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elastic stack kb alerting-v2 post-alerting-v2-rules-delete-by-query [options]

Delete rules matching a query (dry-run by default)

Behaviour flags:

--dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

--filter string
KQL filter string to match target resources. At most 10000 matching resources are processed per request. Cannot be empty; to target every resource use match_all: true.
--force
When true, executes the operation. When false (default), returns a dry-run preview with match_count and a sample of matching resource IDs so the client can verify before committing.
--match-all enum

When true, targets every resource. Requires an explicit opt-in. Omitted by default.

Values: true

Free-text search string matched against the resource-defined searchable fields. Cannot be empty; to target every resource use match_all: true.
--input-file string
path to a JSON file to use as command input
--dry-run
validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
--no-validate
skip input validation and send the request as-is
--output-fields string
comma-separated list of fields to include in output (dot-notation supported)
--output-template string
Mustache-like template for custom text output (e.g. "{{id}}: {{name}}")
--json

output as JSON