Delete an index template Added in 7.8.0

DELETE /_index_template/{name}
Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

The provided 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 templates.

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of index template names used to limit the request. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

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