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Delete object APIedit

[preview] This functionality is in technical preview and may be changed or removed in a future release. Elastic will work to fix any issues, but features in technical preview are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features. Remove a Kibana saved object.

Once you delete a saved object, it cannot be recovered.

Requestedit

DELETE /api/saved_objects/<type>/<id>

DELETE /s/<space_id>/api/saved_objects/<type>/<id>

Path parametersedit

space_id
(Optional, string) An identifier for the space. If space_id is not provided in the URL, the default space is used.
type
(Required, string) Valid options include visualization, dashboard, search, index-pattern, config, and timelion-sheet.
id
(Required, string) The object ID that you want to remove.

Response codeedit

200
Indicates a successful call.

Examplesedit

Delete an index pattern object with the my-pattern ID:

DELETE api/saved_objects/index-pattern/my-pattern
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