Deletes one or more snapshots

DELETE /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}

Path parameters

  • repository string Required

    A repository name

  • snapshot string Required

    A comma-separated list of snapshot names

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    Explicit operation timeout for connection to master node

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 /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot} 
curl \
 -X DELETE http://api.example.com/_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}
Response examples (200) 
{
  "acknowledged": true
}