# Delete an alerts index **DELETE /api/detection_engine/index** ## Servers - http://localhost:5601: http://localhost:5601 () ## Authentication methods - Basic auth ## Parameters ## Responses ### 200 Successful response #### Body: application/json (object) - **acknowledged** (boolean) ### 401 Unsuccessful authentication response #### Body: application/json (object) - **error** (string) - **message** (string) - **statusCode** (integer) ### 403 Not enough permissions response #### Body: application/json (object) - **message** (string) - **status_code** (integer) ### 404 Index does not exist response #### Body: application/json (string) string ### 500 Internal server error response #### Body: application/json (object) - **message** (string) - **status_code** (integer) [Powered by Bump.sh](https://bump.sh)