Delete the indices for a single type
Deletes the index (and therefore indexed data) for a specified type. This operation cannot be undone without first making a backup of the indexed data directly from the underlying search engine. No error will be reported when the index has already been deleted. If the intention is to reload the data after deleting the index, the recreate parameter should be set to true otherwise a POST request to /admin/indices/{type} will be required to create an empty index prior to reloading the data.
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
preserveNewestIndexName | boolean | false | Whether to preserve and reuse the name of the newest index when creating the next searchable index. Creating a new unsearchable index, or deleting an index without this option, will cause the new index to have a new unique name. Preserving the newest index name is useful when maintaining a read-only standby deployment for Disaster Avoidance as it allows the data to be re-indexed without changing the name. For example, when applying a breaking configuration change from the active deployment. Default: false |
recreate | boolean | false | Whether to create a new empty index for the type after deleting the current one. Default: false |
unsearchableOnly | boolean | false | Whether to delete only the unsearchable indices. This is useful for cleaning up after a failed indexing attempt. Default: false |
waitForRefresh | boolean | false | Whether to wait for any index-related operations to be applied prior to the response being returned. Default: false |
| Status | Meaning | Description | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | No Content | The request succeeded. | ||
| 404 | Not Found | The type does not exist or it is not configured to be indexed for search. | Schema |