# Snapshot in progress for long time. How do I delete it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [April 25, 2014, 1:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-in-progress-for-long-time-how-do-i-delete-it/17199 "2014-04-25T13:21:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![Dipesh\_Patel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dipesh_patel/32/1579_2.png) [@Dipesh\_Patel](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Dipesh_Patel)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2014, 9:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-in-progress-for-long-time-how-do-i-delete-it/17199/4 "2014-04-28T09:04:16Z")
Hi We've tried using the delete api but it just hangs and doesn't seem to complete. There isn't anything useful in the log messages. Dip -- 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/8780ba8e-75bc-4419-abc7-76a0abe4c521%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/8780ba8e-75bc-4419-abc7-76a0abe4c521%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). --- _[View the full topic](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/snapshot-in-progress-for-long-time-how-do-i-delete-it/17199)._