# Delete file from index with \_delete\_by\_query empties the index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-file-from-index-with-delete-by-query-empties-the-index/217382>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [January 31, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-file-from-index-with-delete-by-query-empties-the-index/217382 "2020-01-31T13:39:50Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 31, 2020, 1:56pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-file-from-index-with-delete-by-query-empties-the-index/217382/2 "2020-01-31T13:56:32Z")

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It depends on the analyzer, mapping how you exactly run it, if by mistake you put a blank line between the POST line and the json body.

Could you provide a full recreation script as described in [About the Elasticsearch category](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/about-the-elasticsearch-category/21). It will help to better understand what you are doing. Please, try to keep the example as simple as possible.

A full reproduction script will help readers to understand, reproduce and if needed fix your problem. It will also most likely help to get a faster answer.

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