Clear privileges cache APIedit
Evicts privileges from the native application privilege cache. The cache is also automatically cleared for applications that have their privileges updated.
Requestedit
POST /_security/privilege/<applications>/_clear_cache
Prerequisitesedit
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To use this API, you must have at least the
manage_securitycluster privilege.
Descriptionedit
For more information about the native realm, see Realms and Native user authentication.
Path parametersedit
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<applications> -
(Required, string)
Comma-separated list of applications to clear. To clear all applications, use
*. Does not support other wildcard patterns.
Examplesedit
The clear privileges cache API evicts privileges from the native application privilege cache.
For example, to clear the cache for myapp:
POST /_security/privilege/myapp/_clear_cache
Specify multiple applications as a comma-separated list.
POST /_security/privilege/myapp,my-other-app/_clear_cache
To clear the cache for all applications, use *.
POST /_security/privilege/*/_clear_cache