OpenSearch/docs/reference/indices/clearcache.asciidoc

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[[indices-clearcache]]
=== Clear cache API
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<titleabbrev>Clear cache</titleabbrev>
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Clears caches for one or more indices.
[source,console]
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POST /twitter/_cache/clear
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// TEST[setup:twitter]
[[clear-cache-api-request]]
==== {api-request-title}
`POST /<index>/_cache/clear`
`POST /_cache/clear`
[[clear-cache-api-path-params]]
==== {api-path-parms-title}
include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=index]
[[clear-cache-api-query-params]]
==== {api-query-parms-title}
include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=allow-no-indices]
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Defaults to `true`.
include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=expand-wildcards]
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Defaults to `open`.
`fielddata`::
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--
(Optional, boolean)
If `true`,
clears the fields cache.
Use the `fields` parameter
to clear the cache of specific fields only.
--
`fields`::
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--
(Optional, string)
Comma-separated list of field names
used to limit the `fielddata` parameter.
Defaults to all fields.
NOTE: This parameter does *not* support objects
or field aliases.
--
`index`::
(Optional, string)
Comma-separated list of index names
used to limit the request.
include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=index-ignore-unavailable]
`query`::
(Optional, boolean)
If `true`,
clears the query cache.
`request`::
(Optional, boolean)
If `true`,
clears the request cache.
[[clear-cache-api-example]]
==== {api-examples-title}
[[clear-cache-api-specific-ex]]
===== Clear a specific cache
By default,
the clear cache API clears all caches.
You can clear only specific caches
by setting the following query parameters to `true`:
* `fielddata`
* `query`
* `request`
[source,console]
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POST /twitter/_cache/clear?fielddata=true <1>
POST /twitter/_cache/clear?query=true <2>
POST /twitter/_cache/clear?request=true <3>
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// TEST[continued]
<1> Clears only the fields cache
<2> Clears only the query cache
<3> Clears only the request cache
[[clear-cache-api-specific-fields-ex]]
===== Clear the cache of specific fields
To only clear the cache of specific fields,
use the `fields` query parameter.
[source,console]
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POST /twitter/_cache/clear?fields=foo,bar <1>
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// TEST[continued]
<1> Clear the cache for the `foo` and `bar` field
[[clear-cache-api-multi-ex]]
===== Clear caches for several indices
[source,console]
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POST /kimchy,elasticsearch/_cache/clear
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// TEST[s/^/PUT kimchy\nPUT elasticsearch\n/]
[[clear-cache-api-all-ex]]
===== Clear caches for all indices
[source,console]
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POST /_cache/clear
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