elasticsearch/docs/reference/query-rules/apis/delete-query-ruleset.asciidoc

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[[delete-query-ruleset]]
=== Delete query ruleset

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<titleabbrev>Delete query ruleset</titleabbrev>
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Removes a query ruleset and its associated data.
This is a destructive action that is not recoverable.

[[delete-query-ruleset-request]]
==== {api-request-title}

`DELETE _query_rules/<ruleset_id>`

[[delete-query-ruleset-prereq]]
==== {api-prereq-title}

Requires the `manage_cluster` privilege.

[[delete-query_ruleset-path-params]]
==== {api-path-parms-title}

`<ruleset_id>`::
(Required, string)

[[delete-query-ruleset-response-codes]]
==== {api-response-codes-title}

`400`::
The `ruleset_id` was not provided.

`404` (Missing resources)::
No query ruleset matching `ruleset_id` could be found.

[[delete-query-ruleset-example]]
==== {api-examples-title}

The following example deletes the query ruleset named `my-ruleset`:

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[source,console]
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PUT _query_rules/my-ruleset
{
    "rules": [
        {
            "rule_id": "my-rule1",
            "type": "pinned",
            "criteria": [
                {
                    "type": "exact",
                    "metadata": "query_string",
                    "value": "marvel"
                }
            ],
            "actions": {
                "ids": ["id1"]
            }
        }
    ]
}
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// TESTSETUP
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[source,console]
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DELETE _query_rules/my-ruleset/
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