# Delete Logs from Graylog/Elasticsearch

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-logs-from-graylog-elasticsearch/147780>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [September 7, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-logs-from-graylog-elasticsearch/147780 "2018-09-07T21:47:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![lissaware](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@lissaware](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lissaware)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-logs-from-graylog-elasticsearch/147780/1 "2018-09-07T21:47:49Z")

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I'm trying to delete certain logs from graylog/elasticsearch using a curl query string command with no luck. I know I need to use -XDELETE to remove the log I just what to read it first.

curl -GET '[http://localhost:9200/graylog\_26/message/\_query](http://localhost:9200/graylog_26/message/_query)' -d ‘{“query”:{“query\_string”:{“query”:“message:password AND identity:cc\*”:"{}"}}}’

Error:

curl -GET '[http://localhost:9200/graylog\_26/message/\_query](http://localhost:9200/graylog_26/message/_query)' -d ‘{“query”:{“query\_string”:{“query”:“message:password AND identity:cc _”:"{}"}}}’ curl -GET '[http://localhost:9200/graylog\_26/message/\_query](http://localhost:9200/graylog_26/message/_query)' -d ‘{“query”:{“query\_string”:{“query”:“message:password AND identity:cc_ ”:"{}"}}}’ {"error":{"root\_cause":[{"type":"illegal\_argument\_exception","reason":"request [/graylog\_26/message/\_query] contains unrecognized parameter: [â��{â��queryâ��:{â��query\_stringâ��:{â��queryâ��:â��message:password]"}],"type":"illegal\_argument\_exception","reason":"request [/graylog\_26/message/\_query] contains unrecognized parameter: [â��{â��queryâ��:{â��query\_stringâ��:{â��queryâ��:â��message:password]"},"status":400}

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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:** [October 5, 2018, 9:47pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-logs-from-graylog-elasticsearch/147780/2 "2018-10-05T21:47:57Z")

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