# Delete Data from ES based on query

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-data-from-es-based-on-query/78958>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 17, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-data-from-es-based-on-query/78958 "2017-03-17T04:43:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![niraj\_kumar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/niraj_kumar/32/4130_2.png) [@niraj\_kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/niraj_kumar)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-data-from-es-based-on-query/78958/1 "2017-03-17T04:43:54Z")

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Hello All,

I have some data in Elasticsearch which i want to get rid of. Well, not all of them but that matches a certain search query.

eg:

`responseElements.assumedRoleUser.arn = arn:aws:sts::xxxxxxx:assumed-role/ReadOnly/Instance_Crawler`

Above is a field in cloudtrail data that i want to get rid of. How can i achieve such a thing where i delete all the documents that matches thing query.

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Niraj

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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:** [March 17, 2017, 4:50am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-data-from-es-based-on-query/78958/2 "2017-03-17T04:50:59Z")

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Have a look at [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.2/docs-delete-by-query.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/5.2/docs-delete-by-query.html)

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**Author:** ![niraj\_kumar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/niraj_kumar/32/4130_2.png) [@niraj\_kumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/niraj_kumar)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 4:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-data-from-es-based-on-query/78958/3 "2017-03-17T04:52:49Z")

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Thanks @warkolm. Appreciate the quick response.

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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:** [April 14, 2017, 4:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-data-from-es-based-on-query/78958/4 "2017-04-14T04:53:16Z")

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