Auth

Deletes one or more data streams and their backing indices.

Required privileges

Index privileges delete_index

Path parameters

name union string | string[] required

Comma-separated list of data streams to delete. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

master_timeout string · default: 30s

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.

expand_wildcards union oneOf · default: open

Type of data stream that wildcard patterns can match. Supports comma-separated values,such as open,hidden.

Supported values include:

  • all: Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
  • open: Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
  • closed: Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
  • hidden: Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with open, closed, or both.
  • none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.
Values: all open closed hidden none

Response

application/json
acknowledged boolean required

For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.