elasticsearch/docs/java-rest/high-level/ml/delete-datafeed.asciidoc

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:api: delete-datafeed 
:request: DeleteDatafeedRequest
:response: AcknowledgedResponse
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=== Delete datafeeds API

Deletes an existing datafeed.

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==== Delete datafeeds request

A +{request}+ object requires a non-null `datafeedId` and can optionally set `force`.

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<1> Use to forcefully delete a started datafeed. This method is quicker than
stopping and deleting the datafeed. Defaults to `false`.

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==== Delete datafeeds response

The returned +{response}+ object indicates the acknowledgement of the request:
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<1> `isAcknowledged` was the deletion request acknowledged or not.