Delete an index template Generally available; 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.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_index_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} 
DELETE /_index_template/my-index-template

resp = client.indices.delete_index_template(
    name="my-index-template",
)
const response = await client.indices.deleteIndexTemplate({
  name: "my-index-template",
});
response = client.indices.delete_index_template(
  name: "my-index-template"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->deleteIndexTemplate([
    "name" => "my-index-template",
]);
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_index_template/my-index-template"