Authentication

Api key auth (http_api_key)

Elasticsearch APIs use key-based authentication. You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header. For example:

curl -X GET "${ES_URL}/_cat/indices?v=true" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"

For more information about where to find API keys for the Elasticsearch endpoint (${ES_URL}) for a project, go to Get started with Elasticsearch Serverless.


















Compact and aligned text (CAT)

The compact and aligned text (CAT) APIs aim are intended only for human consumption using the Kibana console or command line. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, it's recommend to use a corresponding JSON API. All the cat commands accept a query string parameter help to see all the headers and info they provide, and the /_cat command alone lists all the available commands.





Get aliases

GET /_cat/aliases/{name}

Get the cluster's index aliases, including filter and routing information. This API does not return data stream aliases.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or the Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the aliases API.

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of aliases to retrieve. Supports wildcards (*). To retrieve all aliases, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

    List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    The type of index that wildcard patterns can match. If the request can target data streams, this argument determines whether wildcard expressions match hidden data streams. It supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • all: Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
    • open: Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
    • closed: Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
    • hidden: Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with open, closed, or both.
    • none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • The period to wait for a connection to the master node. If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. To indicated that the request should never timeout, you can set it to -1.

    Values are -1 or 0.

Responses

GET /_cat/aliases/{name}
GET _cat/aliases?format=json&v=true
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/aliases/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _cat/aliases?format=json&v=true`. This response shows that `alias2` has configured a filter and `alias3` and `alias4` have routing configurations.
[
  {
    "alias": "alias1",
    "index": "test1",
    "filter": "-",
    "routing.index": "-",
    "routing.search": "-",
    "is_write_index": "true"
  },
  {
    "alias": "alias1",
    "index": "test1",
    "filter": "*",
    "routing.index": "-",
    "routing.search": "-",
    "is_write_index": "true"
  },
  {
    "alias": "alias3",
    "index": "test1",
    "filter": "-",
    "routing.index": "1",
    "routing.search": "1",
    "is_write_index": "true"
  },
  {
    "alias": "alias4",
    "index": "test1",
    "filter": "-",
    "routing.index": "2",
    "routing.search": "1,2",
    "is_write_index": "true"
  }
]













































































Connector

The connector and sync jobs APIs provide a convenient way to create and manage Elastic connectors and sync jobs in an internal index. Connectors are Elasticsearch integrations for syncing content from third-party data sources, which can be deployed on Elastic Cloud or hosted on your own infrastructure. This API provides an alternative to relying solely on Kibana UI for connector and sync job management. The API comes with a set of validations and assertions to ensure that the state representation in the internal index remains valid. This API requires the manage_connector privilege or, for read-only endpoints, the monitor_connector privilege.

Check out the connector API tutorial
















































Activate the connector draft filter Technical preview

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering/_activate

Activates the valid draft filtering for a connector.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering/_activate
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering/_activate' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Update the connector API key ID Beta

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_api_key_id

Update the api_key_id and api_key_secret_id fields of a connector. You can specify the ID of the API key used for authorization and the ID of the connector secret where the API key is stored. The connector secret ID is required only for Elastic managed (native) connectors. Self-managed connectors (connector clients) do not use this field.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_api_key_id
PUT _connector/my-connector/_api_key_id
{
    "api_key_id": "my-api-key-id",
    "api_key_secret_id": "my-connector-secret-id"
}
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_api_key_id' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n    \"api_key_id\": \"my-api-key-id\",\n    \"api_key_secret_id\": \"my-connector-secret-id\"\n}"'
Request example
{
    "api_key_id": "my-api-key-id",
    "api_key_secret_id": "my-connector-secret-id"
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}
























Update the connector is_native flag Beta

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_native

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Body Required

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_native
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_native' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"is_native":true}'

















Get data streams Added in 7.9.0

GET /_data_stream/{name}

Get information about one or more data streams.

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data stream names used to limit the request. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported. If omitted, all data streams are returned.

Query parameters

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Type of data stream that wildcard patterns can match. Supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • all: Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
    • open: Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
    • closed: Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
    • hidden: Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with open, closed, or both.
    • none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • If true, returns all relevant default configurations for the index template.

  • 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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • verbose boolean

    Whether the maximum timestamp for each data stream should be calculated and returned.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • data_streams array[object] Required
      Hide data_streams attributes Show data_streams attributes object
      • _meta object
        Hide _meta attribute Show _meta attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
      • If true, the data stream allows custom routing on write request.

      • Hide failure_store attributes Show failure_store attributes object
      • generation number Required

        Current generation for the data stream. This number acts as a cumulative count of the stream’s rollovers, starting at 1.

      • hidden boolean Required

        If true, the data stream is hidden.

      • Values are Index Lifecycle Management, Data stream lifecycle, or Unmanaged.

      • prefer_ilm boolean Required

        Indicates if ILM should take precedence over DSL in case both are configured to managed this data stream.

