Field delete

Use this API to delete a field of the schema.

Requirement: OpenSearchServer v1.5

Call parameters

URL: /services/rest/index/{index_name}/field/{field_name}

Method: DELETE

Header (optional returned type):

• Accept: application/json
• Accept: application/xml

URL parameters:

• index_name (required): The name of the index.
• field_name (required): The name of the field.

Success response

The field has been deleted.

HTTP code: 200

Content (application/json):

{
    "successful": true,
    "info": "Deleted my_field"
}

Error response

The deletion failed. The reason is provided in the content.

HTTP code: 404, 500

Field not found: my_field

Sample call

Using CURL:

curl -XDELETE http://localhost:8080/services/rest/index/my_index/field/my_field

Using jQuery:

$.ajax({ 
   type: "DELETE",
   dataType: "json",
   url: "http://localhost:8080/services/rest/index/my_index/field/my_field"
}).done(function (data) {
   console.log(data);
});