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
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If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
delete_indexormanageindex privilege for the data stream.
Path parametersedit
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<data-stream> -
(Required, string)
Comma-separated list of data streams to delete.
Wildcard (
*) expressions are supported.
Query parametersedit
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expand_wildcards -
(Optional, string) Type of data stream that wildcard patterns can match. Supports comma-separated values, such as
open,hidden. Valid values are:-
all,hidden - Match any data stream, including hidden ones.
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open,closed - Matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
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none - Wildcard patterns are not accepted.
Defaults to
open. -