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Delete a workflow
When you no longer need a workflow template, you can delete it by calling the Delete Workflow API.
Note that deleting a workflow only deletes the stored template but does not deprovision its resources.
Path and HTTP methods
DELETE /_plugins/_flow_framework/workflow/<workflow_id>
Path parameters
The following table lists the available path parameters.
Parameter | Data type | Description |
---|---|---|
workflow_id | String | The ID of the workflow to be retrieved. Required. |
Example request
DELETE /_plugins/_flow_framework/workflow/8xL8bowB8y25Tqfenm50
Example response
If the workflow exists, a delete response contains the status of the deletion, where the result
field is set to deleted
on success or not_found
if the workflow does not exist (it may have already been deleted):
{
"_index": ".plugins-flow_framework-templates",
"_id": "8xL8bowB8y25Tqfenm50",
"_version": 2,
"result": "deleted",
"_shards": {
"total": 1,
"successful": 1,
"failed": 0
},
"_seq_no": 2,
"_primary_term": 1
}