Delete a policy Added in 7.4.0

DELETE /_slm/policy/{policy_id}

Delete a snapshot lifecycle policy definition. This operation prevents any future snapshots from being taken but does not cancel in-progress snapshots or remove previously-taken snapshots.

Path parameters

  • policy_id string Required

    The id of the snapshot lifecycle policy to remove

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.
DELETE /_slm/policy/{policy_id} 
curl \
 -X DELETE http://api.example.com/_slm/policy/{policy_id}
Response examples (200) 
{
  "acknowledged": true
}