{"id":12536,"date":"2024-03-14T16:04:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T16:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-i-delete-all-data-under-the-index-in-es\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T02:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T02:50:32","slug":"how-can-i-delete-all-data-under-the-index-in-es","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-can-i-delete-all-data-under-the-index-in-es\/","title":{"rendered":"Delete Elasticsearch Index: 2 Methods"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are two ways to delete all data under an index in Elasticsearch.<\/p>\n

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  1. Using the DeleteByQuery API: This is a query-based method for deletion that allows you to delete data from an index based on the query criteria. Below is an example request:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    POST \/your_index\/_delete_by_query\r\n{\r\n  \"query\": {\r\n    \"match_all\": {}\r\n  }\r\n}\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
    The above request will match all documents in the index and delete them.<\/p>\n
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    1. The Delete Index API is a method for directly removing an entire index. Here is an example request:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      DELETE \/your_index\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      The above request will delete the entire index named “your_index”.<\/p>\n
      Please note that the deletion of data is irreversible, so please ensure that the data you truly want to delete is correct before performing the deletion operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
      There are two ways to delete all data under an index in Elasticsearch. Using the DeleteByQuery API: This is a query-based method for deletion that allows you to delete data from an index based on the query criteria. 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