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Delete Model Snapshots

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The delete model snapshot API enables you to delete an existing model snapshot.

Request

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DELETE _xpack/ml/anomaly_detectors/<job_id>/model_snapshots/<snapshot_id>

Description

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You cannot delete the active model snapshot. To delete that snapshot, first revert to a different one. To identify the active model snapshot, refer to the model_snapshot_id in the results from the get jobs API.

Path Parameters

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job_id (required)
(string) Identifier for the job
snapshot_id (required)
(string) Identifier for the model snapshot

Authorization

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You must have manage_ml, or manage cluster privileges to use this API. For more information, see Cluster Privileges.

Examples

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The following example deletes the 1491948163 snapshot:

DELETE _xpack/ml/anomaly_detectors/farequote/model_snapshots/1491948163

When the snapshot is deleted, you receive the following results:

{
  "acknowledged": true
}