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Dangling indexes API

Introduced 1.0

After a node joins a cluster, dangling indexes occur if any shards exist in the node’s local directory that do not already exist in the cluster. Dangling indexes can be listed, deleted, or imported.

Path and HTTP methods

List dangling indexes:

GET /_dangling

Import a dangling index:

POST /_dangling/<index-uuid>

Delete a dangling index:

DELETE /_dangling/<index-uuid>

Path parameters

Path parameters are required.

Query parameters

Query parameters are optional.

Example requests

Sample list

GET /_dangling

Sample import

POST /_dangling/msdjernajxAT23RT-BupMB?accept_data_loss=true

Sample delete

DELETE /_dangling/msdjernajxAT23RT-BupMB?accept_data_loss=true

Example response

{
    "_nodes": {
        "total": 1,
        "successful": 1,
        "failed": 0
    },
    "cluster_name": "opensearch-cluster",
    "dangling_indices": [msdjernajxAT23RT-BupMB]
}