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Stop index lifecycle management API
editStop index lifecycle management API
editStop the index lifecycle management (ILM) plugin.
Request
editPOST /_ilm/stop
Prerequisites
edit-
If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
manage_ilmcluster privilege to use this API. For more information, see Security privileges.
Description
editHalts all lifecycle management operations and stops the ILM plugin. This is useful when you are performing maintenance on the cluster and need to prevent ILM from performing any actions on your indices.
The API returns as soon as the stop request has been acknowledged, but the plugin might continue to run until in-progress operations complete and the plugin can be safely stopped. Use the Get ILM Status API to see if ILM is running.
Query parameters
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master_timeout -
(Optional, time units)
Period 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)
Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout
expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s.
Examples
editThe following example stops the ILM plugin.
POST _ilm/stop
If the request does not encounter errors, you receive the following result:
{
"acknowledged": true
}