### delete policy PUT localhost:9200/_opendistro/_ism/policies/exampledelete Content-Type: application/json { "policy": { "description": "Example delete policy.", "default_state": "delete", "states": [ { "name": "delete", "actions": [ { "delete": {} } ], "transitions": [] } ], "ism_template": { "index_patterns": ["testdelete"], "priority": 100 } } } ### delete index PUT http://localhost:9200/testdelete Content-Type: application/json ### explain api call GET localhost:9200/_plugins/_ism/explain/testdelete?validate_action=true Accept: application/json