indices.delete-9.3-javascript.md

endpoint	indices.delete
lang	javascript
es_version	9.3
client	@elastic/elasticsearch@9.3.0

Elasticsearch 9.3 indices.delete endpoint (JavaScript example)

Use client.indices.delete() to permanently remove an index and all of its documents:

const response = await client.indices.delete({ index: "old_products" });

console.log(`Acknowledged: ${response.acknowledged}`);

This operation is irreversible. The index and all its data are deleted immediately.

Handling missing indices

By default, deleting a non-existent index throws a ResponseError. Use ignore_unavailable to silently skip missing indices:

await client.indices.delete({
  index: "old_products",
  ignore_unavailable: true,
});