      • indices array[object] Required

        Array of objects containing information about the data stream’s backing indices. The last item in this array contains information about the stream’s current write index.

        Hide indices attributes Show indices attributes object
      • Hide lifecycle attributes Show lifecycle attributes object
      • name string Required
      • replicated boolean

        If true, the data stream is created and managed by cross-cluster replication and the local cluster can not write into this data stream or change its mappings.

      • rollover_on_write boolean Required

        If true, the next write to this data stream will trigger a rollover first and the document will be indexed in the new backing index. If the rollover fails the indexing request will fail too.

      • status string Required

        Values are green, GREEN, yellow, YELLOW, red, or RED.

      • system boolean

        If true, the data stream is created and managed by an Elastic stack component and cannot be modified through normal user interaction.

      • template string Required
      • timestamp_field object Required
        Hide timestamp_field attribute Show timestamp_field attribute object
        • name string Required

          Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

      • Values are standard, time_series, logsdb, or lookup.

GET /_data_stream/{name}
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_data_stream/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response for retrieving information about a data stream.
{
  "data_streams": [
    {
      "name": "my-data-stream",
      "timestamp_field": {
        "name": "@timestamp"
      },
      "indices": [
        {
          "index_name": ".ds-my-data-stream-2099.03.07-000001",
          "index_uuid": "xCEhwsp8Tey0-FLNFYVwSg",
          "prefer_ilm": true,
          "ilm_policy": "my-lifecycle-policy",
          "managed_by": "Index Lifecycle Management"
        },
        {
          "index_name": ".ds-my-data-stream-2099.03.08-000002",
          "index_uuid": "PA_JquKGSiKcAKBA8DJ5gw",
          "prefer_ilm": true,
          "ilm_policy": "my-lifecycle-policy",
          "managed_by": "Index Lifecycle Management"
        }
      ],
      "generation": 2,
      "_meta": {
        "my-meta-field": "foo"
      },
      "status": "GREEN",
      "next_generation_managed_by": "Index Lifecycle Management",
      "prefer_ilm": true,
      "template": "my-index-template",
      "ilm_policy": "my-lifecycle-policy",
      "hidden": false,
      "system": false,
      "allow_custom_routing": false,
      "replicated": false,
      "rollover_on_write": false
    },
    {
      "name": "my-data-stream-two",
      "timestamp_field": {
        "name": "@timestamp"
      },
      "indices": [
        {
          "index_name": ".ds-my-data-stream-two-2099.03.08-000001",
          "index_uuid": "3liBu2SYS5axasRt6fUIpA",
          "prefer_ilm": true,
          "ilm_policy": "my-lifecycle-policy",
          "managed_by": "Index Lifecycle Management"
        }
      ],
      "generation": 1,
      "_meta": {
        "my-meta-field": "foo"
      },
      "status": "YELLOW",
      "next_generation_managed_by": "Index Lifecycle Management",
      "prefer_ilm": true,
      "template": "my-index-template",
      "ilm_policy": "my-lifecycle-policy",
      "hidden": false,
      "system": false,
      "allow_custom_routing": false,
      "replicated": false,
      "rollover_on_write": false
    }
  ]
}

Create a data stream Added in 7.9.0

PUT /_data_stream/{name}

You must have a matching index template with data stream enabled.

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Name of the data stream, which must meet the following criteria: Lowercase only; Cannot include \, /, *, ?, ", <, >, |, ,, #, :, or a space character; Cannot start with -, _, +, or .ds-; Cannot be . or ..; Cannot be longer than 255 bytes. Multi-byte characters count towards this limit faster.

Query parameters

  • 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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    Values are -1 or 0.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

PUT /_data_stream/{name}
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_data_stream/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Delete data streams Added in 7.9.0

DELETE /_data_stream/{name}

Deletes one or more data streams and their backing indices.

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams to delete. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

  • 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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Type of data stream that wildcard patterns can match. Supports comma-separated values,such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • all: Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
    • open: Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
    • closed: Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
    • hidden: Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with open, closed, or both.
    • none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_data_stream/{name}
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_data_stream/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"






























































































































































































































Create or update a component template Added in 7.8.0

PUT /_component_template/{name}

Component templates are building blocks for constructing index templates that specify index mappings, settings, and aliases.

An index template can be composed of multiple component templates. To use a component template, specify it in an index template’s composed_of list. Component templates are only applied to new data streams and indices as part of a matching index template.

Settings and mappings specified directly in the index template or the create index request override any settings or mappings specified in a component template.

Component templates are only used during index creation. For data streams, this includes data stream creation and the creation of a stream’s backing indices. Changes to component templates do not affect existing indices, including a stream’s backing indices.

You can use C-style /* *\/ block comments in component templates. You can include comments anywhere in the request body except before the opening curly bracket.

Applying component templates

You cannot directly apply a component template to a data stream or index. To be applied, a component template must be included in an index template's composed_of list.

