---
type: api
title: Searchable snapshots
description: The searchable snapshots APIs enable you to perform searchable snapshots operations.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/group/endpoint-searchable_snapshots
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/group/endpoint-searchable_snapshots
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Searchable snapshots

`searchable_snapshots`

The searchable snapshots APIs enable you to perform searchable snapshots operations.

[Learn more about searchable snapshots.](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/tools/snapshot-and-restore/searchable-snapshots)

- [Get cache statistics
](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-searchable-snapshots-cache-stats): `GET` `/_searchable_snapshots/{node_id}/cache/stats`, `GET` `/_searchable_snapshots/cache/stats`
- [Clear the cache
](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-searchable-snapshots-clear-cache): `POST` `/{index}/_searchable_snapshots/cache/clear`, `POST` `/_searchable_snapshots/cache/clear`
- [Mount a snapshot](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-searchable-snapshots-mount): `POST` `/_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}/_mount`
- [Get searchable snapshot statistics
](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/operation/operation-searchable-snapshots-stats): `GET` `/{index}/_searchable_snapshots/stats`, `GET` `/_searchable_snapshots/stats`