---
type: api
title: Delete GeoIP database configurations
description: Delete one or more IP geolocation database configurations.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/elasticsearch/v8/operation/operation-ingest-delete-geoip-database
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/elasticsearch/v8/operation/operation-ingest-delete-geoip-database
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Delete GeoIP database configurations

Availability: Generally available since 8.15

## Paths

- `DELETE` `/_ingest/geoip/database/{id}`

#### Path parameters

- `id` (union string | string[]) — required
  A comma-separated list of geoip database configurations to delete

## Description

Delete one or more IP geolocation database configurations.

## 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/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/token-authentication-services.html)

## Query string parameters

- `master_timeout` (string · default: 30s) — optional
  The 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
  The 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/geoip/database/ID
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X DELETE "${ELASTICSEARCH_URL}/_ingest/geoip/database/${ID}" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"
```