# Elasticsearch enrich index

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-enrich-index/303158>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 25, 2022, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-enrich-index/303158 "2022-04-25T12:34:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Slim\_Saddem](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/slim_saddem/32/84391_2.png) [@Slim\_Saddem](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Slim_Saddem)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 12:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-enrich-index/303158/1 "2022-04-25T12:34:06Z")

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Hi everyone!

I use enrich policy to enrich indexes with data from another indexes.

Link Documentation : [Enrich your data | Elasticsearch Guide [7.16] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.16/ingest-enriching-data.html)

its works fine, but my problem is Elasticsearch doesn't remove old enrichment indexes.

When i execute for example :

GET .enrich-users\_policy/\_search

"hits" : [  
{  
"\_index" : ".enrich-users\_policy-13441414",  
\*\*\*\*\*  
},  
{  
"\_index" : ".enrich-users\_policy-744",  
\*\*\*\*\*  
},  
{  
"\_index" : ".enrich-users\_policy-7474747",  
\*\*\*\*\*  
},

knowing that i execute the policy each 15 minutes.

Elasticsearch do not delete automatically old enrichment indexes ?

I have to delete it manually ?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-enrich-index/303158/2 "2022-04-25T14:07:11Z")

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Hi @Slim_Saddem Welcome to the community.

Per the docs

> **[Execute enrich policy API | Elasticsearch Guide \[7.16\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.16/execute-enrich-policy-api.html)**

> Instead, update your source indices and [execute](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/7.16/execute-enrich-policy-api.html) the enrich policy again. This creates a new enrich index from your updated source indices. The previous enrich index will deleted with a delayed maintenance job. By default this is done every 15 minutes.

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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:** [May 23, 2022, 2:07pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-enrich-index/303158/3 "2022-05-23T14:07:59Z")

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