# How can I delete remote index via Kibana's "Index Management" feature?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-delete-remote-index-via-kibanas-index-management-feature/289719>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [November 19, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-delete-remote-index-via-kibanas-index-management-feature/289719 "2021-11-19T20:34:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![jwmocs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jwmocs/32/97273_2.png) [@jwmocs](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jwmocs)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2021, 8:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-delete-remote-index-via-kibanas-index-management-feature/289719/1 "2021-11-19T20:34:39Z")

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Is it possible to remove old index data on a remote cluster using Kibana? I can delete indices on the local cluster fine in Kibana UI, but do I have to resort to the API to do the same for indices on a remote cluster?

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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:** [December 17, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-delete-remote-index-via-kibanas-index-management-feature/289719/2 "2021-12-17T20:35:02Z")

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