# Best way to delete ElasticSearch document using Logstash configuration

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-delete-elasticsearch-document-using-logstash-configuration/27263>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [August 12, 2015, 2:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-delete-elasticsearch-document-using-logstash-configuration/27263 "2015-08-12T14:22:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![umangjain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/8e8cbc/32.png) [@umangjain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/umangjain)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 2:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-delete-elasticsearch-document-using-logstash-configuration/27263/1 "2015-08-12T14:22:11Z")

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Please let me know the best practice to delete a record from ES using logstash configuration.

I am currently using this, but it doesn't seem to work fine:

elasticsearch {  
document\_id =\> "%{messageID}"  
protocol =\> "http"  
host =\> "orion-mao-devehsreporting1v"  
index =\> "logstash-%{+YYYY.MM}"  
action =\> "delete"  
}

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-delete-elasticsearch-document-using-logstash-configuration/27263/2 "2015-08-12T21:42:01Z")

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Please keep to one thread [Logstash to delete document from Elasticsearch](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/logstash-to-delete-document-from-elasticsearch/27142/3) 🙂

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-delete-elasticsearch-document-using-logstash-configuration/27263/3 "2015-08-12T21:42:03Z")

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