# Best way to reindex documents using Logstash without uninstalling and reinstalling?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-reindex-documents-using-logstash-without-uninstalling-and-reinstalling/269278>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 6, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-reindex-documents-using-logstash-without-uninstalling-and-reinstalling/269278 "2021-04-06T03:50:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![caitlyn.carlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@caitlyn.carlisle](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/caitlyn.carlisle)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-reindex-documents-using-logstash-without-uninstalling-and-reinstalling/269278/1 "2021-04-06T03:50:32Z")

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I can't seem to find information regarding how to clear an Elasticsearch index on my local machine in order to run the Logstash pipeline again?

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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:** [April 6, 2021, 3:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-reindex-documents-using-logstash-without-uninstalling-and-reinstalling/269278/2 "2021-04-06T03:55:33Z")

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`curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -XDELETE 0:9200/$INDEXNAME` will do it.

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**Author:** ![caitlyn.carlisle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/edb3f5/32.png) [@caitlyn.carlisle](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/caitlyn.carlisle)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-reindex-documents-using-logstash-without-uninstalling-and-reinstalling/269278/3 "2021-04-07T04:00:04Z")

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> [@warkolm](#):
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> curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -XDELETE 0:9200/$INDEXNAME

Thank you so much!

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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:** [May 5, 2021, 4:00am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/best-way-to-reindex-documents-using-logstash-without-uninstalling-and-reinstalling/269278/4 "2021-05-05T04:00:12Z")

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