Delete an async search Generally available; Added in 7.7.0

DELETE /_async_search/{id}
Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

If the asynchronous search is still running, it is cancelled. Otherwise, the saved search results are deleted. If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, the deletion of a specific async search is restricted to: the authenticated user that submitted the original search request; users that have the cancel_task cluster privilege.

Path parameters

  • id string Required

    A unique identifier for the async search.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.
DELETE /_async_search/{id} 
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_async_search/{id}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"