How to delete an Elasticsearch Index using Python?

November 13, 2023 by Tarik

For ES 8+ use:

from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch
es = Elasticsearch()

es.options(ignore_status=[400,404]).indices.delete(index='test-index')

For older versions use this notation:

from elasticsearch import Elasticsearch
es = Elasticsearch()

es.indices.delete(index='test-index', ignore=[400, 404])