Clear the roles cache

POST /_security/role/{name}/_clear_cache

Evict roles from the native role cache.

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Role name

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • _nodes object Required

      Additional properties are allowed.

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      • failures array[object]
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        • type string Required

          The type of error

        • reason string

          A human-readable explanation of the error, in english

        • stack_trace string

          The server stack trace. Present only if the error_trace=true parameter was sent with the request.

        • caused_by object

          Additional properties are allowed.

        • root_cause array[object]

          Additional properties are allowed.

        • suppressed array[object]

          Additional properties are allowed.

      • total number Required

        Total number of nodes selected by the request.

      • successful number Required

        Number of nodes that responded successfully to the request.

      • failed number Required

        Number of nodes that rejected the request or failed to respond. If this value is not 0, a reason for the rejection or failure is included in the response.

    • cluster_name string Required
    • nodes object Required
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      • * object Additional properties

        Additional properties are allowed.

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POST /_security/role/{name}/_clear_cache 
curl \
 -X POST http://api.example.com/_security/role/{name}/_clear_cache
Response examples (200) 
{
  "_nodes": {
    "failures": [
      {
        "type": "string",
        "reason": "string",
        "stack_trace": "string",
        "caused_by": {},
        "root_cause": [
          {}
        ],
        "suppressed": [
          {}
        ]
      }
    ],
    "total": 42.0,
    "successful": 42.0,
    "failed": 42.0
  },
  "cluster_name": "string",
  "nodes": {
    "additionalProperty1": {
      "name": "string"
    },
    "additionalProperty2": {
      "name": "string"
    }
  }
}