---
type: api
title: Delete data streams
description: Deletes one or more data streams and their backing indices.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch-serverless/operation/operation-indices-delete-data-stream
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch-serverless/operation/operation-indices-delete-data-stream
products:
  - Elasticsearch Serverless
---

# Delete data streams

Availability:

## Paths

- `DELETE` `/_data_stream/{name}`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch-serverless/authentication#apikeyauth)

#### Path Parameters

- `name` (union DataStreamName | [] DataStreamName)
  Comma-separated list of data streams to delete. Wildcard (`*`) expressions are supported.

## Description

Deletes one or more data streams and their backing indices.

## Required authorization

* Index privileges: `delete_index`

## Query String Parameters

- `master_timeout` (string Duration · 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` (string ExpandWildcards · 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)
  For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.
## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
DELETE _data_stream/my-data-stream
```

#### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await client.indices.deleteDataStream({
  name: "my-data-stream",
});
```

#### Python

```python
resp = client.indices.delete_data_stream(
    name="my-data-stream",
)
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X DELETE "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_data_stream/my-data-stream" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY"
```

#### Java

```java
client.indices().deleteDataStream(d -> d
    .name("my-data-stream")
);
```

#### C#

```c#
var response = await client.Indices.DeleteDataStreamAsync(name: new[] { "my-data-stream" });
```

#### PHP

```php
$resp = $client->indices()->deleteDataStream([
    "name" => "my-data-stream",
]);
```

#### Ruby

```ruby
response = client.indices.delete_data_stream(
  name: "my-data-stream"
)
```