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46 lines
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layout: default
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title: Delete Snapshot
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parent: Snapshot APIs
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nav_order: 7
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---
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## Delete snapshot
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Deletes a snapshot from a repository.
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* To learn more about snapshots, see [Snapshots]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/snapshots/index).
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* To view a list of your repositories, see [cat repositories]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/api-reference/cat/cat-repositories).
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* To view a list of your snapshots, see [cat snapshots]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/api-reference/cat/cat-snapshots).
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### Path parameters
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Parameter | Data type | Description
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:--- | :--- | :---
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repository | String | Repostory that contains the snapshot. |
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snapshot | String | Snapshot to delete. |
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#### Example request
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The following request deletes a snapshot called `my-first-snapshot` from the `my-opensearch-repo` repository:
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```json
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DELETE _snapshot/my-opensearch-repo/my-first-snapshot
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```
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{% include copy-curl.html %}
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#### Example response
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Upon success, the response returns the following JSON object:
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```json
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{
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"acknowledged": true
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}
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```
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To verify that the snapshot was deleted, use the [Get snapshot]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/api-reference/snapshots/get-snapshot) API, passing the snapshot name as the `snapshot` path parameter.
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{: .note}
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