Update alias.asciidoc (#118553) (#118860)

Add section about removing index Co-authored-by: Adam Szaraniec <[email protected]>
elastic · Dec 17, 2024 · 49b18e2 · 49b18e2
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@@ -407,3 +407,24 @@ POST _aliases
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 // TEST[s/^/PUT my-index-2099.05.06-000001\n/]
+
+[discrete]
+[[remove-index]]
+=== Remove an index
+
+To remove an index, use the aliases API's `remove_index` action.
+
+[source,console]
+----
+POST _aliases
+{
+  "actions": [
+    {
+      "remove_index": {
+        "index": "my-index-2099.05.06-000001"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
+----
+// TEST[s/^/PUT my-index-2099.05.06-000001\n/]