Delete data stream API

Delete data stream API

New API reference

For the most up-to-date API details, refer to Data stream APIs.

Deletes one or more data streams and their backing indices. See Delete a data stream.

resp = client.indices.delete_data_stream(
    name="my-data-stream",
)
print(resp)

response = client.indices.delete_data_stream(
  name: 'my-data-stream'
)
puts response

const response = await client.indices.deleteDataStream({
  name: "my-data-stream",
});
console.log(response);

DELETE /_data_stream/my-data-stream

Request

DELETE /_data_stream/<data-stream>

Prerequisites

• If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the delete_index or manage index privilege for the data stream.

Path parameters

<data-stream>

(Required, string) Comma-separated list of data streams to delete. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

expand_wildcards

(Optional, string) Type of data stream that wildcard patterns can match. Supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden. Valid values are:

• all, hidden

  Match any data stream, including hidden ones.

  open, closed

  Matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.

  none

  Wildcard patterns are not accepted.

Defaults to open.