# Deleting Indexes Using Alias NEST API

**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleting-indexes-using-alias-nest-api/213222
**Category:** Elasticsearch
**Created:** [December 27, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleting-indexes-using-alias-nest-api/213222 "2019-12-27T18:55:37Z")
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### Author: ![han1](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/han1/32/20141_2.png) [@han1](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/han1)
#### Post date: [December 27, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleting-indexes-using-alias-nest-api/213222/1 "2019-12-27T18:55:38Z")

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Is there any way to delete indexes using the Alias wildcard as opposed to its actual name using the NEST API?  
Many thanks

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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: [January 24, 2020, 6:55pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/deleting-indexes-using-alias-nest-api/213222/2 "2020-01-24T18:55:41Z")

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