Delete snapshot repository APIedit
Unregisters one or more snapshot repositories.
When a repository is unregistered, Elasticsearch only removes the reference to the location where the repository is storing the snapshots. The snapshots themselves are left untouched and in place.
DELETE /_snapshot/my_repository
Requestedit
DELETE /_snapshot/<repository>
Prerequisitesedit
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If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
managecluster privilege to use this API.
Path parametersedit
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<repository> -
(Required, string)
Name of the snapshot repository to unregister. Wildcard (
*) patterns are supported.
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.