# Run a policy

**PUT /_slm/policy/{policy_id}/_execute**

Immediately create a snapshot according to the snapshot lifecycle policy without waiting for the scheduled time.
The snapshot policy is normally applied according to its schedule, but you might want to manually run a policy before performing an upgrade or other maintenance.

## Required authorization

* Cluster privileges: `manage_slm`



## Servers
- http://api.example.com: http://api.example.com ()


## Authentication methods
- Api key auth
- Basic auth
- Bearer auth


## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **policy_id** (string)
  The id of the snapshot lifecycle policy to be executed

### Query parameters
- **master_timeout** (string)
  The period to wait for a connection to the master node.
  If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
- **timeout** (string)
  The period to wait for a response.
  If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.


## Responses
### 200


#### Body: application/json (object)
- **snapshot_name** (string)



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