Delete component template APIedit

Deletes an existing component template.

DELETE _component_template/template_1

The provided <component-template> may contain multiple template names separated by a comma. If multiple template names are specified then there is no wildcard support and the provided names should match completely with existing component templates.

Requestedit

DELETE /_component_template/<component-template>

Prerequisitesedit

  • If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the manage_index_templates or manage cluster privilege to use this API.

Descriptionedit

Use the delete component template API to delete one or more component templates Component templates are building blocks for constructing index templates that specify index mappings, settings, and aliases.

Path parametersedit

<component-template>
(Required, string) Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of component template names used to limit the request.

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.