Delete license API

Delete license API

This API enables you to delete licensing information.

Request

DELETE /_license

Description

When your license expires, X-Pack operates in a degraded mode. For more information, see License expiration.

Prerequisites

• If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the manage cluster privilege to use this API.
• If the operator privileges feature is enabled, only operator users can use this API.

Examples

The following example queries the info API:

DELETE /_license

When the license is successfully deleted, the API returns the following response:

{
  "acknowledged": true
}

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