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Delete index template APIedit
Deletes an index template.
response = client.indices.delete_index_template( name: 'my-index-template' ) puts response
DELETE /_index_template/my-index-template
Requestedit
DELETE /_index_template/<index-template>
The provided <index-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 templates.
Prerequisitesedit
-
If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
manage_index_templates
ormanage
cluster privilege to use this API.
Descriptionedit
Use the delete index template API to delete one or more index templates. Index templates define settings, mappings, and aliases that can be applied automatically to new indices.
Path parametersedit
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<index-template>
-
(Required, string)
Comma-separated list of index template names used to limit the request. Wildcard
(
*
) expressions are supported.
Query parametersedit
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master_timeout
-
(Optional, time units)
Period to wait for the master node. If the master node is not available before
the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s
. Can also be set to-1
to indicate that the request should never timeout.