# Would it be deleted the closed index in delete phase of ILM?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/would-it-be-deleted-the-closed-index-in-delete-phase-of-ilm/300912>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management\
**Created:** [March 29, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/would-it-be-deleted-the-closed-index-in-delete-phase-of-ilm/300912 "2022-03-29T04:58:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![m-amano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/m-amano/32/62977_2.png) [@m-amano](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/m-amano)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 4:58am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/would-it-be-deleted-the-closed-index-in-delete-phase-of-ilm/300912/1 "2022-03-29T04:58:30Z")

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Does ILM support the closed index to be deleted in delete phase?  
Or should I reopen the index?

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**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/would-it-be-deleted-the-closed-index-in-delete-phase-of-ilm/300912/2 "2022-03-29T22:40:55Z")

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Closed indices can be deleted, so this should be fine.

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**Author:** ![m-amano](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/m-amano/32/62977_2.png) [@m-amano](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/m-amano)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/would-it-be-deleted-the-closed-index-in-delete-phase-of-ilm/300912/3 "2022-03-30T00:22:35Z")

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@warkolm  
I get it. Thanks for your reply!

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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 27, 2022, 12:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/would-it-be-deleted-the-closed-index-in-delete-phase-of-ilm/300912/4 "2022-04-27T00:23:23Z")

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