Delete data streams
- DELETE /_data_stream/{name}
Deletes one or more data streams and their backing indices.
- Index privileges:
delete_index
Path Parameters
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nameDataStreamName | DataStreamNamerequired -
Comma-separated list of data streams to delete. Wildcard (
*) expressions are supported.
Query Parameters
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master_timeoutstring 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.
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expand_wildcardsstring 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 withopen,closed, orboth.none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.
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Values:
allopenclosedhiddennone
Response
application/json
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acknowledgedbooleanrequired -
For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.