Delete snapshots Generally available

DELETE /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}
Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage

Path parameters

  • repository string Required

    A repository name

  • snapshot string Required

    A comma-separated list of snapshot names

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    Explicit operation timeout for connection to master node

    Values are -1 or 0.

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.
DELETE /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot} 
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `DELETE /_snapshot/my_repository/snapshot_2,snapshot_3`. The request deletes `snapshot_2` and `snapshot_3` from the repository named `my_repository`. 
{
  "acknowledged" : true
}