elasticsearch/docs/reference/snapshot-restore/apis/delete-snapshot-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-api]]
=== Delete snapshot API
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<titleabbrev>Delete snapshot</titleabbrev>
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.New API reference
[sidebar]
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For the most up-to-date API details, refer to {api-es}/group/endpoint-snapshot[Snapshot and restore APIs].
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Deletes a <<snapshot-restore,snapshot>>.
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[source,console]
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PUT /_snapshot/my_repository
{
"type": "fs",
"settings": {
"location": "my_backup_location"
}
}
PUT /_snapshot/my_repository/my_snapshot?wait_for_completion=true
PUT /_snapshot/my_repository/snapshot_2?wait_for_completion=true
PUT /_snapshot/my_repository/snapshot_3?wait_for_completion=true
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// TESTSETUP
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[source,console]
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DELETE /_snapshot/my_repository/my_snapshot
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[[delete-snapshot-api-request]]
==== {api-request-title}
`DELETE /_snapshot/<repository>/<snapshot>`
[[delete-snapshot-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-api-path-params]]
==== {api-path-parms-title}
`<repository>`::
(Required, string)
Name of the repository to delete a snapshot from.
`<snapshot>`::
(Required, string)
Comma-separated list of snapshot names to delete. Also accepts wildcards (`*`).
[[delete-snapshot-api-query-params]]
==== {api-query-parms-title}
include::{es-ref-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=master-timeout]
`wait_for_completion`::
(Optional, Boolean) If `true`, the request returns a response when the matching
snapshots are all deleted. If `false`, the request returns a response as soon as
the deletes are scheduled. Defaults to `true`.
[[delete-snapshot-api-example]]
==== {api-example-title}
The following request deletes `snapshot_2` and `snapshot_3` from the repository named `my_repository`.
[source,console]
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DELETE /_snapshot/my_repository/snapshot_2,snapshot_3
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The API returns the following response:
[source,console-result]
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{
"acknowledged" : true
}
----