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Name of the component template to create. Elasticsearch includes the following built-in component templates: logs-mappings; logs-settings; metrics-mappings; metrics-settings;synthetics-mapping; synthetics-settings. Elastic Agent uses these templates to configure backing indices for its data streams. If you use Elastic Agent and want to overwrite one of these templates, set the version for your replacement template higher than the current version. If you don’t use Elastic Agent and want to disable all built-in component and index templates, set stack.templates.enabled to false using the cluster update settings API.

Query parameters

  • create boolean

    If true, this request cannot replace or update existing component templates.

  • 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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

application/json

Body Required

  • template object Required
    Hide template attributes Show template attributes object
  • version number
  • _meta object
    Hide _meta attribute Show _meta attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
  • deprecated boolean

    Marks this index template as deprecated. When creating or updating a non-deprecated index template that uses deprecated components, Elasticsearch will emit a deprecation warning.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

PUT /_component_template/{name}
PUT _component_template/template_1
{
  "template": null,
  "settings": {
    "number_of_shards": 1
  },
  "mappings": {
    "_source": {
      "enabled": false
    },
    "properties": {
      "host_name": {
        "type": "keyword"
      },
      "created_at": {
        "type": "date",
        "format": "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy"
      }
    }
  }
}
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_component_template/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"template\": null,\n  \"settings\": {\n    \"number_of_shards\": 1\n  },\n  \"mappings\": {\n    \"_source\": {\n      \"enabled\": false\n    },\n    \"properties\": {\n      \"host_name\": {\n        \"type\": \"keyword\"\n      },\n      \"created_at\": {\n        \"type\": \"date\",\n        \"format\": \"EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy\"\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}"'
Request examples
{
  "template": null,
  "settings": {
    "number_of_shards": 1
  },
  "mappings": {
    "_source": {
      "enabled": false
    },
    "properties": {
      "host_name": {
        "type": "keyword"
      },
      "created_at": {
        "type": "date",
        "format": "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy"
      }
    }
  }
}
You can include index aliases in a component template. During index creation, the `{index}` placeholder in the alias name will be replaced with the actual index name that the template gets applied to.
{
  "template": null,
  "settings": {
    "number_of_shards": 1
  },
  "aliases": {
    "alias1": {},
    "alias2": {
      "filter": {
        "term": {
          "user.id": "kimchy"
        }
      },
      "routing": "shard-1"
    },
    "{index}-alias": {}
  }
}
































Get tokens from text analysis

POST /{index}/_analyze

The analyze API performs analysis on a text string and returns the resulting tokens.

Generating excessive amount of tokens may cause a node to run out of memory. The index.analyze.max_token_count setting enables you to limit the number of tokens that can be produced. If more than this limit of tokens gets generated, an error occurs. The _analyze endpoint without a specified index will always use 10000 as its limit.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    Index used to derive the analyzer. If specified, the analyzer or field parameter overrides this value. If no index is specified or the index does not have a default analyzer, the analyze API uses the standard analyzer.

Query parameters

  • index string

    Index used to derive the analyzer. If specified, the analyzer or field parameter overrides this value. If no index is specified or the index does not have a default analyzer, the analyze API uses the standard analyzer.

application/json

Body

Responses

POST /{index}/_analyze
GET /_analyze
{
  "analyzer": "standard",
  "text": "this is a test"
}
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/{index}/_analyze' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"analyzer\": \"standard\",\n  \"text\": \"this is a test\"\n}"'
You can apply any of the built-in analyzers to the text string without specifying an index.
{
  "analyzer": "standard",
  "text": "this is a test"
}
If the text parameter is provided as array of strings, it is analyzed as a multi-value field.
{
  "analyzer": "standard",
  "text": [
    "this is a test",
    "the second text"
  ]
}
You can test a custom transient analyzer built from tokenizers, token filters, and char filters. Token filters use the filter parameter.
{
  "tokenizer": "keyword",
  "filter": [
    "lowercase"
  ],
  "char_filter": [
    "html_strip"
  ],
  "text": "this is a <b>test</b>"
}
Custom tokenizers, token filters, and character filters can be specified in the request body.
{
  "tokenizer": "whitespace",
  "filter": [
    "lowercase",
    {
      "type": "stop",
      "stopwords": [
        "a",
        "is",
        "this"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "text": "this is a test"
}
Run `GET /analyze_sample/_analyze` to run an analysis on the text using the default index analyzer associated with the `analyze_sample` index. Alternatively, the analyzer can be derived based on a field mapping.
{
  "field": "obj1.field1",
  "text": "this is a test"
}
Run `GET /analyze_sample/_analyze` and supply a normalizer for a keyword field if there is a normalizer associated with the specified index.
{
  "normalizer": "my_normalizer",
  "text": "BaR"
}
If you want to get more advanced details, set `explain` to `true`. It will output all token attributes for each token. You can filter token attributes you want to output by setting the `attributes` option. NOTE: The format of the additional detail information is labelled as experimental in Lucene and it may change in the future.
{
  "tokenizer": "standard",
  "filter": [
    "snowball"
  ],
  "text": "detailed output",
  "explain": true,
  "attributes": [
    "keyword"
  ]
}
Response examples (200)
A successful response for an analysis with `explain` set to `true`.
{
  "detail": {
    "custom_analyzer": true,
    "charfilters": [],
    "tokenizer": {
      "name": "standard",
      "tokens": [
        {
          "token": "detailed",
          "start_offset": 0,
          "end_offset": 8,
          "type": "<ALPHANUM>",
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "token": "output",
          "start_offset": 9,
          "end_offset": 15,
          "type": "<ALPHANUM>",
          "position": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    "tokenfilters": [
      {
        "name": "snowball",
        "tokens": [
          {
            "token": "detail",
            "start_offset": 0,
            "end_offset": 8,
            "type": "<ALPHANUM>",
            "position": 0,
            "keyword": false
          },
          {
            "token": "output",
            "start_offset": 9,
            "end_offset": 15,
            "type": "<ALPHANUM>",
            "position": 1,
            "keyword": false
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}




