Aliases - Delete

Deletes a search alias and its associated mapping to an index. This operation is permanent, with no recovery option. The mapped index is untouched by this operation.

DELETE {endpoint}/aliases('{aliasName}')?api-version=2023-10-01-Preview

URI Parameters

Name In Required Type Description
aliasName
path True

string

The name of the alias to delete.

endpoint
path True

string

The endpoint URL of the search service.

api-version
query True

string

Client Api Version.

Request Header

Name Required Type Description
x-ms-client-request-id

string

uuid

The tracking ID sent with the request to help with debugging.

If-Match

string

Defines the If-Match condition. The operation will be performed only if the ETag on the server matches this value.

If-None-Match

string

Defines the If-None-Match condition. The operation will be performed only if the ETag on the server does not match this value.

Responses

Name Type Description
204 No Content
404 Not Found
Other Status Codes

SearchError

Error response.

Examples

SearchServiceDeleteAlias

Sample request

DELETE https://myservice.search.windows.net/aliases('staging')?api-version=2023-10-01-Preview

Sample response

Definitions

SearchError

Describes an error condition for the API.

Name Type Description
code

string

One of a server-defined set of error codes.

details

SearchError[]

An array of details about specific errors that led to this reported error.

message

string

A human-readable representation of the error.