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Delete model snapshots API

Deletes an existing model snapshot.

Request

DELETE _ml/anomaly_detectors/<job_id>/model_snapshots/<snapshot_id>

Prerequisites

Requires the manage_ml cluster privilege. This privilege is included in the machine_learning_admin built-in role.

Description

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

<job_id>: (Required, string) Identifier for the anomaly detection job.
<snapshot_id>: (Required, string) A numerical character string that uniquely identifies the model snapshot.

Examples

DELETE _ml/anomaly_detectors/farequote/model_snapshots/1491948163

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

{
  "acknowledged": true
}

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