# Curl Xdelete with ELASTICSEARCH 6.1

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curl-xdelete-with-elasticsearch-6-1/114461>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 8, 2018, 7:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curl-xdelete-with-elasticsearch-6-1/114461 "2018-01-08T07:41:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![pittoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df788c/32.png) [@pittoch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pittoch)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 7:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curl-xdelete-with-elasticsearch-6-1/114461/1 "2018-01-08T07:41:20Z")

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Hello

Do you know how I can delete document in one curl command ?  
I have a index called "myindex". I want to delete all document where the field prediction is like "yes"

With Elasticsearch 2.1, I use:

curl.exe -XDELETE [http://XX.XX.XX.XX:9200/myindex/core2/\_query?q=prediction:yes](http://XX.XX.XX.XX:9200/myindex/core2/_query?q=prediction:yes)

With Elasticsearch 6.1.1, it does not work.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 7:42am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curl-xdelete-with-elasticsearch-6-1/114461/2 "2018-01-08T07:42:56Z")

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You can use the [delete-by-query API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.1/docs-delete-by-query.html).

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**Author:** ![val](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/val/32/138203_2.png) [@val](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/val)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 8:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curl-xdelete-with-elasticsearch-6-1/114461/3 "2018-01-08T08:13:58Z")

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The syntax you have was for ES 2.4. With ES 5 the delete by query API endpoint has changed name, from `_query` to `_delete_by_query`, so this should work (also make sure to use the POST method and not DELETE):

`curl.exe -XPOST http://XX.XX.XX.XX:9200/myindex/core2/_delete_by_query?q=prediction:yes`

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**Author:** ![pittoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/df788c/32.png) [@pittoch](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pittoch)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 8:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curl-xdelete-with-elasticsearch-6-1/114461/4 "2018-01-08T08:32:16Z")

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Thanks!

It's ok with this syntax:

E:\curl.exe -XPOST [http://xx.xx.xx.xx:9200/myindex/\_delete\_by\_query?q=Prediction:yes](http://xx.xx.xx.xx:9200/myindex/_delete_by_query?q=Prediction:yes) 2\>$NULL

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**Author:** ![val](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/val/32/138203_2.png) [@val](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/val)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2018, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curl-xdelete-with-elasticsearch-6-1/114461/5 "2018-01-08T08:33:17Z")

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Great, glad to hear it worked out!

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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:** [February 5, 2018, 8:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/curl-xdelete-with-elasticsearch-6-1/114461/6 "2018-02-05T08:33:27Z")

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