# Delete logs **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 5, 2016, 8:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-logs/57316 "2016-08-05T08:40:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zen.xen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e495f1/32.png) [@zen.xen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zen.xen)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 8:40am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-logs/57316/1 "2016-08-05T08:40:46Z")
Hello, how to properly delete index, eg. winlogbeat-2016.06.30 on Windows ELK? ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Harwood](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mark_harwood/32/10538_2.png) [@Mark\_Harwood](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mark_Harwood)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 8:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-logs/57316/2 "2016-08-05T08:57:55Z")
We offer a REST api [1] which is accessible from many clients. - The simplest (in Unix) is using the CURL command-line tool which I'm sure you can find Windows-equivalents of. - Language clients like Python, Perl, Java, Ruby etc - Browser-based GUIs - General-purpose REST clients [3] - elasticsearch-specific UIs [4] [1] [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/indices-delete-index.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/2.3/indices-delete-index.html) [2] [https://www.elastic.co/elasticon/2015/sf/all-about-elasticsearch-language-clients](https://www.elastic.co/elasticon/2015/sf/all-about-elasticsearch-language-clients) [3] [https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/insomnia-rest-client/gmodihnfibbjdecbanmpmbmeffnmloel?hl=en](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/insomnia-rest-client/gmodihnfibbjdecbanmpmbmeffnmloel?hl=en) [4] [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/2.3/management.html#\_community\_contributed\_management\_and\_site\_plugins](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/plugins/2.3/management.html#_community_contributed_management_and_site_plugins) ---
**Author:** ![zen.xen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e495f1/32.png) [@zen.xen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zen.xen)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 11:26am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-logs/57316/3 "2016-08-05T11:26:00Z")
Thank you, link [4] is interesting, ElasticHQ looks good. ---
**Author:** ![theuntergeek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/theuntergeek/32/44961_2.png) [@theuntergeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theuntergeek)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-logs/57316/4 "2016-08-05T15:21:15Z")
Have you looked at [Elasticsearch Curator](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/curator/current/index.html)? It can [delete indices](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/curator/current/actions.html) based on definable criteria, as well as many other actions. As a bonus, there is a [Windows binary](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/curator/current/installation.html#windows-binary) package available. ---
**Author:** ![zen.xen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e495f1/32.png) [@zen.xen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zen.xen)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-logs/57316/5 "2016-08-06T18:04:15Z")
I looked at [curator](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/curator/current/index.html) but it is a little bit complicated tool as for me, but I try to learn it, thanks for help. ---
**Author:** ![zen.xen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e495f1/32.png) [@zen.xen](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zen.xen)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 8:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-logs/57316/6 "2016-08-08T08:52:21Z")
I try to use `Windows curator` but I have troubles, I'd like to delete indices ex. from `winlogbeat-2016.07.20` to `winlogbeat-2016.07.30`, how can I do this? I noticed something and it is a little bit strange, when I delete index with ElasticHQ and then add other machine to send events, the deleted index is re-created, although is small. How can I permanently delete it? ---
**Author:** ![theuntergeek](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/theuntergeek/32/44961_2.png) [@theuntergeek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/theuntergeek)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-logs/57316/7 "2016-08-08T15:13:03Z")
> [@zen.xen](#): > > I noticed something and it is a little bit strange, when I delete index with ElasticHQ and then add other machine to send events, the deleted index is re-created, although is small. How can I permanently delete it? If it is being recreated, it is because something is still being sent to be indexed to that index. You will simply have to re-delete it until nothing else is sending data. As far as using Curator is concerned, try the [delete\_indices example](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/client/curator/current/examples.html#ex_delete_indices) as a starting place. ---
**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, 10:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-logs/57316/8 "2017-07-05T22:29:22Z")