# Delete by query using logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-by-query-using-logstash/109776>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [November 30, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-by-query-using-logstash/109776 "2017-11-30T14:54:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Sai\_Jana\_Selvakumar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/sai_jana_selvakumar/32/24884_2.png) [@Sai\_Jana\_Selvakumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sai_Jana_Selvakumar)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-by-query-using-logstash/109776/1 "2017-11-30T14:54:48Z")

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Is there any way to send **delete by query API** by means of **elasticsearch** output plugin or any other plugin in logstash?

**issue** : I want to delete the index data by using on of the fields using logstash.

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**Author:** ![magnusbaeck](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/magnusbaeck/32/44943_2.png) [@magnusbaeck](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/magnusbaeck)\
**Post date:** [December 4, 2017, 6:30am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-by-query-using-logstash/109776/2 "2017-12-04T06:30:47Z")

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I don't think that's supported by the standard plugins.

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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:** [January 1, 2018, 6:31am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-by-query-using-logstash/109776/3 "2018-01-01T06:31:06Z")

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