Unfollow APIedit
Converts a follower index to a regular index.
Requestedit
POST /<follower_index>/_ccr/unfollow
Prerequisitesedit
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If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have
manage_follow_indexindex privileges for the follower index. For more information, see Security privileges.
Descriptionedit
This API stops the following task associated with a follower index and removes index metadata and settings associated with cross-cluster replication. This enables the index to treated as a regular index. The follower index must be paused and closed before invoking 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.
Path parametersedit
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<follower_index> - (Required, string) The name of the follower index.
Examplesedit
This example converts follower_index from a follower index to a regular index:
POST /follower_index/_ccr/unfollow
The API returns the following result:
{
"acknowledged" : true
}