# Elasticsearch snapshot creation with exclude list

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-snapshot-creation-with-exclude-list/132263>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [May 17, 2018, 6:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-snapshot-creation-with-exclude-list/132263 "2018-05-17T06:35:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![raulk89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@raulk89](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/raulk89)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 6:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-snapshot-creation-with-exclude-list/132263/1 "2018-05-17T06:35:06Z")

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Hi

ElasticSearch 1.7.2

Is there a possibility to specify exclude indices list during snaphot creaton, rather than indices list to backup..?

I'd prefer exclude\_list rather than indices list, because, we rename our indices in certain time, and then I would have to remember to modify backup script again.

Regards  
Raul

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**Author:** ![raulk89](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@raulk89](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/raulk89)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2018, 6:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-snapshot-creation-with-exclude-list/132263/2 "2018-05-17T06:39:44Z")

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Aa, found it:  
", and the ability to "exclude" (-), for example: test\*,-test3."

So I am using:  
indice\_list="\*,-excluded\_indice\_name"

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 6:39am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-snapshot-creation-with-exclude-list/132263/3 "2018-06-14T06:39:48Z")

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