# Delete an index with alias pointed to multiple indices

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-an-index-with-alias-pointed-to-multiple-indices/142001
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [July 27, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-an-index-with-alias-pointed-to-multiple-indices/142001 "2018-07-27T21:35:14Z")
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### Author: ![Akshay\_Deshpande](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d2c977/32.png) [@Akshay\_Deshpande](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Akshay_Deshpande)
#### Post date: [July 27, 2018, 9:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-an-index-with-alias-pointed-to-multiple-indices/142001/1 "2018-07-27T21:35:15Z")

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I have 10 indices and each has the alias akshay-search.

If I want to delete one index 'akshay-index1' out of these 10, do I need to remove the alias 'akshay-search' from akshay-index1 before I delete it?

OR just delete the index directly. (In this case, would the alias 'akshay-search' gets deleted from remaining 9 indices as well? )

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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 27, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-an-index-with-alias-pointed-to-multiple-indices/142001/2 "2018-07-27T23:31:26Z")

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Just remove the index. Other indices will keep the alias.

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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 24, 2018, 11:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-an-index-with-alias-pointed-to-multiple-indices/142001/3 "2018-08-24T23:31:28Z")

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