# DELETE elasticsearch index while running the reindex task on the same index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-elasticsearch-index-while-running-the-reindex-task-on-the-same-index/225357>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 27, 2020, 8:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-elasticsearch-index-while-running-the-reindex-task-on-the-same-index/225357 "2020-03-27T08:14:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kareemulla\_Dudekula](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kareemulla_dudekula/32/65169_2.png) [@Kareemulla\_Dudekula](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kareemulla_Dudekula)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 8:14am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-elasticsearch-index-while-running-the-reindex-task-on-the-same-index/225357/1 "2020-03-27T08:14:43Z")

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Hi,  
I would like to know what will happen If I am trying to delete the elasticsearch index when the reindex task in progress..

Is it through the error?  
it will suspend the reindex task and delete the index?  
Is delete index will wait for the completion of the reindex task then immediately the index will delete?

`curl -X DELETE localhost:9200/source_index?pretty`

`curl -X POST localhost:9200/_reindex -d '{ "source" : { "index" : "source_index" }, "dest" : { "index" : "dest_index" }}'`

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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:** [March 27, 2020, 8:56am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-elasticsearch-index-while-running-the-reindex-task-on-the-same-index/225357/2 "2020-03-27T08:56:16Z")

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Welcome!

Why would you want to do such a thing?

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**Author:** ![Kareemulla\_Dudekula](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kareemulla_dudekula/32/65169_2.png) [@Kareemulla\_Dudekula](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Kareemulla_Dudekula)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2020, 9:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-elasticsearch-index-while-running-the-reindex-task-on-the-same-index/225357/3 "2020-03-27T09:33:30Z")

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I have an es index which is taking more than 10 hrs for reindexing. In the situation like when the reindex is in progress at that time I have a schedule time for the db refresh which is involved delete index. So, I just want to know If I do commit to do refresh when the reindex is in progress what will happen.

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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:** [March 27, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-elasticsearch-index-while-running-the-reindex-task-on-the-same-index/225357/4 "2020-03-27T14:36:14Z")

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I never tried such a thing but it should not be hard to simulate and see what is happening.  
I'm not sure if the DELETE index operation is waiting for any scroll operation or not.

But I'm wondering what is the global picture of your design. Why are you reindexing every day? Why are you dropping the index everyday? Could you explain a bit more about your use case?

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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 24, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-elasticsearch-index-while-running-the-reindex-task-on-the-same-index/225357/5 "2020-04-24T14:36:23Z")

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