Clone snapshot APIedit
Clones part or all of a snapshot into a new snapshot.
PUT /_snapshot/my_repository/source_snapshot/_clone/target_snapshot
{
"indices": "index_a,index_b"
}
Requestedit
PUT /_snapshot/<repository>/<source_snapshot>/_clone/<target_snapshot>
Prerequisitesedit
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If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
managecluster privilege to use this API.
Descriptionedit
The clone snapshot API allows creating a copy of all or part of an existing snapshot within the same repository.
Path parametersedit
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<repository> - (Required, string) Name of the snapshot repository that both source and target snapshot belong to.
Query parametersedit
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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. -
indices - (Required, string) A comma-separated list of indices to include in the snapshot. multi-target syntax is supported.