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Remove policy from index API
editRemove policy from index API
editRemoves assigned lifecycle policies from an index or a data stream’s backing indices.
Request
editPOST <target>/_ilm/remove
Prerequisites
edit-
If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
manage_ilmprivileges on the indices being managed to use this API. For more information, see Security privileges.
Description
editFor indices, the remove lifecycle policy API removes the assigned lifecycle policy and stops managing the specified index.
For data streams, the API removes any assigned lifecycle policies from the stream’s backing indices and stops managing the indices.
Path parameters
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<target> -
(Required, string) Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and index aliases to target. Wildcard expressions (
*) are supported.To target all data streams and indices in a cluster, use
_allor*.
Query parameters
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master_timeout -
(Optional, time units) Specifies the period of time to wait for
a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout
expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s. -
timeout -
(Optional, time units) Specifies the period of time to wait for
a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request
fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s.
Examples
editThe following example removes the assigned policy from my-index-000001.
POST my-index-000001/_ilm/remove
If the request succeeds, you receive the following result:
{
"has_failures" : false,
"failed_indexes" : []
}