Unfollow an index Generally available; Added in 6.5.0

POST /{index}/_ccr/unfollow

Convert a cross-cluster replication follower index to a regular index. The API stops the following task associated with a follower index and removes index metadata and settings associated with cross-cluster replication. The follower index must be paused and closed before you call the unfollow API.


Currently cross-cluster replication does not support converting an existing regular index to a follower index. Converting a follower index to a regular index is an irreversible operation. ##Required authorization

  • Index privileges: manage_follow_index
External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    The name of the follower index.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    The period to wait for a connection to the master node. If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. It can also be set to -1 to indicate that the request should never timeout.

    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.
POST /{index}/_ccr/unfollow 
POST /<follower_index>/_ccr/unfollow

curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/{index}/_ccr/unfollow'
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `POST /follower_index/_ccr/unfollow`. 
{
  "acknowledged" : true
}

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