Clone snapshot API

Clones part or all of a snapshot into a new snapshot.

PUT /_snapshot/my_repository/source_snapshot/_clone/target_snapshot
{
  "indices": "index_a,index_b"
}

PUT /_snapshot/<repository>/<source_snapshot>/_clone/<target_snapshot>

If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the manage cluster privilege to use this API.

The clone snapshot API allows creating a copy of all or part of an existing snapshot within the same repository.

<repository>: (Required, string) Name of the snapshot repository that both source and target snapshot belong to.

master_timeout: (Optional, 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) 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.
indices: (Required, string) A comma-separated list of indices to include in the snapshot. multi-target syntax is supported.