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[discrete]
=== client.indices.flush

Flushes one or more data streams or indices.

{ref}/indices-flush.html[{es} documentation]

[discrete]
==== Function signature

[source,ts]
----
(IndicesFlushRequest, options?): Promise<IndicesFlushResponse>
----

[discrete]
===== `IndicesFlushRequest`

[source,ts]
----
interface IndicesFlushRequest extends <<shared-type-request-base, RequestBase>> {
  index?: <<shared-type-indices, Indices>>
  allow_no_indices?: boolean
  expand_wildcards?: <<shared-type-expand-wildcards, ExpandWildcards>>
  force?: boolean
  ignore_unavailable?: boolean
  wait_if_ongoing?: boolean
}
----

[discrete]
===== `IndicesFlushResponse`

[source,ts]
----
type IndicesFlushResponse = <<shared-type-shards-operation-response-base, ShardsOperationResponseBase>>
----

