---
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/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-ingest-delete-geoip-database
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-ingest-delete-geoip-database
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Delete GeoIP database configurations

Authentication: required

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.

## 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}"
```

## Response examples

#### 200

`application/json`

Generated from the API spec. Values are representative. Unions use the first variant; deeply nested or large bodies may omit fields.

```json
{
  "acknowledged": false
}
```