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

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:api: delete-job 
:request: DeleteJobRequest
:response: AcknowledgedResponse
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=== Delete Job API

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==== Delete Job Request

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

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<1> Constructing a new request referencing an existing `jobId`

==== Optional Arguments

The following arguments are optional:

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<1> Use to forcefully delete an opened job;
this method is quicker than closing and deleting the job.
Defaults to `false`.

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<1> Use to set whether the request should wait until the operation has completed before returning.
Defaults to `true`.


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==== Delete Job Response

The returned +{response}+ object indicates the acknowledgement of the job deletion or
the deletion task depending on whether the request was set to wait for completion:

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<1> whether was job deletion was acknowledged or not; will be `null` when set not to wait for completion
<2> the id of the job deletion task; will be `null` when set to wait for completion

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