Deleting document by query
Use this API to delete documents matching a given query or search template.
Requirement: OpenSearchServer v1.5
Call parameters
URL: /services/rest/index/{index_name}/document/
Method: DELETE
Header:
- Accept (optional returned type):
application/jsonORapplication/xml
URL parameters:
- index_name (required): The name of the index.
Query parameters:
- template : The name of a search request.
- query : A query pattern.
Success response
The document has been deleted.
HTTP code:
200
Content (application/json):
{
"successful": true,
"info": "2 document(s) deleted"
}
Error response
The deletion failed. The reason is provided in the content.
HTTP code:
404, 500
Sample call
Using CURL:
curl -XDELETE \
http://localhost:8080/services/rest/index/my_index/document?template=my_search