Clear the privileges cacheAdded in 7.9.0

POST /_security/privilege/{application}/_clear_cache
Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Evict privileges from the native application privilege cache. The cache is also automatically cleared for applications that have their privileges updated.

Path parameters

  • applicationstring Required

    A comma-separated list of applications. To clear all applications, use an asterism (*). It does not support other wildcard patterns.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • _nodesobject Required
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      • failuresarray[object]
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        • typestring Required

          The type of error

        • reasonstring

          A human-readable explanation of the error, in English.

        • stack_tracestring

          The server stack trace. Present only if the error_trace=true parameter was sent with the request.

        • caused_byobject
        • root_causearray[object]
        • suppressedarray[object]
      • totalnumber Required

        Total number of nodes selected by the request.

      • successfulnumber Required

        Number of nodes that responded successfully to the request.

      • failednumber Required

        Number of nodes that rejected the request or failed to respond. If this value is not 0, a reason for the rejection or failure is included in the response.

    • cluster_namestring Required
    • nodesobject Required
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      • *object Additional properties
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POST /_security/privilege/{application}/_clear_cache
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_security/privilege/{application}/_clear_cache' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"