# Clear the privileges cache

**POST /_security/privilege/{application}/_clear_cache**

Evict privileges from the native application privilege cache.
The cache is also automatically cleared for applications that have their privileges updated.

## Required authorization

* Cluster privileges: `manage_security`



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


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


## Parameters

### Path parameters
- **application** (string | array[string])
  A comma-separated list of applications.
  To clear all applications, use an asterism (`*`).
  It does not support other wildcard patterns.



## Responses
### 200


#### Body: application/json (object)
- **_nodes** (object)

- **cluster_name** (string)

- **nodes** (object)



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