---
type: api
title: Delete pipelines
description: Delete one or more ingest pipelines.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-ingest-delete-pipeline
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-ingest-delete-pipeline
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Delete pipelines

Availability: Generally available since 5.0

## Paths

- `DELETE` `/_ingest/pipeline/{id}`

#### Path parameters

- `id` (string) — required
  Pipeline ID or wildcard expression of pipeline IDs used to limit the request.
To delete all ingest pipelines in a cluster, use a value of `*`.

## Description

Delete one or more ingest pipelines.

[About ingest pipelines](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest/transform-enrich/ingest-pipelines)

## Authentication

- Api key: `Authorization: <value>`
  Elasticsearch APIs support key-based authentication.
  You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header.
  For example:
  
  
  ```
  curl -X GET "${ES_URL}/_cat/indices?v=true" \
    -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"
  ```
  
  To get API keys, use the `/_security/api_key` APIs.
- Basic: `Authorization: Basic <credentials>`
- Bearer: `Authorization: Bearer <token>`
  Elasticsearch APIs support the use of bearer tokens in the `Authorization` HTTP header to authenticate with the API.
  For examples, refer to [Token-based authentication services](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/users-roles/cluster-or-deployment-auth/token-based-authentication-services)

## Query string parameters

- `master_timeout` (string · default: 30s) — optional
  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.
- `timeout` (string · default: 30s) — optional
  Period to wait for a response.
If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

## 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 /_ingest/pipeline/my-pipeline-id
```

#### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await client.ingest.deletePipeline({
  id: "my-pipeline-id",
});
```

#### Python

```python
resp = client.ingest.delete_pipeline(
    id="my-pipeline-id",
)
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X DELETE "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_ingest/pipeline/my-pipeline-id" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY"
```

#### Java

```java
client.ingest().deletePipeline(d -> d
    .id("my-pipeline-id")
);
```

#### C#

```c#
var response = await client.Ingest.DeletePipelineAsync(id: "my-pipeline-id");
```

#### PHP

```php
$resp = $client->ingest()->deletePipeline([
    "id" => "my-pipeline-id",
]);
```

#### Ruby

```ruby
response = client.ingest.delete_pipeline(
  id: "my-pipeline-id"
)
```