# Elasticsearch delete data for more than 2 mohts in multiple index **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [August 1, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-delete-data-for-more-than-2-mohts-in-multiple-index/311144 "2022-08-01T16:11:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![navin1093](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e47c2d/32.png) [@navin1093](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/navin1093)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-delete-data-for-more-than-2-mohts-in-multiple-index/311144/1 "2022-08-01T16:11:21Z")
Hi friends, I have 3 index. how can i delete data form these index if it is more than 2 months. I know can use ILM policy but my index is created from elastalert whereby i cant use ILM policy as it wont append timestamp-version. therefore i need manually delete . Can we use curl for this? ---
**Author:** ![Ugo\_Sangiorgi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ugo_sangiorgi/32/146361_2.png) [@Ugo\_Sangiorgi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Ugo_Sangiorgi)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-delete-data-for-more-than-2-mohts-in-multiple-index/311144/2 "2022-08-01T16:44:19Z")
In this case your only option would be to use the [Delete by Query API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docs-delete-by-query.html) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2022, 4:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-delete-data-for-more-than-2-mohts-in-multiple-index/311144/3 "2022-08-29T16:44:47Z")
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