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Delete license API

This API enables you to delete licensing information.

Request

DELETE /_license

Description

When your license expires, X-Pack operates in a degraded mode. For more information, see License Expiration.

Authorization

You must have manage cluster privileges to use this API. For more information, see Security Privileges.

Examples

The following example queries the info API:

DELETE /_license

When the license is successfully deleted, the API returns the following response:

{
  "acknowledged": true
}