Clone a snapshot Generally available; Added in 7.10.0

PUT /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}/_clone/{target_snapshot}
Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Clone part of all of a snapshot into another snapshot in the same repository.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage

Path parameters

  • repository string Required

    A repository name

  • snapshot string Required

    The name of the snapshot to clone from

  • target_snapshot string Required

    The name of the cloned snapshot to create

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    Explicit operation timeout for connection to master node

    Values are -1 or 0.

application/json

Body Required

  • indices string Required

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.
PUT /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}/_clone/{target_snapshot} 
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}/_clone/{target_snapshot}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"indices\": \"index_a,index_b\"\n}"'
Request example
Run `PUT /_snapshot/my_repository/source_snapshot/_clone/target_snapshot` to clone the `source_snapshot` into a new `target_snapshot`. 
{
  "indices": "index_a,index_b"
}