# Delete documents in elastic search

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-documents-in-elastic-search/54231>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [June 29, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-documents-in-elastic-search/54231 "2016-06-29T05:10:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![baneshbanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@baneshbanna](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/baneshbanna)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2016, 5:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-documents-in-elastic-search/54231/1 "2016-06-29T05:10:01Z")

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How to delete the documents in elastic search with bulk.  
Please provide the syntax.

Thank in advance.

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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:** [June 29, 2016, 6:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-documents-in-elastic-search/54231/2 "2016-06-29T06:13:11Z")

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You have an example in docs: [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/docs-bulk.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/docs-bulk.html)

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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 5, 2017, 10:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-documents-in-elastic-search/54231/3 "2017-07-05T22:39:45Z")

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