Create an index

PUT /{index}

You can use the create index API to add a new index to an Elasticsearch cluster. When creating an index, you can specify the following:

  • Settings for the index.
  • Mappings for fields in the index.
  • Index aliases

Wait for active shards

By default, index creation will only return a response to the client when the primary copies of each shard have been started, or the request times out. The index creation response will indicate what happened. For example, acknowledged indicates whether the index was successfully created in the cluster, while shards_acknowledged indicates whether the requisite number of shard copies were started for each shard in the index before timing out. Note that it is still possible for either acknowledged or shards_acknowledged to be false, but for the index creation to be successful. These values simply indicate whether the operation completed before the timeout. If acknowledged is false, the request timed out before the cluster state was updated with the newly created index, but it probably will be created sometime soon. If shards_acknowledged is false, then the request timed out before the requisite number of shards were started (by default just the primaries), even if the cluster state was successfully updated to reflect the newly created index (that is to say, acknowledged is true).

You can change the default of only waiting for the primary shards to start through the index setting index.write.wait_for_active_shards. Note that changing this setting will also affect the wait_for_active_shards value on all subsequent write operations.

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    Name of the index you wish to create. Index names must meet the following criteria:

    • Lowercase only
    • Cannot include \, /, *, ?, ", <, >, |, (space character), ,, or #
    • Indices prior to 7.0 could contain a colon (:), but that has been deprecated and will not be supported in later versions
    • Cannot start with -, _, or +
    • Cannot be . or ..
    • Cannot be longer than 255 bytes (note thtat it is bytes, so multi-byte characters will reach the limit faster)
    • Names starting with . are deprecated, except for hidden indices and internal indices managed by plugins

Query parameters

  • 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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • wait_for_active_shards number | string

    The number of shard copies that must be active before proceeding with the operation. Set to all or any positive integer up to the total number of shards in the index (number_of_replicas+1).

    Values are all or index-setting.

application/json

Body

  • aliases object

    Aliases for the index.

    Hide aliases attribute Show aliases attribute object
  • mappings object
    Hide mappings attributes Show mappings attributes object
    • Hide all_field attributes Show all_field attributes object
    • dynamic string

      Values are strict, runtime, true, or false.

    • dynamic_templates array[object]
    • Hide _field_names attribute Show _field_names attribute object
    • Hide index_field attribute Show index_field attribute object
    • _meta object
      Hide _meta attribute Show _meta attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
    • _routing object
      Hide _routing attribute Show _routing attribute object
    • _size object
      Hide _size attribute Show _size attribute object
    • _source object
      Hide _source attributes Show _source attributes object
    • runtime object
      Hide runtime attribute Show runtime attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • fields object

          For type composite

          Hide fields attribute Show fields attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
            Hide * attribute Show * attribute object
            • type string Required

              Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

        • fetch_fields array[object]

          For type lookup

          Hide fetch_fields attributes Show fetch_fields attributes object
          • field string Required

            Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

          • format string
        • format string

          A custom format for date type runtime fields.

        • Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

        • Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

        • script object
          Hide script attributes Show script attributes object
          • source string | object

            One of:
          • id string
          • params object

            Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables. Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.

            Hide params attribute Show params attribute object
            • * object Additional properties
          • lang string

            Any of:

            Values are painless, expression, mustache, or java.

          • options object
            Hide options attribute Show options attribute object
            • * string Additional properties
        • type string Required

          Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

    • enabled boolean
    • Values are true or false.

