Run a retention policy Added in 7.5.0

POST /_slm/_execute_retention

Manually apply the retention policy to force immediate removal of snapshots that are expired according to the snapshot lifecycle policy retention rules. The retention policy is normally applied according to its schedule.

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.
POST /_slm/_execute_retention 
curl \
 -X POST http://api.example.com/_slm/_execute_retention
Response examples (200) 
{
  "acknowledged": true
}