Delete index template

The Delete Index Template API deletes one or more index templates.

Path and HTTP methods

  1. DELETE /_index_template/<template-name>

Path parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
template-nameStringThe name of the index template. You can delete multiple templates in one request by separating the template names with commas. When multiple template names are used in the request, wildcards are not supported.

Query parameters

The following optional query parameters are supported.

ParameterTypeDescription
cluster_manager_timeoutTimeThe amount of time to wait for a connection to the cluster manager node. Default is 30s.
timeoutTimeThe amount of time that the operation will wait for a response. Default is 30s.