# Delete indices by date (Elasticsearch 8.7)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-indices-by-date-elasticsearch-8-7/330750>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 25, 2023, 2:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-indices-by-date-elasticsearch-8-7/330750 "2023-04-25T14:19:21Z")\
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Hi @Suren_Baboyan,

Welcome to the community! You can use ILM to delete older indices. Here are some resources to help you get started:

- [Discuss topic: how to delete the indices older than 30 days](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-the-indices-older-than-30-days/242182)
- [ILM: Manage the Index Lifecycle](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/index-lifecycle-management.html)
- [Tutorial: Automate rollover with ILM](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/getting-started-index-lifecycle-management.html)
- [Configure a lifecycle policy](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/set-up-lifecycle-policy.html)
- [ILM with Logstash](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybbk44mkOE0)

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