    • Hide _data_stream_timestamp attribute Show _data_stream_timestamp attribute object
  • settings object Additional properties
    Index settings

Responses

PUT /my-index-000001
{
  "settings": {
    "number_of_shards": 3,
    "number_of_replicas": 2
  }
}
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/{index}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"settings\": {\n    \"number_of_shards\": 3,\n    \"number_of_replicas\": 2\n  }\n}"'
This request specifies the `number_of_shards` and `number_of_replicas`.
{
  "settings": {
    "number_of_shards": 3,
    "number_of_replicas": 2
  }
}
You can provide mapping definitions in the create index API requests.
{
  "settings": {
    "number_of_shards": 1
  },
  "mappings": {
    "properties": {
      "field1": { "type": "text" }
    }
  }
}
You can provide mapping definitions in the create index API requests. Index alias names also support date math.
{
  "aliases": {
    "alias_1": {},
    "alias_2": {
      "filter": {
        "term": {
          "user.id": "kimchy"
        }
      },
      "routing": "shard-1"
    }
  }
}

Delete indices

DELETE /{index}

Deleting an index deletes its documents, shards, and metadata. It does not delete related Kibana components, such as data views, visualizations, or dashboards.

You cannot delete the current write index of a data stream. To delete the index, you must roll over the data stream so a new write index is created. You can then use the delete index API to delete the previous write index.

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of indices to delete. You cannot specify index aliases. By default, this parameter does not support wildcards (*) or _all. To use wildcards or _all, set the action.destructive_requires_name cluster setting to false.

Query parameters

  • If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Type of index that wildcard patterns can match. If the request can target data streams, this argument determines whether wildcard expressions match hidden data streams. Supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden. Valid values are: all, open, closed, hidden, none.

    Supported values include:

    • all: Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
    • open: Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
    • closed: Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
    • hidden: Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with open, closed, or both.
    • none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • 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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    Values are -1 or 0.

Responses

DELETE /{index}
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/{index}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"












Create or update an alias

POST /{index}/_alias/{name}

Adds a data stream or index to an alias.

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams or indices to add. Supports wildcards (*). Wildcard patterns that match both data streams and indices return an error.

  • name string Required

    Alias to update. If the alias doesn’t exist, the request creates it. Index alias names support date math.

Query parameters

  • 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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    Values are -1 or 0.

application/json

Body

  • filter object

    An Elasticsearch Query DSL (Domain Specific Language) object that defines a query.

    External documentation
  • If true, sets the write index or data stream for the alias. If an alias points to multiple indices or data streams and is_write_index isn’t set, the alias rejects write requests. If an index alias points to one index and is_write_index isn’t set, the index automatically acts as the write index. Data stream aliases don’t automatically set a write data stream, even if the alias points to one data stream.

  • routing string

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

POST /{index}/_alias/{name}
POST _aliases
{
  "actions": [
    {
      "add": {
        "index": "my-data-stream",
        "alias": "my-alias"
      }
    }
  ]
}
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/{index}/_alias/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"actions\": [\n    {\n      \"add\": {\n        \"index\": \"my-data-stream\",\n        \"alias\": \"my-alias\"\n      }\n    }\n  ]\n}"'
Request example
{
  "actions": [
    {
      "add": {
        "index": "my-data-stream",
        "alias": "my-alias"
      }
    }
  ]
}




Check aliases

HEAD /{index}/_alias/{name}

Check if one or more data stream or index aliases exist.

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams or indices used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of aliases to check. Supports wildcards (*).

Query parameters

  • If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Type of index that wildcard patterns can match. If the request can target data streams, this argument determines whether wildcard expressions match hidden data streams. Supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden. Valid values are: all, open, closed, hidden, none.

    Supported values include:

    • all: Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
    • open: Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
    • closed: Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
    • hidden: Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with open, closed, or both.
    • none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • If false, requests that include a missing data stream or index in the target indices or data streams return an error.

  • 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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

Responses

HEAD /{index}/_alias/{name}
curl \
 --request HEAD 'http://api.example.com/{index}/_alias/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"












Get index templates Added in 7.9.0

GET /_index_template/{name}

Get information about one or more index templates.

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Comma-separated list of index template names used to limit the request. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

  • local boolean

    If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only. Defaults to false, which means information is retrieved from the master node.

  • If true, returns settings in flat format.

  • 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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • If true, returns all relevant default configurations for the index template.

Responses

GET /_index_template/{name}
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_index_template/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Create or update an index template Added in 7.9.0

PUT /_index_template/{name}

Index templates define settings, mappings, and aliases that can be applied automatically to new indices.

Elasticsearch applies templates to new indices based on an wildcard pattern that matches the index name. Index templates are applied during data stream or index creation. For data streams, these settings and mappings are applied when the stream's backing indices are created. Settings and mappings specified in a create index API request override any settings or mappings specified in an index template. Changes to index templates do not affect existing indices, including the existing backing indices of a data stream.

You can use C-style /* *\/ block comments in index templates. You can include comments anywhere in the request body, except before the opening curly bracket.

Multiple matching templates

If multiple index templates match the name of a new index or data stream, the template with the highest priority is used.

