---
type: api
title: Delete a search application
description: Remove a search application and its associated alias. Indices attached to the search application are not removed.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-search-application-delete
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-search-application-delete
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Delete a search application

Availability: 8.8+

## Paths

- `DELETE` `/_application/search_application/{name}`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/authentication#basicauth)
- [Bearer auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/authentication#bearerauth)

#### Path Parameters

- `name` (string Name)
  The name of the search application to delete.

## Description

Remove a search application and its associated alias. Indices attached to the search application are not removed.

## Required authorization

* Index privileges: `manage`
* Cluster privileges: `manage_search_application`

## 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 _application/search_application/my-app/
```

#### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await client.searchApplication.delete({
  name: "my-app",
});
```

#### Python

```python
resp = client.search_application.delete(
    name="my-app",
)
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X DELETE "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_application/search_application/my-app/" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY"
```

#### Java

```java
client.searchApplication().delete(d -> d
    .name("my-app")
);
```

#### C#

```c#
var response = await client.SearchApplication.DeleteAsync(name: "my-app");
```

#### PHP

```php
$resp = $client->searchApplication()->delete([
    "name" => "my-app",
]);
```

#### Ruby

```ruby
response = client.search_application.delete(
  name: "my-app"
)
```