Clear the roles cache

  • POST /_security/role/{name}/_clear_cache
Auth

Evict roles from the native role cache.

Required authorization

Cluster privileges manage_security

Path parameters

name union string | string[] required

A comma-separated list of roles to evict from the role cache. To evict all roles, use an asterisk (*). It does not support other wildcard patterns.

Response

application/json
_nodes object required
failures object[]
type string required

The type of error

reason union string nullable

A human-readable explanation of the error, in English.

One of: string
stack_trace string

The server stack trace. Present only if the error_trace=true parameter was sent with the request.

caused_by object
Same fields as failures in _nodes
root_cause object[]
Same fields as failures in _nodes
suppressed object[]
Same fields as failures in _nodes
total number required

Total number of nodes selected by the request.

successful number required

Number of nodes that responded successfully to the request.

failed number required

Number of nodes that rejected the request or failed to respond. If this value is not 0, a reason for the rejection or failure is included in the response.

cluster_name string required
nodes map string to object required
<string> object
name string required