# Delete all the snapshots in a repository **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 26, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-all-the-snapshots-in-a-repository/21397 "2014-12-26T14:23:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bplsilva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@bplsilva](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bplsilva)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 2:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-all-the-snapshots-in-a-repository/21397/1 "2014-12-26T14:23:54Z")
Hello, I know the _delete all_ kind of operations are the ones to avoid, but in this case, I'm really needing it. I'd like to delete all the snapshots in a repository before creating a new snapshot. Is there any easy method to do that? I have tried: _curl -XDELETE "localhost:9200/\_snapshot/backupES/\_all?pretty"_ but that does not work. Does anyone has an idea? Thanks, Bruno -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bf1efade-7262-40fc-b12d-441ad95686fd%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bf1efade-7262-40fc-b12d-441ad95686fd%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![vineeth\_mohan\_2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/vineeth_mohan_2/32/747_2.png) [@vineeth\_mohan\_2](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/vineeth_mohan_2)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-all-the-snapshots-in-a-repository/21397/2 "2014-12-26T14:37:39Z")
Hi , Can you remove the snapshot name and try again - _curl -XDELETE "localhost:9200/\_snapshot/\_all?pretty"_ Thanks Vineeth On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 7:53 PM, [bplsilva@chaordicsystems.com](mailto:bplsilva@chaordicsystems.com) wrote: > Hello, > > I know the _delete all_ kind of operations are the ones to avoid, but in > this case, I'm really needing it. I'd like to delete all the snapshots in a > repository before creating a new snapshot. > Is there any easy method to do that? > > I have tried: _curl -XDELETE > "localhost:9200/\_snapshot/backupES/\_all?pretty"_ but that does not work. > > Does anyone has an idea? > > Thanks, > Bruno > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elasticsearch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). > To view this discussion on the web visit > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bf1efade-7262-40fc-b12d-441ad95686fd%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bf1efade-7262-40fc-b12d-441ad95686fd%40googlegroups.com) > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bf1efade-7262-40fc-b12d-441ad95686fd%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bf1efade-7262-40fc-b12d-441ad95686fd%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > . > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGdPd5%3DRWE1TC0jjDpMRyjUVh1L-%2B9O\_eFV8v5e%3D%3DhX82H4UVA%40mail.gmail.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/CAGdPd5%3DRWE1TC0jjDpMRyjUVh1L-%2B9O_eFV8v5e%3D%3DhX82H4UVA%40mail.gmail.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![bplsilva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@bplsilva](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bplsilva)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 3:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-all-the-snapshots-in-a-repository/21397/3 "2014-12-26T15:15:53Z")
Hi, that would try to delete all the snapshots repositories registered in the cluster. What I would like is to, given a repository, delete all the snapshots of such repository. Thanks, Bruno Le vendredi 26 décembre 2014 12:37:46 UTC-2, vineeth mohan a écrit : > Hi , > > Can you remove the snapshot name and try again - > > _curl -XDELETE "localhost:9200/\_snapshot/\_all?pretty"_ > > Thanks > Vineeth > > On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 7:53 PM, \<[bpls...@chaordicsystems.com](mailto:bpls...@chaordicsystems.com) > \\> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > I know the _delete all_ kind of operations are the ones to avoid, but in > > this case, I'm really needing it. I'd like to delete all the snapshots in a > > repository before creating a new snapshot. > > Is there any easy method to do that? > > > > I have tried: _curl -XDELETE > > "localhost:9200/\_snapshot/backupES/\_all?pretty"_ but that does not work. > > > > Does anyone has an idea? > > > > Thanks, > > Bruno > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "elasticsearch" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > > email to [elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearc...@googlegroups.com) \. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bf1efade-7262-40fc-b12d-441ad95686fd%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bf1efade-7262-40fc-b12d-441ad95686fd%40googlegroups.com) > > [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bf1efade-7262-40fc-b12d-441ad95686fd%40googlegroups.com?utm\_medium=email&utm\_source=footer](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/bf1efade-7262-40fc-b12d-441ad95686fd%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer) > > . > > For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/ed57158d-2173-4db0-abb3-9ada15e532e0%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/ed57158d-2173-4db0-abb3-9ada15e532e0%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 12:41am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/delete-all-the-snapshots-in-a-repository/21397/4 "2017-07-06T00:41:54Z")