Delete data stream APIedit

Deletes one or more data streams and their backing indices. See Delete a data stream.

DELETE /_data_stream/my-data-stream

Requestedit

DELETE /_data_stream/<data-stream>

Prerequisitesedit

  • If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the delete_index or manage index privilege for the data stream.

Path parametersedit

<data-stream>
(Required, string) Comma-separated list of data streams to delete. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.