Multiple templates with overlapping index patterns at the same priority are not allowed and an error will be thrown when attempting to create a template matching an existing index template at identical priorities.

Composing aliases, mappings, and settings

When multiple component templates are specified in the composed_of field for an index template, they are merged in the order specified, meaning that later component templates override earlier component templates. Any mappings, settings, or aliases from the parent index template are merged in next. Finally, any configuration on the index request itself is merged. Mapping definitions are merged recursively, which means that later mapping components can introduce new field mappings and update the mapping configuration. If a field mapping is already contained in an earlier component, its definition will be completely overwritten by the later one. This recursive merging strategy applies not only to field mappings, but also root options like dynamic_templates and meta. If an earlier component contains a dynamic_templates block, then by default new dynamic_templates entries are appended onto the end. If an entry already exists with the same key, then it is overwritten by the new definition.

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Index or template name

Query parameters

  • create boolean

    If true, this request cannot replace or update existing index templates.

  • 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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • cause string

    User defined reason for creating/updating the index template

application/json

Body Required

  • index_patterns string | array[string]
  • composed_of array[string]

    An ordered list of component template names. Component templates are merged in the order specified, meaning that the last component template specified has the highest precedence.

  • template object
    Hide template attributes Show template attributes object
    • aliases object

      Aliases to add. If the index template includes a data_stream object, these are data stream aliases. Otherwise, these are index aliases. Data stream aliases ignore the index_routing, routing, and search_routing options.

      Hide aliases attribute Show aliases attribute object
    • mappings object
      Hide mappings attributes Show mappings attributes object
    • settings object Additional properties
      Index settings
    • Hide lifecycle attributes Show lifecycle attributes object
      • A duration. Units can be nanos, micros, ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours) and d (days). Also accepts "0" without a unit and "-1" to indicate an unspecified value.

      • Hide downsampling attribute Show downsampling attribute object
        • rounds array[object] Required

          The list of downsampling rounds to execute as part of this downsampling configuration

          Hide rounds attributes Show rounds attributes object
          • after string Required

            A duration. Units can be nanos, micros, ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours) and d (days). Also accepts "0" without a unit and "-1" to indicate an unspecified value.

          • config object Required
            Hide config attribute Show config attribute object
            • fixed_interval string Required

              A date histogram interval. Similar to Duration with additional units: w (week), M (month), q (quarter) and y (year)

      • enabled boolean

        If defined, it turns data stream lifecycle on/off (true/false) for this data stream. A data stream lifecycle that's disabled (enabled: false) will have no effect on the data stream.

  • Hide data_stream attributes Show data_stream attributes object
  • priority number

    Priority to determine index template precedence when a new data stream or index is created. The index template with the highest priority is chosen. If no priority is specified the template is treated as though it is of priority 0 (lowest priority). This number is not automatically generated by Elasticsearch.

  • version number
  • _meta object
    Hide _meta attribute Show _meta attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
  • This setting overrides the value of the action.auto_create_index cluster setting. If set to true in a template, then indices can be automatically created using that template even if auto-creation of indices is disabled via actions.auto_create_index. If set to false, then indices or data streams matching the template must always be explicitly created, and may never be automatically created.

  • The configuration option ignore_missing_component_templates can be used when an index template references a component template that might not exist

  • deprecated boolean

    Marks this index template as deprecated. When creating or updating a non-deprecated index template that uses deprecated components, Elasticsearch will emit a deprecation warning.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

PUT /_index_template/{name}
PUT /_index_template/template_1
{
  "index_patterns" : ["template*"],
  "priority" : 1,
  "template": {
    "settings" : {
      "number_of_shards" : 2
    }
  }
}
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_index_template/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"index_patterns\" : [\"template*\"],\n  \"priority\" : 1,\n  \"template\": {\n    \"settings\" : {\n      \"number_of_shards\" : 2\n    }\n  }\n}"'
Request examples
{
  "index_patterns" : ["template*"],
  "priority" : 1,
  "template": {
    "settings" : {
      "number_of_shards" : 2
    }
  }
}
You can include index aliases in an index template. During index creation, the `{index}` placeholder in the alias name will be replaced with the actual index name that the template gets applied to.
{
  "index_patterns": [
    "template*"
  ],
  "template": {
    "settings": {
      "number_of_shards": 1
    },
    "aliases": {
      "alias1": {},
      "alias2": {
        "filter": {
          "term": {
            "user.id": "kimchy"
          }
        },
        "routing": "shard-1"
      },
      "{index}-alias": {}
    }
  }
}

Create or update an index template Added in 7.9.0

POST /_index_template/{name}

Index templates define settings, mappings, and aliases that can be applied automatically to new indices.

