Run a retention policy
- POST /_slm/_execute_retention
Manually apply the retention policy to force immediate removal of snapshots that are expired according to the snapshot lifecycle policy retention rules. The retention policy is normally applied according to its schedule.
- Cluster privileges:
manage_slm
Query Parameters
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master_timeoutstring Duration · default: 30s The period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
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timeoutstring Duration · default: 30s The period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
Response
application/json
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acknowledgedbooleanrequired -
For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.