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---
layout: default
title: Delete Snapshot
parent: Snapshot APIs
nav_order: 7
---
## Delete snapshot
**Introduced 1.0**
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Deletes a snapshot from a repository.
* To learn more about snapshots, see [Snapshots]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/snapshots/index).
* To view a list of your repositories, see [cat repositories]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/api-reference/cat/cat-repositories).
* To view a list of your snapshots, see [cat snapshots]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/api-reference/cat/cat-snapshots).
## Path parameters
Parameter | Data type | Description
:--- | :--- | :---
repository | String | Repostory that contains the snapshot. |
snapshot | String | Snapshot to delete. |
#### Example request
The following request deletes a snapshot called `my-first-snapshot` from the `my-opensearch-repo` repository:
```json
DELETE _snapshot/my-opensearch-repo/my-first-snapshot
```
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#### Example response
Upon success, the response returns the following JSON object:
```json
{
"acknowledged": true
}
```
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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