Delete an async search Added in 7.7.0

DELETE /_async_search/{id}
Api key auth

If the asynchronous search is still running, it is cancelled. Otherwise, the saved search results are deleted. If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, the deletion of a specific async search is restricted to: the authenticated user that submitted the original search request; users that have the cancel_task cluster privilege.

Path parameters

  • id string Required

    A unique identifier for the async search.

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 /_async_search/{id} 
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_async_search/{id}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"