diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ Gemfile.lock
 .idea
 *.iml
 .jekyll-cache
+.project
diff --git a/_automating-configurations/api/deprovision-workflow.md b/_automating-configurations/api/deprovision-workflow.md
index e9219536ce..98c944a9d4 100644
--- a/_automating-configurations/api/deprovision-workflow.md
+++ b/_automating-configurations/api/deprovision-workflow.md
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ nav_order: 70
 
 When you no longer need a workflow, you can deprovision its resources. Most workflow steps that create a resource have corresponding workflow steps to reverse that action. To retrieve all resources currently created for a workflow, call the [Get Workflow Status API]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/automating-configurations/api/get-workflow-status/). When you call the Deprovision Workflow API, resources included in the `resources_created` field of the Get Workflow Status API response will be removed using a workflow step corresponding to the one that provisioned them.
 
-The workflow executes the provisioning workflow steps in reverse order. If failures occur because of resource dependencies, such as preventing deletion of a registered model if it is still deployed, the workflow attempts retries.
+The workflow executes the provisioning steps in reverse order. If a failure occurs because of a resource dependency, such as trying to delete a registered model that is still deployed, then the workflow retries the failing step as long as at least one resource was deleted.
+
+To prevent data loss, resources created using the `create_index`, `create_search_pipeline`, and `create_ingest_pipeline` steps require the resource ID to be included in the `allow_delete` parameter.
 
 ## Path and HTTP methods
 
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ The following table lists the available path parameters.
 | Parameter | Data type | Description |
 | :--- | :--- | :--- |
 | `workflow_id` | String | The ID of the workflow to be deprovisioned. Required. |
+| `allow-delete` | String | A comma-separated list of resource IDs to be deprovisioned. Required if deleting resources of type `index_name` or `pipeline_id`. |
 
 ### Example request
 
@@ -53,6 +56,14 @@ If deprovisioning did not completely remove all resources, OpenSearch responds w
 In some cases, the failure happens because of another dependent resource that took some time to be removed. In this case, you can attempt to send the same request again.
 {: .tip}
 
+If deprovisioning required the `allow_delete` parameter, then OpenSearch responds with a `403 (FORBIDDEN)` status and identifies the resources that were not deprovisioned:
+
+```json
+{
+    "error": "These resources require the allow_delete parameter to deprovision: [index_name my-index]."
+}
+```
+
 To obtain a more detailed deprovisioning status than is provided by the summary in the error response, query the [Get Workflow Status API]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/automating-configurations/api/get-workflow-status/). 
 
 On success, the workflow returns to a `NOT_STARTED` state. If some resources have not yet been removed, they are provided in the response.
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diff --git a/_search-plugins/search-pipelines/deleting-search-pipeline.md b/_search-plugins/search-pipelines/deleting-search-pipeline.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+layout: default
+title: Deleting search pipelines
+nav_order: 30
+has_children: false
+parent: Search pipelines
+grand_parent: Search
+---
+
+# Deleting search pipelines
+
+Use the following request to delete a pipeline.
+
+To delete a specific search pipeline, pass the pipeline ID as a parameter:
+
+```json
+DELETE /_search/pipeline/<pipeline-id>
+```
+{% include copy-curl.html %}
+
+To delete all search pipelines in a cluster, use the wildcard character (`*`):
+
+```json
+DELETE /_search/pipeline/*
+```
+{% include copy-curl.html %}