# Delete by a Filed value **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 20, 2014, 8:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-by-a-filed-value/18752 "2014-07-20T08:35:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ophir\_Michaeli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ophir\_Michaeli](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ophir_Michaeli)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 8:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-by-a-filed-value/18752/1 "2014-07-20T08:35:02Z")
Hi all, Is it possible to delete by a field value? In the documentation I see only delete by document id. Thanks, Ophir -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0a5dba42-bde1-4d11-b784-c4f7b49f6b28%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0a5dba42-bde1-4d11-b784-c4f7b49f6b28%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![Itamar\_Syn\_Hershko](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/itamar_syn_hershko/32/725_2.png) [@Itamar\_Syn\_Hershko](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Itamar_Syn_Hershko)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2014, 9:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-by-a-filed-value/18752/2 "2014-07-20T09:55:23Z")
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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:** [July 6, 2017, 1:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-by-a-filed-value/18752/3 "2017-07-06T01:14:41Z")