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Delete index template APIedit
Deletes an index template.
DELETE /_index_template/my-index-template
Requestedit
DELETE /_index_template/<index-template>
Prerequisitesedit
-
If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
manage_index_templates
ormanage
cluster privilege to use this API.
Descriptionedit
Use the delete index template API to delete one or more index templates. Index templates define settings, mappings, and aliases that can be applied automatically to new indices.
Path parametersedit
The name of the index template to delete. Wildcard (*
)
expressions are supported.
Query parametersedit
-
master_timeout
-
(Optional, time units)
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. Defaults to
30s
. -
timeout
-
(Optional, time units)
Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout
expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s
.