# How to delete dashboards using API in 5.6 version

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-dashboards-using-api-in-5-6-version/167027>\
**Category:** Kibana\
**Created:** [February 4, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-dashboards-using-api-in-5-6-version/167027 "2019-02-04T21:11:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![prabhakar\_talari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/prabhakar_talari/32/46469_2.png) [@prabhakar\_talari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prabhakar_talari)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-dashboards-using-api-in-5-6-version/167027/1 "2019-02-04T21:11:49Z")

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Hello All,

Could any one suggest is there any way to delete dashboards through API i.e curl commands instead of deleting through GUI Kibana.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![nickpeihl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nickpeihl/32/112622_2.png) [@nickpeihl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nickpeihl)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2019, 10:26pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-dashboards-using-api-in-5-6-version/167027/2 "2019-02-04T22:26:59Z")

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You could do this with the [Saved Objects API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/saved-objects-api.html).

One way to do this is by getting a list of dashboards from the [Find Objects API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/saved-objects-api-find.html) of type `dashboard`.

Then make multiple calls to the [Delete Object API](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/saved-objects-api-delete.html) with the `type` and `id` for each item in the list.

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**Author:** ![prabhakar\_talari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/prabhakar_talari/32/46469_2.png) [@prabhakar\_talari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prabhakar_talari)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2019, 11:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-dashboards-using-api-in-5-6-version/167027/3 "2019-02-20T11:03:47Z")

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As per the document the api is not available in 5.6 version. May i know is there any way to delete dashboards through curl commands in 5.6 version as we have dashboards in bulk which needs to be delete.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![nickpeihl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/nickpeihl/32/112622_2.png) [@nickpeihl](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nickpeihl)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2019, 9:48pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-dashboards-using-api-in-5-6-version/167027/4 "2019-02-22T21:48:34Z")

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There are no curl commands I am aware of to do this in 5.6. You can [delete sets of objects (such as dashboards) through the Kibana interface](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/5.6/managing-saved-objects.html).

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**Author:** ![prabhakar\_talari](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/prabhakar_talari/32/46469_2.png) [@prabhakar\_talari](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/prabhakar_talari)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2019, 5:55am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-dashboards-using-api-in-5-6-version/167027/5 "2019-02-25T05:55:34Z")

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Yes.. I did it ... Thank you

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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:** [March 25, 2019, 6:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-dashboards-using-api-in-5-6-version/167027/6 "2019-03-25T06:02:34Z")

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