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Delete snapshot

Deletes a snapshot from a repository.

• To learn more about snapshots, see Snapshots.

• To view a list of your repositories, see cat repositories.

• To view a list of your snapshots, see cat snapshots.

Path parameters

Example request

The following request deletes a snapshot called my-first-snapshot from the my-opensearch-repo repository:

DELETE _snapshot/my-opensearch-repo/my-first-snapshot

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Example response

Upon success, the response returns the following JSON object:

{
  "acknowledged": true
}

To verify that the snapshot was deleted, use the Get snapshot API, passing the snapshot name as the snapshot path parameter.