---
type: api
title: Delete a stream
description: Deletes a stream definition and the underlying data stream<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: manage_stream.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-delete-streams-name
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/operation/operation-delete-streams-name
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Delete a stream

Availability: 9.1+

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `DELETE` `/api/streams/{name}`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/v0/authentication#basicauth)

#### Path Parameters

- `name` (string · max: 200)
  The name of the stream.

## Description

Deletes a stream definition and the underlying data stream<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: manage_stream.

## Request Body

`application/json`

Any of:
- **object**
- **object**

## Response

The stream was deleted successfully.

## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
DELETE /api/streams/{name}
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X DELETE "https://{kibana_url}/api/streams/{name}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true"
```