Delete a search application Beta; Added in 8.8.0

DELETE /_application/search_application/{name}

Remove a search application and its associated alias. Indices attached to the search application are not removed. ##Required authorization

  • Index privileges: manage* Cluster privileges: manage_search_application

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    The name of the search application to delete.

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 /_application/search_application/{name} 
DELETE _application/search_application/my-app/

curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_application/search_application/{name}'

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