---
type: api
title: Disable streams
description: **Spaces method and path for this operation:**
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/kibana-serverless/operation/operation-post-streams-disable
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/kibana-serverless/operation/operation-post-streams-disable
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Disable streams

Availability: Experimental

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

## Paths

- `POST` `/api/streams/_disable`
- `POST` `/s/{space_id}/api/streams/_disable`

## Description

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

Disables wired streams and deletes all existing stream definitions. The data of wired streams is deleted, but the data of classic streams is preserved.

## Required authorization

- Privileges: `manage_stream`

## Authentication

- Api key: `Authorization: <value>`
  You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header. To learn about creating keys, go to [API keys](https://www.elastic.co/docs/current/serverless/api-keys).

## Header parameters

- `kbn-xsrf` (string) — required
  A required header to protect against CSRF attacks

## Request body

`application/json`

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

## Response

Streams were disabled successfully.

## Code examples

#### Console

```console
POST kbn:/api/streams/_disable
{}
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X POST "${KIBANA_URL}/api/streams/_disable" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{}'
```