elasticsearch/docs/reference/snapshot-restore/apis/delete-repo-api.asciidoc
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[8.17] [DOCS] More links to new API site (#119380) (#119419)
* [DOCS] More links to new API site (#119380)

* Fix example test failure
2025-01-01 10:06:07 +11:00

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[[delete-snapshot-repo-api]]
=== Delete snapshot repository API
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<titleabbrev>Delete snapshot repository</titleabbrev>
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.New API reference
[sidebar]
--
For the most up-to-date API details, refer to {api-es}/group/endpoint-snapshot[Snapshot and restore APIs].
--
Unregisters one or more <<snapshots-register-repository,snapshot repositories>>.
When a repository is unregistered, {es} only removes the reference to the
location where the repository is storing the snapshots. The snapshots themselves
are left untouched and in place.
////
[source,console]
----
PUT /_snapshot/my_repository
{
"type": "fs",
"settings": {
"location": "my_backup_location"
}
}
----
////
[source,console]
----
DELETE /_snapshot/my_repository
----
// TEST[continued]
[[delete-snapshot-repo-api-request]]
==== {api-request-title}
`DELETE /_snapshot/<repository>`
[[delete-snapshot-repo-api-prereqs]]
==== {api-prereq-title}
* If the {es} {security-features} are enabled, you must have the `manage`
<<privileges-list-cluster,cluster privilege>> to use this API.
[[delete-snapshot-repo-api-path-params]]
==== {api-path-parms-title}
`<repository>`::
(Required, string)
Name of the snapshot repository to unregister. Wildcard (`*`) patterns are
supported.
[[delete-snapshot-repo-api-query-params]]
==== {api-query-parms-title}
include::{es-ref-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=timeoutparms]