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Delete snapshot lifecycle policy APIedit

Deletes an existing snapshot lifecycle policy.

Requestedit

DELETE /_slm/policy/<snapshot-lifecycle-policy-id>

Descriptionedit

A policy can be deleted by issuing a delete request with the policy id. Note that this prevents any future snapshots from being taken, but does not cancel any currently ongoing snapshots or remove any previously taken snapshots.

Path parametersedit

<snapshot-lifecycle-policy-id>
(Required, string) ID of the snapshot lifecycle policy to delete.

Examplesedit

DELETE /_slm/policy/daily-snapshots
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