Clear the cache Technical preview

POST /_searchable_snapshots/cache/clear
Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Clear indices and data streams from the shared cache for partially mounted indices.

External documentation

Query parameters

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Whether to expand wildcard expression to concrete indices that are open, closed or both.

    Supported values include:

    • all: Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
    • open: Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
    • closed: Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
    • hidden: Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with open, closed, or both.
    • none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.
  • allow_no_indices boolean

    Whether to ignore if a wildcard indices expression resolves into no concrete indices. (This includes _all string or when no indices have been specified)

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    Whether specified concrete indices should be ignored when unavailable (missing or closed)

Responses

POST /_searchable_snapshots/cache/clear 
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_searchable_snapshots/cache/clear' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"