diff --git a/docs/api_methods.asciidoc b/docs/api_methods.asciidoc
index 2f355eeea..4a7f423af 100644
--- a/docs/api_methods.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/api_methods.asciidoc
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ client.search({
   if (response.hits.total > allTitles.length) {
     // ask elasticsearch for the next set of hits from this search
     client.scroll({
-      scrollId: response.scroll_id,
+      scrollId: response._scroll_id,
       scroll: '30s'
     }, getMoreUntilDone);
   } else {
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/0_90.js b/src/lib/apis/0_90.js
index f2d5fa1fe..109a1f5db 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/0_90.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/0_90.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       }
     }
   },
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/1_0.js b/src/lib/apis/1_0.js
index 9141f78d0..c20ae7432 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/1_0.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/1_0.js
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       fmt: '/_search/scroll'
     }
   ],
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/1_1.js b/src/lib/apis/1_1.js
index 0ae9b038d..4cc7fb895 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/1_1.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/1_1.js
@@ -656,6 +656,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       fmt: '/_search/scroll'
     }
   ],
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/1_2.js b/src/lib/apis/1_2.js
index 1097a3b18..c33af3854 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/1_2.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/1_2.js
@@ -716,6 +716,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       fmt: '/_search/scroll'
     }
   ],
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/1_3.js b/src/lib/apis/1_3.js
index 3f15d3a81..0e0ed2d39 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/1_3.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/1_3.js
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       fmt: '/_search/scroll'
     }
   ],
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/1_4.js b/src/lib/apis/1_4.js
index 5746975e1..3b3548501 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/1_4.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/1_4.js
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       fmt: '/_search/scroll'
     }
   ],
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/1_5.js b/src/lib/apis/1_5.js
index 033abe853..a56a746fa 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/1_5.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/1_5.js
@@ -754,6 +754,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       fmt: '/_search/scroll'
     }
   ],
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/1_6.js b/src/lib/apis/1_6.js
index cf17d300b..9133897e4 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/1_6.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/1_6.js
@@ -763,6 +763,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       fmt: '/_search/scroll'
     }
   ],
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/1_7.js b/src/lib/apis/1_7.js
index f62335965..71190a1b5 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/1_7.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/1_7.js
@@ -763,6 +763,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       fmt: '/_search/scroll'
     }
   ],
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/2_0.js b/src/lib/apis/2_0.js
index 269ca255f..614c2c4fc 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/2_0.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/2_0.js
@@ -794,6 +794,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       fmt: '/_search/scroll'
     }
   ],
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/2_1.js b/src/lib/apis/2_1.js
index 94f44fa94..67854eda4 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/2_1.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/2_1.js
@@ -869,6 +869,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       fmt: '/_search/scroll'
     }
   ],
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/2_2.js b/src/lib/apis/2_2.js
index ae7c777dc..f121ee199 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/2_2.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/2_2.js
@@ -875,6 +875,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       fmt: '/_search/scroll'
     }
   ],
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/2_3.js b/src/lib/apis/2_3.js
index d72369a5f..6688c7854 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/2_3.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/2_3.js
@@ -875,6 +875,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       fmt: '/_search/scroll'
     }
   ],
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/2_4.js b/src/lib/apis/2_4.js
index 63e0f3a36..d0dbf44e9 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/2_4.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/2_4.js
@@ -875,6 +875,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       fmt: '/_search/scroll'
     }
   ],
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/5_0.js b/src/lib/apis/5_0.js
index a564c3157..6c4707089 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/5_0.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/5_0.js
@@ -1075,6 +1075,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       fmt: '/_search/scroll'
     }
   ],
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/5_x.js b/src/lib/apis/5_x.js
index 9123a4243..f2b26f2d5 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/5_x.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/5_x.js
@@ -1206,6 +1206,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       fmt: '/_search/scroll'
     }
   ],
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });
 
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/master.js b/src/lib/apis/master.js
index 5fbe8daff..c2db42f4e 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/master.js
+++ b/src/lib/apis/master.js
@@ -1206,6 +1206,7 @@ api.clearScroll = ca({
       fmt: '/_search/scroll'
     }
   ],
+  paramAsBody: 'scrollId',
   method: 'DELETE'
 });