elasticsearch/docs/reference/indices/delete-alias.asciidoc
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[[indices-delete-alias]]
=== Delete alias API
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<titleabbrev>Delete alias</titleabbrev>
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.New API reference
[sidebar]
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For the most up-to-date API details, refer to {api-es}/group/endpoint-indices[Index APIs].
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Removes a data stream or index from an <<aliases,alias>>.
[source,console]
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DELETE my-data-stream/_alias/my-alias
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// 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]