Delete an alias Generally available

DELETE /{index}/_aliases/{name}
Api key auth

All methods and paths for this operation:

DELETE /{index}/_alias/{name}

DELETE /{index}/_aliases/{name}

Removes a data stream or index from an alias.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: manage

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams or indices used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*).

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of aliases to remove. Supports wildcards (*). To remove all aliases, use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    Values are -1 or 0.

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.

    • errors boolean
DELETE /{index}/_aliases/{name} 
DELETE my-data-stream/_alias/my-alias

resp = client.indices.delete_alias(
    index="my-data-stream",
    name="my-alias",
)
const response = await client.indices.deleteAlias({
  index: "my-data-stream",
  name: "my-alias",
});
response = client.indices.delete_alias(
  index: "my-data-stream",
  name: "my-alias"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->deleteAlias([
    "index" => "my-data-stream",
    "name" => "my-alias",
]);
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-data-stream/_alias/my-alias"
client.indices().deleteAlias(d -> d
    .index("my-data-stream")
    .name("my-alias")
);