# Delete an async EQL search

**DELETE /_eql/search/{id}**

Delete an async EQL search or a stored synchronous EQL search.
The API also deletes results for the search.


## Servers
- http://api.example.com: http://api.example.com ()


## Authentication methods
- Api key auth
- Basic auth
- Bearer auth


## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **id** (string)
  Identifier for the search to delete.
  A search ID is provided in the EQL search API's response for an async search.
  A search ID is also provided if the request’s `keep_on_completion` parameter is `true`.



## Responses
### 200


#### Body: application/json (object)
- **acknowledged** (boolean)
  For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.


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