# Prevent index deletion with Sense

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prevent-index-deletion-with-sense/80148>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [March 27, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prevent-index-deletion-with-sense/80148 "2017-03-27T14:31:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![kmroz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kmroz/32/62741_2.png) [@kmroz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kmroz)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prevent-index-deletion-with-sense/80148/1 "2017-03-27T14:31:41Z")

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Hello, I am wondering if there is a way to prevent sense from being able to delete bulk index. I made the change to ES yml to use name when deleting index but it seems that sense is still able to to the deletion. Is there something I am missing?

Thanks,  
Kenneth

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**Author:** ![kmroz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kmroz/32/62741_2.png) [@kmroz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kmroz)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prevent-index-deletion-with-sense/80148/2 "2017-03-27T15:57:18Z")

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seems this had to be done via API, this can be closed

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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 24, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/prevent-index-deletion-with-sense/80148/3 "2017-04-24T15:57:18Z")

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Closed on April 24, 2017, 3:57pm UTC

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