--
:api: ccr-unfollow
:request: UnfollowRequest
:response: AcknowledgedResponse
--
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[id="{upid}-{api}"]
=== Unfollow API


[id="{upid}-{api}-request"]
==== Request

The Unfollow API allows you to unfollow a follower index and make it a regular index.
Note that the follower index needs to be paused and the follower index needs to be closed.

["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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include-tagged::{doc-tests-file}[{api}-request]
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<1> The name of follow index to unfollow.

[id="{upid}-{api}-response"]
==== Response

The returned +{response}+ indicates if the unfollow request was received.

["source","java",subs="attributes,callouts,macros"]
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include-tagged::{doc-tests-file}[{api}-response]
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<1> Whether or not the unfollow was acknowledge.

include::../execution.asciidoc[]