Elasticsearch applies templates to new indices based on an wildcard pattern that matches the index name. Index templates are applied during data stream or index creation. For data streams, these settings and mappings are applied when the stream's backing indices are created. Settings and mappings specified in a create index API request override any settings or mappings specified in an index template. Changes to index templates do not affect existing indices, including the existing backing indices of a data stream.

You can use C-style /* *\/ block comments in index templates. You can include comments anywhere in the request body, except before the opening curly bracket.

Multiple matching templates

If multiple index templates match the name of a new index or data stream, the template with the highest priority is used.

Multiple templates with overlapping index patterns at the same priority are not allowed and an error will be thrown when attempting to create a template matching an existing index template at identical priorities.

Composing aliases, mappings, and settings

When multiple component templates are specified in the composed_of field for an index template, they are merged in the order specified, meaning that later component templates override earlier component templates. Any mappings, settings, or aliases from the parent index template are merged in next. Finally, any configuration on the index request itself is merged. Mapping definitions are merged recursively, which means that later mapping components can introduce new field mappings and update the mapping configuration. If a field mapping is already contained in an earlier component, its definition will be completely overwritten by the later one. This recursive merging strategy applies not only to field mappings, but also root options like dynamic_templates and meta. If an earlier component contains a dynamic_templates block, then by default new dynamic_templates entries are appended onto the end. If an entry already exists with the same key, then it is overwritten by the new definition.

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Index or template name

Query parameters

  • create boolean

    If true, this request cannot replace or update existing index templates.

  • 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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • cause string

    User defined reason for creating/updating the index template

application/json

Body Required

  • index_patterns string | array[string]
  • composed_of array[string]

    An ordered list of component template names. Component templates are merged in the order specified, meaning that the last component template specified has the highest precedence.

  • template object
    Hide template attributes Show template attributes object
    • aliases object

      Aliases to add. If the index template includes a data_stream object, these are data stream aliases. Otherwise, these are index aliases. Data stream aliases ignore the index_routing, routing, and search_routing options.

      Hide aliases attribute Show aliases attribute object
    • mappings object
      Hide mappings attributes Show mappings attributes object
    • settings object Additional properties
      Index settings
    • Hide lifecycle attributes Show lifecycle attributes object
      • A duration. Units can be nanos, micros, ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours) and d (days). Also accepts "0" without a unit and "-1" to indicate an unspecified value.

      • Hide downsampling attribute Show downsampling attribute object
        • rounds array[object] Required

          The list of downsampling rounds to execute as part of this downsampling configuration

          Hide rounds attributes Show rounds attributes object
          • after string Required

            A duration. Units can be nanos, micros, ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours) and d (days). Also accepts "0" without a unit and "-1" to indicate an unspecified value.

          • config object Required
            Hide config attribute Show config attribute object
            • fixed_interval string Required

              A date histogram interval. Similar to Duration with additional units: w (week), M (month), q (quarter) and y (year)

      • enabled boolean

        If defined, it turns data stream lifecycle on/off (true/false) for this data stream. A data stream lifecycle that's disabled (enabled: false) will have no effect on the data stream.

  • Hide data_stream attributes Show data_stream attributes object
  • priority number

    Priority to determine index template precedence when a new data stream or index is created. The index template with the highest priority is chosen. If no priority is specified the template is treated as though it is of priority 0 (lowest priority). This number is not automatically generated by Elasticsearch.

  • version number
  • _meta object
    Hide _meta attribute Show _meta attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
  • This setting overrides the value of the action.auto_create_index cluster setting. If set to true in a template, then indices can be automatically created using that template even if auto-creation of indices is disabled via actions.auto_create_index. If set to false, then indices or data streams matching the template must always be explicitly created, and may never be automatically created.

  • The configuration option ignore_missing_component_templates can be used when an index template references a component template that might not exist

  • deprecated boolean

    Marks this index template as deprecated. When creating or updating a non-deprecated index template that uses deprecated components, Elasticsearch will emit a deprecation warning.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

POST /_index_template/{name}
PUT /_index_template/template_1
{
  "index_patterns" : ["template*"],
  "priority" : 1,
  "template": {
    "settings" : {
      "number_of_shards" : 2
    }
  }
}
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_index_template/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"index_patterns\" : [\"template*\"],\n  \"priority\" : 1,\n  \"template\": {\n    \"settings\" : {\n      \"number_of_shards\" : 2\n    }\n  }\n}"'
Request examples
{
  "index_patterns" : ["template*"],
  "priority" : 1,
  "template": {
    "settings" : {
      "number_of_shards" : 2
    }
  }
}
You can include index aliases in an index template. During index creation, the `{index}` placeholder in the alias name will be replaced with the actual index name that the template gets applied to.
{
  "index_patterns": [
    "template*"
  ],
  "template": {
    "settings": {
      "number_of_shards": 1
    },
    "aliases": {
      "alias1": {},
      "alias2": {
        "filter": {
          "term": {
            "user.id": "kimchy"
          }
        },
        "routing": "shard-1"
      },
      "{index}-alias": {}
    }
  }
}

Delete an index template Added in 7.8.0

DELETE /_index_template/{name}

The provided may contain multiple template names separated by a comma. If multiple template names are specified then there is no wildcard support and the provided names should match completely with existing templates.

