Clone a snapshot Added in 7.10.0

PUT /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}/_clone/{target_snapshot}
Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Clone part of all of a snapshot into another snapshot in the same repository.

Path parameters

  • repository string Required

    The name of the snapshot repository that both source and target snapshot belong to.

  • snapshot string Required

    The source snapshot name.

  • target_snapshot string Required

    The target snapshot name.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    The period to wait for the master node. If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. To indicate that the request should never timeout, set it to -1.

  • timeout string

    The period of time to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

application/json

Body Required

  • indices string Required

    A comma-separated list of indices to include in the snapshot. Multi-target syntax is supported.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.
PUT /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}/_clone/{target_snapshot} 
curl \
 --request PUT http://api.example.com/_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}/_clone/{target_snapshot} \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"indices":"string"}'
Request examples 
{
  "indices": "string"
}
Response examples (200) 
{
  "acknowledged": true
}