Path parameters

  • repositorystring Required

    A repository name

  • snapshotstring Required

    A comma-separated list of snapshot names

Query parameters

  • master_timeoutstring

    Explicit operation timeout for connection to master node

    Values are -1 or 0.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • acknowledgedboolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `DELETE /_snapshot/my_repository/snapshot_2,snapshot_3`. The request deletes `snapshot_2` and `snapshot_3` from the repository named `my_repository`.
{
  "acknowledged" : true
}