---
title: stack es slm cli namespace
description: Elasticsearch slm API commands 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4120/reference/elastic-cli/cli/stack/es/slm
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Preview
  - Elastic Stack: Preview
---

# stack es slm cli namespace
```bash
elastic stack es slm --help
```

Elasticsearch slm API commands

## Commands

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  Delete a policy.
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  Run a policy.
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  Run a retention policy.
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  Get policy information.
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  Get snapshot lifecycle management statistics.
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  Get the snapshot lifecycle management status.
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  Create or update a policy.
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  Start snapshot lifecycle management.
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  Stop snapshot lifecycle management.
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