# Delete a search application

**DELETE /_application/search_application/{name}**

Remove a search application and its associated alias. Indices attached to the search application are not removed.

## Required authorization

* Index privileges: `manage`
* Cluster privileges: `manage_search_application`



## Servers
- http://api.example.com: http://api.example.com ()


## Authentication methods
- Api key auth


## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **name** (string)
  The name of the search application to delete.



## Responses
### 200


#### Body: application/json (object)
- **acknowledged** (boolean)
  For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.


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