[role="xpack"]
[testenv="platinum"]
[[ccr-post-unfollow]]
=== Unfollow API
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<titleabbrev>Unfollow</titleabbrev>
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Converts a follower index to a regular index.

[[ccr-post-unfollow-request]]
==== {api-request-title}

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[source,console]
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PUT /follower_index/_ccr/follow?wait_for_active_shards=1
{
  "remote_cluster" : "remote_cluster",
  "leader_index" : "leader_index"
}

POST /follower_index/_ccr/pause_follow

POST /follower_index/_close
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// TESTSETUP
// TEST[setup:remote_cluster_and_leader_index]

//////////////////////////

[source,console]
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POST /<follower_index>/_ccr/unfollow
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// TEST[s/<follower_index>/follower_index/]

[[ccr-post-unfollow-prereqs]]
==== {api-prereq-title}

* If the {es} {security-features} are enabled, you must have `manage_follow_index` 
index privileges for the follower index. For more information, see
{stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security privileges].  

[[ccr-post-unfollow-desc]]
==== {api-description-title}

This API stops the following task associated with a follower index and removes
index metadata and settings associated with {ccr}. This enables the index to
treated as a regular index. The follower index must be paused and closed before
invoking the unfollow API.

NOTE: Currently {ccr} does not support converting an existing regular index to a
follower index. Converting a follower index to a regular index is an
irreversible operation.

[[ccr-post-unfollow-path-parms]]
==== {api-path-parms-title}

`<follower_index>`::
  (Required, string) The name of the follower index.

[[ccr-post-unfollow-examples]]
==== {api-examples-title}

This example converts `follower_index` from a follower index to a regular index:

[source,console]
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POST /follower_index/_ccr/unfollow
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// TEST

The API returns the following result:

[source,console-result]
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{
  "acknowledged" : true
}
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