No delete task by id API in ES cluster? Intentionally? Not documented?

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Documentation doesn't say anything about how to delete task by id https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/tasks.html

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You need to cancel it - https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/tasks.html#task-cancellation

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so is it possible to cancel (delete) finished task?

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No it is not.

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Hope I'm not missing something obvious here but how do you delete the task document once the task has completed as per the documentation for the delete by query api ?

The cost of this feature is the document that wait_for_completion=false creates at .tasks/task/${taskId}. It is up to you to delete that document.

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