# Elasticsearch, how to delete the data in the index by date

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-how-to-delete-the-data-in-the-index-by-date/133991>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 31, 2018, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-how-to-delete-the-data-in-the-index-by-date/133991 "2018-05-31T07:32:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![wuwenjie\_cn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/wuwenjie_cn/32/32514_2.png) [@wuwenjie\_cn](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wuwenjie_cn)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2018, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-how-to-delete-the-data-in-the-index-by-date/133991/1 "2018-05-31T07:32:47Z")

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Created in the elasticsearch named: java\_log index, there are 2017-01 to 2018-05 data, want to delete the 2017 data inside the index, while the index itself is not deleted, how to achieve?

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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:** [June 28, 2018, 7:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-how-to-delete-the-data-in-the-index-by-date/133991/2 "2018-06-28T07:32:55Z")

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