# \*Really\* Delete All Scrolls?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/really-delete-all-scrolls/226097>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 1, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/really-delete-all-scrolls/226097 "2020-04-01T17:18:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![vp\_tech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/47e85d/32.png) [@vp\_tech](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vp_tech)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/really-delete-all-scrolls/226097/1 "2020-04-01T17:18:08Z")

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I'm familiar with

> DELETE /\_search/scroll/\_all

But when I use it only a small handful of scrolls are actually closed (10-40) when I currently have 100s open. Is there a way to really clear all the open search contexts?

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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 29, 2020, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/really-delete-all-scrolls/226097/2 "2020-04-29T17:18:20Z")

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Closed on April 29, 2020, 5:18pm UTC

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