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Delete datafeeds API

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Delete datafeeds API

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Deletes an existing datafeed.

Request

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DELETE _ml/datafeeds/<feed_id>

Prerequisites

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  • Unless you use the force parameter, you must stop the datafeed before you can delete it.
  • If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have manage_ml or manage cluster privileges to use this API. See Security privileges.

Path parameters

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<feed_id>
(Required, string) Identifier for the datafeed.

Query parameters

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force
(Optional, boolean) Use to forcefully delete a started datafeed; this method is quicker than stopping and deleting the datafeed.

Examples

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The following example deletes the datafeed-total-requests datafeed:

DELETE _ml/datafeeds/datafeed-total-requests

When the datafeed is deleted, you receive the following results:

{
  "acknowledged": true
}
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