---
type: api
title: Delete an async EQL search
description: Delete an async EQL search or a stored synchronous EQL search.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-eql-delete
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-eql-delete
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Delete an async EQL search

Availability: 7.9+

## Paths

- `DELETE` `/_eql/search/{id}`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/authentication#basicauth)
- [Bearer auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/authentication#bearerauth)

#### Path Parameters

- `id` (string Id)
  Identifier for the search to delete.
A search ID is provided in the EQL search API's response for an async search.
A search ID is also provided if the request’s `keep_on_completion` parameter is `true`.

## Description

Delete an async EQL search or a stored synchronous EQL search.
The API also deletes results for the search.

## 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 /_eql/search/FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE=
```

#### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await client.eql.delete({
  id: "FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE=",
});
```

#### Python

```python
resp = client.eql.delete(
    id="FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE=",
)
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X DELETE "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_eql/search/FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE=" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY"
```

#### Java

```java
client.eql().delete(d -> d
    .id("FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE=")
);
```

#### C#

```c#
var response = await client.Eql.DeleteAsync(id: "FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE=");
```

#### PHP

```php
$resp = $client->eql()->delete([
    "id" => "FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE=",
]);
```

#### Ruby

```ruby
response = client.eql.delete(
  id: "FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE="
)
```