[[indices-delete-template]]
=== Delete index template API
++++
<titleabbrev>Delete index template</titleabbrev>
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Deletes an <<index-templates,index template>>.

////
[source,console]
----
PUT /_index_template/my-index-template
{
 "index_patterns" : ["te*"],
 "template": {
     "settings": {
    "number_of_shards": 1
  }
 }
}
----
// TESTSETUP
////

[source,console]
----
DELETE /_index_template/my-index-template
----


[[delete-template-api-request]]
==== {api-request-title}

`DELETE /_index_template/<index-template>`

The provided <index-template> may contain multiple template names separated by a comma.
If multiple template names are specified then there is no wildcard support and the
provided names should match completely with existing templates.

[[delete-template-api-prereqs]]
==== {api-prereq-title}

* If the {es} {security-features} are enabled, you must have the
`manage_index_templates` or `manage` <<privileges-list-cluster,cluster
privilege>> to use this API.

[[delete-template-api-desc]]
==== {api-description-title}

Use the delete index template API to delete one or more index templates.
Index templates define <<index-modules-settings,settings>>, <<mapping,mappings>>,
and <<aliases,aliases>> that can be applied automatically to new indices.


[[delete-template-api-path-params]]
==== {api-path-parms-title}

include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=index-template]


[[delete-template-api-query-params]]
==== {api-query-parms-title}

include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=timeoutparms]