# Need help in delete index after x days

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-delete-index-after-x-days/300192>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 21, 2022, 11:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-delete-index-after-x-days/300192 "2022-03-21T11:04:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Saranya\_V](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saranya_v/32/98464_2.png) [@Saranya\_V](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Saranya_V)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 11:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-delete-index-after-x-days/300192/1 "2022-03-21T11:04:32Z")

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I'm using Elasticsearch 1.x. is there any way we can delete index after x days without using delete query.

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**Author:** ![casterQ](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/casterq/32/93257_2.png) [@casterQ](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/casterQ)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 11:24am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-delete-index-after-x-days/300192/2 "2022-03-21T11:24:17Z")

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use `ILM` policy：

> **[Delete | Elasticsearch Guide \[8.1\] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.1/ilm-delete.html)**

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**Author:** ![Saranya\_V](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saranya_v/32/98464_2.png) [@Saranya\_V](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Saranya_V)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 11:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-delete-index-after-x-days/300192/3 "2022-03-21T11:33:38Z")

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I guess are not supporting ILM in Elasticsearch 1.x.  
Please correct me if am wrong.

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 11:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-delete-index-after-x-days/300192/4 "2022-03-21T11:43:18Z")

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You should not use Elasticsearch 1.x.

It's too old. Upgrade as a matter of urgency! 😉

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**Author:** ![Saranya\_V](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/saranya_v/32/98464_2.png) [@Saranya\_V](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Saranya_V)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 12:02pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-delete-index-after-x-days/300192/5 "2022-03-21T12:02:53Z")

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Yaa, understood. it will take time to do it.  
As of now we planned to delete the old index after x days. is there any way to do the same.

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-delete-index-after-x-days/300192/6 "2022-03-21T12:52:06Z")

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I don't remember if curator was compatible with this version. I think it was but you have to check.

Otherwise, you can run a cron job which calls the DELETE index API.

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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:** [April 18, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/need-help-in-delete-index-after-x-days/300192/7 "2022-04-18T12:52:51Z")

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