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[discrete]
=== client.security.clearCachedPrivileges

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

{ref}/security-api-clear-privilege-cache.html[{es} documentation]

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==== Function signature

[source,ts]
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(SecurityClearCachedPrivilegesRequest, options?): Promise<SecurityClearCachedPrivilegesResponse>
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[discrete]
===== `SecurityClearCachedPrivilegesRequest`

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interface SecurityClearCachedPrivilegesRequest extends <<shared-type-request-base, RequestBase>> {
  application: <<shared-type-name, Name>>
}
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[discrete]
===== `SecurityClearCachedPrivilegesResponse`

[source,ts]
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interface SecurityClearCachedPrivilegesResponse {
  _nodes: <<shared-type-node-statistics, NodeStatistics>>
  cluster_name: <<shared-type-name, Name>>
  nodes: Record<string, SecurityClusterNode>
}
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