Delete data streams Generally available; Added in 7.9.0

DELETE /_data_stream/{name}

Deletes one or more data streams and their backing indices.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: delete_index

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams to delete. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Type of data stream that wildcard patterns can match. Supports comma-separated values,such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • all: Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
    • open: Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
    • closed: Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
    • hidden: Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with open, closed, or both.
    • none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE _data_stream/my-data-stream
resp = client.indices.delete_data_stream(
    name="my-data-stream",
)
const response = await client.indices.deleteDataStream({
  name: "my-data-stream",
});
response = client.indices.delete_data_stream(
  name: "my-data-stream"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->deleteDataStream([
    "name" => "my-data-stream",
]);
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_data_stream/my-data-stream"
client.indices().deleteDataStream(d -> d
    .name("my-data-stream")
);