Mount a snapshot Generally available; Added in 7.10.0

POST /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}/_mount
Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Mount a snapshot as a searchable snapshot index. Do not use this API for snapshots managed by index lifecycle management (ILM). Manually mounting ILM-managed snapshots can interfere with ILM processes.

highlight#highlightFromAnchor" href="#topic-required-authorization"> Required authorization

  • Index privileges: manage
  • Cluster privileges: manage

Path parameters

  • repository string Required

    The name of the repository containing the snapshot of the index to mount.

  • snapshot string Required

    The name of the snapshot of the index to mount.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    The period to wait for the master node. If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. To indicate that the request should never timeout, set it to -1.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • wait_for_completion boolean

    If true, the request blocks until the operation is complete.

  • storage string

    The mount option for the searchable snapshot index.

application/json

Body Required

  • index string Required
  • renamed_index string
  • index_settings object

    The settings that should be added to the index when it is mounted.

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    • * object Additional properties
  • ignore_index_settings array[string]

    The names of settings that should be removed from the index when it is mounted.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • snapshot object Required
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      • snapshot string Required
      • indices string | array[string] Required
      • shards object Required
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        • failed number Required
        • successful number Required
        • total number Required
        • failures array[object]
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          • index string
          • node string
          • reason object Required

            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
            • 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]
            • suppressed array[object]
          • shard number Required
          • status string
        • skipped number
POST /_snapshot/{repository}/{snapshot}/_mount
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POST /_snapshot/my_repository/my_snapshot/_mount?wait_for_completion=true
{
  "index": "my_docs",
  "renamed_index": "docs",
  "index_settings": {
    "index.number_of_replicas": 0
  },
  "ignore_index_settings": [ "index.refresh_interval" ]
}
resp = client.searchable_snapshots.mount(
    repository="my_repository",
    snapshot="my_snapshot",
    wait_for_completion=True,
    index="my_docs",
    renamed_index="docs",
    index_settings={
        "index.number_of_replicas": 0
    },
    ignore_index_settings=[
        "index.refresh_interval"
    ],
)
const response = await client.searchableSnapshots.mount({
  repository: "my_repository",
  snapshot: "my_snapshot",
  wait_for_completion: "true",
  index: "my_docs",
  renamed_index: "docs",
  index_settings: {
    "index.number_of_replicas": 0,
  },
  ignore_index_settings: ["index.refresh_interval"],
});
response = client.searchable_snapshots.mount(
  repository: "my_repository",
  snapshot: "my_snapshot",
  wait_for_completion: "true",
  body: {
    "index": "my_docs",
    "renamed_index": "docs",
    "index_settings": {
      "index.number_of_replicas": 0
    },
    "ignore_index_settings": [
      "index.refresh_interval"
    ]
  }
)
$resp = $client->searchableSnapshots()->mount([
    "repository" => "my_repository",
    "snapshot" => "my_snapshot",
    "wait_for_completion" => "true",
    "body" => [
        "index" => "my_docs",
        "renamed_index" => "docs",
        "index_settings" => [
            "index.number_of_replicas" => 0,
        ],
        "ignore_index_settings" => array(
            "index.refresh_interval",
        ),
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"index":"my_docs","renamed_index":"docs","index_settings":{"index.number_of_replicas":0},"ignore_index_settings":["index.refresh_interval"]}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_snapshot/my_repository/my_snapshot/_mount?wait_for_completion=true"
client.searchableSnapshots().mount(m -> m
    .ignoreIndexSettings("index.refresh_interval")
    .index("my_docs")
    .indexSettings("index.number_of_replicas", JsonData.fromJson("0"))
    .renamedIndex("docs")
    .repository("my_repository")
    .snapshot("my_snapshot")
    .waitForCompletion(true)
);
Request example
Run `POST /_snapshot/my_repository/my_snapshot/_mount?wait_for_completion=true` to mount the index `my_docs` from an existing snapshot named `my_snapshot` stored in `my_repository` as a new index `docs`. 
{
  "index": "my_docs",
  "renamed_index": "docs",
  "index_settings": {
    "index.number_of_replicas": 0
  },
  "ignore_index_settings": [ "index.refresh_interval" ]
}