[[delete-snapshot-repo-api]]
=== Delete snapshot repository API
++++
<titleabbrev>Delete snapshot repository</titleabbrev>
++++

Unregisters one or more <<snapshots-register-repository,snapshot repositories>>.

When a repository is unregistered, {es} only removes the reference to the
location where the repository is storing the snapshots. The snapshots themselves
are left untouched and in place.

////
[source,console]
----
PUT /_snapshot/my_repository
{
  "type": "fs",
  "settings": {
    "location": "my_backup_location"
  }
}
----
////

[source,console]
----
DELETE /_snapshot/my_repository
----
// TEST[continued]

[[delete-snapshot-repo-api-request]]
==== {api-request-title}

`DELETE /_snapshot/<repository>`

[[delete-snapshot-repo-api-prereqs]]
==== {api-prereq-title}

* If the {es} {security-features} are enabled, you must have the `manage`
<<privileges-list-cluster,cluster privilege>> to use this API.

[[delete-snapshot-repo-api-path-params]]
==== {api-path-parms-title}

`<repository>`::
(Required, string)
Name of the snapshot repository to unregister. Wildcard (`*`) patterns are
supported.

[[delete-snapshot-repo-api-query-params]]
==== {api-query-parms-title}

`master_timeout`::
(Optional, <<time-units, time units>>) Specifies the period of time to wait for
a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout
expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to `30s`.

`timeout`::
(Optional, <<time-units, time units>>) Specifies the period of time to wait for
a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request
fails and returns an error. Defaults to `30s`.
