[[indices-delete-alias]]
=== Delete alias API
++++
<titleabbrev>Delete alias</titleabbrev>
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Removes a data stream or index from an <<aliases,alias>>.

[source,console]
----
DELETE my-data-stream/_alias/my-alias
----
// TEST[setup:my_data_stream]
// TEST[s/^/PUT my-data-stream\/_alias\/my-alias\n/]
// TEST[teardown:data_stream_cleanup]

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

`DELETE <target>/_alias/<alias>`

`DELETE <target>/_aliases/<alias>`

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

* If the {es} {security-features} are enabled, you must have the `manage`
<<privileges-list-indices,index privilege>> for the alias and it data streams or
indices.

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

`<alias>`::
(Required, string) Comma-separated list of aliases to remove. Supports wildcards
(`*`). To remove all aliases, use `*` or `_all`.

`<target>`::
(Required, string) Comma-separated list of data streams or indices used to limit
the request. Supports wildcards (`*`).

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

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