DELETE /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}

##Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage

Path parameters

  • repository string Required

    The name of the repository to delete a snapshot from.

  • snapshot string Required

    A comma-separated list of snapshot names to delete. It also accepts wildcards (*).

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.

    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} 
DELETE _snapshot/my_repository/my_snapshot_2099.05.06

curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}'
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
}

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