elasticsearch - Delete By Query API - data option does not delete data

elasticsearch_delete_by_query_api

elasticsearch 0.19.0
java version "1.6.0_23"
OpenJDK Runtime Environment (IcedTea6 1.11pre) (6b23~pre11-0ubuntu1.11.10.2)
OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 20.0-b11, mixed mode)



//shows 32 documents
curl -XGET 'http://localhost:9200/contacts/linkedin/_search?pretty=true' -d '{
query: 
   { bool: 
      { should: [ { matchAll: {} } ],
        must: [ { text: { user: { query: "stephanfortelny@gmail.com", operator: "and" } } } ] } }
}'

//does not work yet
curl -XDELETE 'http://localhost:9200/contacts/linkedin/_query' -d '{
"term" : { "user" : "stephanfortelny@gmail.com" }
}'
{"ok":true,"_indices":{"contacts":{"_shards":{"total":5,"successful":5,"failed":0}}}}

//stills shows same 32 documents
curl -XGET 'http://localhost:9200/contacts/linkedin/_search?pretty=true' -d '{
query: 
   { bool: 
      { should: [ { matchAll: {} } ],
        must: [ { text: { user: { query: "stephanfortelny@gmail.com", operator: "and" } } } ] } }
}'
{
  "took" : 5,
  "timed_out" : false,
  "_shards" : {
    "total" : 1,
    "successful" : 1,
    "failed" : 0
  },
  "hits" : {
    "total" : 32,
    "max_score" : 1.288314,
    "hits" : [ {
      "_index" : "contacts",
      "_type" : "linkedin",
      "_id" : "RonYEGYKRlS4yUgSNx8INw"
...
}

//works
curl -XDELETE 'http://localhost:9200/contacts/linkedin/_query?q=user:stephanfortelny@gmail.com'
{"ok":true,"_indices":{"contacts":{"_shards":{"total":5,"successful":5,"failed":0}}}}

//documents get deleted
curl -XGET 'http://localhost:9200/contacts/linkedin/_search?pretty=true' -d '{
query: 
   { bool: 
      { should: [ { matchAll: {} } ],
        must: [ { text: { user: { query: "stephanfortelny@gmail.com", operator: "and" } } } ] } }
}'
{
  "took" : 2,
  "timed_out" : false,
  "_shards" : {
    "total" : 5,
    "successful" : 5,
    "failed" : 0
  },
  "hits" : {
    "total" : 0,
    "max_score" : null,
    "hits" : [ ]
}