# Auto Delete index log ElasticSearch by period

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-delete-index-log-elasticsearch-by-period/279086>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [July 19, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-delete-index-log-elasticsearch-by-period/279086 "2021-07-19T15:25:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![java\_dev](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/java_dev/32/81343_2.png) [@java\_dev](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/java_dev)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-delete-index-log-elasticsearch-by-period/279086/1 "2021-07-19T15:25:30Z")

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How can i configure ElasticSearch to delete logs passed 1 month, or if there is no sush conf, how can i call api delete from java client

i want to send post with authentification and with query for delete :  
json = {  
"query": {  
"range": {  
"[@timestamp](https://github.com/timestamp)": {  
"lte": "now-10d"  
}  
}  
}  
}

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-delete-index-log-elasticsearch-by-period/279086/2 "2021-07-19T16:49:47Z")

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Have a look at [ILM: Manage the index lifecycle | Elasticsearch Guide [7.13] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-lifecycle-management.html)

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 4:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/auto-delete-index-log-elasticsearch-by-period/279086/3 "2021-08-16T16:50:42Z")

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