# How delete index before synching data using logstash

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-delete-index-before-synching-data-using-logstash/188287>\
**Category:** Logstash\
**Created:** [July 1, 2019, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-delete-index-before-synching-data-using-logstash/188287 "2019-07-01T10:24:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![arunkvinam](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/arunkvinam/32/43899_2.png) [@arunkvinam](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/arunkvinam)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2019, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-delete-index-before-synching-data-using-logstash/188287/1 "2019-07-01T10:24:33Z")

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Iam using logstash input plugin for synch mysql data to elasticsearch .  
But I have to delete elasticsearch index before synch the data using logstash.Please give me a solution for this

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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:** [July 29, 2019, 10:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-delete-index-before-synching-data-using-logstash/188287/2 "2019-07-29T10:24:33Z")

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