delete-snapshot-api.asciidoc

Delete snapshot API

Delete snapshot

Deletes a snapshot.

DELETE /_snapshot/my_repository/my_snapshot

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DELETE /_snapshot/<repository>/<snapshot>

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• If the {es} {security-features} are enabled, you must have the manage cluster privilege to use this API.

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<repository>

(Required, string) Name of the repository to delete a snapshot from.

<snapshot>

(Required, string) Comma-separated list of snapshot names to delete. Also accepts wildcards (*).

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{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc

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The following request deletes snapshot_2 and snapshot_3 from the repository named my_repository.

DELETE /_snapshot/my_repository/snapshot_2,snapshot_3

The API returns the following response:

{
  "acknowledged" : true
}