Path parameters

  • indexstring | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams or indices used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*).

  • namestring | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of aliases to remove. Supports wildcards (*). To remove all aliases, use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • master_timeoutstring

    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.

  • timeoutstring

    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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    • acknowledgedboolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /{index}/_alias/{name}
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/{index}/_alias/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"