Clear the privileges cache Generally available; Added 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.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_security

Path parameters

  • application string 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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    • _nodes object Required

      Contains statistics about the number of nodes selected by the request.

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      • failures array[object]

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

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        • type string Required

          The type of error

        • reason string | null

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

          One of:
          string-1 string string-2 string | null
        • stack_trace string

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

        • caused_by object

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • root_cause array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • suppressed array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

      • total number Required

        Total number of nodes selected by the request.

      • successful number Required

        Number of nodes that responded successfully to the request.

      • failed number 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_name string Required
    • nodes object Required
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      • * object Additional properties
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        • name string Required
POST /_security/privilege/{application}/_clear_cache 
POST /_security/privilege/myapp/_clear_cache 
resp = client.security.clear_cached_privileges( application="myapp", )
const response = await client.security.clearCachedPrivileges({ application: "myapp", });
response = client.security.clear_cached_privileges( application: "myapp" )
$resp = $client->security()->clearCachedPrivileges([ "application" => "myapp", ]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_security/privilege/myapp/_clear_cache"