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Delete snapshot lifecycle policy API

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Delete snapshot lifecycle policy API

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Deletes an existing snapshot lifecycle policy.

Request

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DELETE /_slm/policy/<snapshot-lifecycle-policy-id>

Prerequisites

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If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the manage_slm cluster privilege to use this API. For more information, see Security privileges.

Description

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Deletes the specified lifecycle policy definition. This prevents any future snapshots from being taken but does not cancel in-progress snapshots or remove previously-taken snapshots.

Path parameters

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<policy-id>
(Required, string) ID of the snapshot lifecycle policy to delete.

Examples

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DELETE /_slm/policy/daily-snapshots
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