| 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455565758596061626364656667 | [[java-rest-high-document-delete]]=== Delete API[[java-rest-high-document-delete-request]]==== Delete RequestThe most simple Delete Request needs is:["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]--------------------------------------------------include-tagged::{doc-tests}/DeleteDocumentationIT.java[delete-request]--------------------------------------------------<1> Index name<2> Type<3> Document idYou can also provide the following properties:["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]--------------------------------------------------include-tagged::{doc-tests}/DeleteDocumentationIT.java[delete-request-props]--------------------------------------------------<1> Timeout<2> Timeout as String<3> Refresh policy<4> Refresh policy as String<5> Version<6> Version type[[java-rest-high-document-delete-sync]]==== Execution["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]--------------------------------------------------include-tagged::{doc-tests}/DeleteDocumentationIT.java[delete-execute]--------------------------------------------------[[java-rest-high-document-delete-async]]==== Asynchronous Execution["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]--------------------------------------------------include-tagged::{doc-tests}/DeleteDocumentationIT.java[delete-execute-async]--------------------------------------------------<1> Implement if needed when execution did not throw an exception<2> Implement if needed in case of failure[[java-rest-high-document-delete-response]]==== Delete ResponseIn the Delete Response object, you can check for example the result of the operation:["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]--------------------------------------------------include-tagged::{doc-tests}/DeleteDocumentationIT.java[delete-notfound]--------------------------------------------------<1> Do something if we did not find the document which should have been deletedNote that if you have a version conflict because you defined the version within the<<java-rest-high-document-delete-request>>, it will raise an `ElasticsearchException` like:["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]--------------------------------------------------include-tagged::{doc-tests}/DeleteDocumentationIT.java[delete-conflict]--------------------------------------------------<1> We got a version conflict
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