Verify snapshot repository APIedit

Verifies that a snapshot repository is functional.

POST /_snapshot/my_repository/_verify

Requestedit

POST /_snapshot/<repository>/_verify

Prerequisitesedit

  • If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the manage cluster privilege to use this API.

Descriptionedit

By default, put snapshot repository API requests verify that a snapshot is functional on all master and data nodes in the cluster.

You can skip this verification using the put snapshot repository API’s verify parameter. You can then use the verify snapshot repository API to manually verify the repository.

If verification is successful, the verify snapshot repository API returns a list of nodes connected to the snapshot repository. If verification failed, the API returns an error.

Path parametersedit

<repository>
(Required, string) Name of the snapshot repository to verify.

Query parametersedit

master_timeout
(Optional, time units) Specifies the period of time to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to 30s.
timeout
(Optional, time units) Specifies 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. Defaults to 30s.

Response bodyedit

nodes

(object)

Properties of nodes objects
<node_id>

(object) Contains information about a node connected to the snapshot repository.

The key is the ID of the node.

Properties of <node_id>
name

(string) Human-readable name for the node.

You can set this name using the node.name property in elasticsearch.yml. Defaults to the machine’s hostname.