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Remove policy from index API
editRemove policy from index API
editRemoves the assigned lifecycle policy from an index.
Request
editPOST <index>/_ilm/remove
Prerequisites
edit-
If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
manage_ilmprivileges on the indices being managed to use this API. For more information, see Security privileges.
Description
editRemoves the assigned lifecycle policy and stops managing the specified index. If an index pattern is specified, removes the assigned policies from all matching indices.
Path parameters
edit-
<index> - (Required, string) Identifier for the index.
Query parameters
edit-
timeout -
(Optional, time units) Specifies the period of time to wait for
a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request
fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s. -
master_timeout -
(Optional, time units) Specifies the period of time 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. Defaults to
30s.
Examples
editThe following example removes the assigned policy from my_index.
POST my_index/_ilm/remove
If the request succeeds, you receive the following result:
{
"has_failures" : false,
"failed_indexes" : []
}