# How to delete task document created by \_delete\_by\_query?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-task-document-created-by-delete-by-query/145475>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 22, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-task-document-created-by-delete-by-query/145475 "2018-08-22T00:09:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![mrubin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@mrubin](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mrubin)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-task-document-created-by-delete-by-query/145475/1 "2018-08-22T00:09:40Z")

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The [documentation](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/6.2/docs-delete-by-query.html#docs-delete-by-query-task-api) for \_delete\_by\_query states that:

> Elasticsearch will also create a record of this task as a document at `.tasks/task/${taskId}` . This is yours to keep or remove as you see fit. When you are done with it, delete it so Elasticsearch can reclaim the space it uses.

I have a task id that I can query via GET \_tasks/. I do not have a .tasks index. Is the documentation wrong or am I looking in the wrong place? Where do I find this document in order to delete it?

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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:** [September 19, 2018, 12:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-delete-task-document-created-by-delete-by-query/145475/2 "2018-09-19T00:09:45Z")

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