Index lifecycle management API

You use the following APIs to set up policies to automatically manage the index lifecycle. For more information about index lifecycle management (ILM), see ILM: Manage the index lifecycle.

Policy management APIs

• Create lifecycle policy
• Get lifecycle policy
• Delete lifecycle policy

Index management APIs

• Move index to step
• Retry policy on indices
• Remove policy from index

Operation management APIs

• Get ILM operation mode
• Start ILM
• Stop ILM
• Explain API