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Clear roles cache API
editClear roles cache API
editEvicts roles from the native role cache.
Request
editPOST /_security/role/<name>/_clear_cache
Prerequisites
edit-
To use this API, you must have at least the
manage_security
cluster privilege.
Description
editFor more information about the native realm, see Realms and Native user authentication.
Path parameters
edit-
name
- (string) The name of the role.
Examples
editThe clear roles cache API evicts roles from the native role cache. For example,
to clear the cache for my_admin_role
:
POST /_security/role/my_admin_role/_clear_cache