Path parameters

  • repositorystring Required

    The name of the snapshot repository that both source and target snapshot belong to.

  • snapshotstring Required

    The source snapshot name.

  • target_snapshotstring Required

    The target snapshot name.

Query parameters

  • master_timeoutstring

    The period to wait for the master node. If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. To indicate that the request should never timeout, set it to -1.

    Values are -1 or 0.

application/json

BodyRequired

  • indicesstring Required

    A comma-separated list of indices to include in the snapshot. Multi-target syntax is supported.

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.

PUT /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}/_clone/{target_snapshot}
PUT /_snapshot/my_repository/source_snapshot/_clone/target_snapshot
{
  "indices": "index_a,index_b"
}
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}/_clone/{target_snapshot}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"indices\": \"index_a,index_b\"\n}"'
Request example
Run `PUT /_snapshot/my_repository/source_snapshot/_clone/target_snapshot` to clone the `source_snapshot` into a new `target_snapshot`.
{
  "indices": "index_a,index_b"
}