Deleting document using JSON
Use this API to delete documents using a JSON body.
Requirement: OpenSearchServer v1.5
Call parameters
URL: /services/rest/index/{index_name}/document/{field_name}
Method: DELETE
HTTP Header:
- Content-Type (required):
application/json
URL parameters:
- index-name (required): The name of the index.
- field-name (required): The name of the field used to identify the document to delete.
RAW data: an array of values
["2","34","65"]
Success response
The documents have been deleted.
HTTP code:
200
Content (application/json):
{
"successful": true,
"info": "3 document(s) deleted by my_field"
}
Error response
The deletion failed. The reason is provided in the content.
HTTP code:
404, 500
Field not found: my_field
Sample call
Using CURL:
curl -XDELETE -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
http://localhost:8080/services/rest/index/my_index/document/my_field
-d '["2","34","65"]'