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Delete cluster

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Delete cluster

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Deletes the Elasticsearch cluster. Before you delete the Elasticsearch cluster, you must first successfully issue a _shutdown command.

Request

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DELETE /api/v1/clusters/elasticsearch/{cluster_id}

Path parameters

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Name Type Required Description

cluster_id

string

Y

The Elasticsearch cluster identifier.

Responses

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200

(EmptyResponse) The ELasticsearch cluster is deleted.

404

(BasicFailedReply) The {cluster_id} can't be found. (code: 'clusters.cluster_not_found')

412

(BasicFailedReply) To delete the ELasticsearch cluster, you must first shut it down. (code: 'clusters.cluster_plan_state_error')

449

(BasicFailedReply) Elevated permissions are required. (code: '"root.needs_elevated_permissions"')

To perform this operation, you must be authenticated by means of one of the following methods: apiKey, basicAuth.

Request example

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curl -XDELETE {{hostname}}/api/v1/clusters/elasticsearch/{cluster_id} \
-u $CLOUD_USER:$CLOUD_KEY
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