Clear the roles cache Generally available

POST /_security/role/{name}/_clear_cache
Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Evict roles from the native role cache.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_security

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of roles to evict from the role cache. To evict all roles, use an asterisk (*). 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/role/{name}/_clear_cache 
POST /_security/role/my_admin_role/_clear_cache

resp = client.security.clear_cached_roles(
    name="my_admin_role",
)
const response = await client.security.clearCachedRoles({
  name: "my_admin_role",
});
response = client.security.clear_cached_roles(
  name: "my_admin_role"
)
$resp = $client->security()->clearCachedRoles([
    "name" => "my_admin_role",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_security/role/my_admin_role/_clear_cache"
client.security().clearCachedRoles(c -> c
    .name("my_admin_role")
);