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of index template names used to limit the request. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

  • 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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    Values are -1 or 0.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_index_template/{name}
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_index_template/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"




































Update field mappings

POST /{index}/_mapping

Add new fields to an existing data stream or index. You can also use this API to change the search settings of existing fields and add new properties to existing object fields. For data streams, these changes are applied to all backing indices by default.

Add multi-fields to an existing field

Multi-fields let you index the same field in different ways. You can use this API to update the fields mapping parameter and enable multi-fields for an existing field. WARNING: If an index (or data stream) contains documents when you add a multi-field, those documents will not have values for the new multi-field. You can populate the new multi-field with the update by query API.

Change supported mapping parameters for an existing field

The documentation for each mapping parameter indicates whether you can update it for an existing field using this API. For example, you can use the update mapping API to update the ignore_above parameter.

Change the mapping of an existing field

Except for supported mapping parameters, you can't change the mapping or field type of an existing field. Changing an existing field could invalidate data that's already indexed.

If you need to change the mapping of a field in a data stream's backing indices, refer to documentation about modifying data streams. If you need to change the mapping of a field in other indices, create a new index with the correct mapping and reindex your data into that index.

Rename a field

Renaming a field would invalidate data already indexed under the old field name. Instead, add an alias field to create an alternate field name.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of index names the mapping should be added to (supports wildcards); use _all or omit to add the mapping on all indices.

Query parameters

  • If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Type of index that wildcard patterns can match. If the request can target data streams, this argument determines whether wildcard expressions match hidden data streams. Supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden. Valid values are: all, open, closed, hidden, none.

    Supported values include:

    • all: Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
    • open: Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
    • closed: Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
    • hidden: Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with open, closed, or both.
    • none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • 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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    Values are -1 or 0.

  • If true, the mappings are applied only to the current write index for the target.

application/json

Body Required

  • Controls whether dynamic date detection is enabled.

  • dynamic string

    Values are strict, runtime, true, or false.

  • If date detection is enabled then new string fields are checked against 'dynamic_date_formats' and if the value matches then a new date field is added instead of string.

  • dynamic_templates array[object]

    Specify dynamic templates for the mapping.

  • Hide _field_names attribute Show _field_names attribute object
  • _meta object
    Hide _meta attribute Show _meta attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
  • Automatically map strings into numeric data types for all fields.

  • Mapping for a field. For new fields, this mapping can include:

    • Field name
    • Field data type
    • Mapping parameters
  • _routing object
    Hide _routing attribute Show _routing attribute object
  • _source object
    Hide _source attributes Show _source attributes object
  • runtime object
    Hide runtime attribute Show runtime attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
      • fields object

        For type composite

        Hide fields attribute Show fields attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attribute Show * attribute object
          • type string Required

            Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

      • fetch_fields array[object]

        For type lookup

        Hide fetch_fields attributes Show fetch_fields attributes object
        • field string Required

          Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

        • format string
      • format string

        A custom format for date type runtime fields.

      • Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

      • Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

      • script object
        Hide script attributes Show script attributes object
        • source string | object

          One of:
        • id string
        • params object

          Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables. Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.

          Hide params attribute Show params attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
        • lang string

          Any of:

          Values are painless, expression, mustache, or java.

        • options object
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          • * string Additional properties
      • type string Required

        Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

Responses

POST /{index}/_mapping
PUT /my-index-000001/_mapping
{
  "properties": {
    "user": {
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "keyword"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/{index}/_mapping' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"properties\": {\n    \"user\": {\n      \"properties\": {\n        \"name\": {\n          \"type\": \"keyword\"\n        }\n      }\n    }\n  }\n}"'
Request example
The update mapping API can be applied to multiple data streams or indices with a single request. For example, run `PUT /my-index-000001,my-index-000002/_mapping` to update mappings for the `my-index-000001` and `my-index-000002` indices at the same time.
{
  "properties": {
    "user": {
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "keyword"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Get index settings

GET /_settings

Get setting information for one or more indices. For data streams, it returns setting information for the stream's backing indices.

Query parameters

  • If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices. For example, a request targeting foo*,bar* returns an error if an index starts with foo but no index starts with bar.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Type of index that wildcard patterns can match. If the request can target data streams, this argument determines whether wildcard expressions match hidden data streams. Supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • all: Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
    • open: Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
    • closed: Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
    • hidden: Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with open, closed, or both.
    • none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • If true, returns settings in flat format.

  • If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • If true, return all default settings in the response.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only. If false, information is retrieved from the master node.

  • 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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

Responses

GET /_settings
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_settings' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"




Get index settings

GET /{index}/_settings

Get setting information for one or more indices. For data streams, it returns setting information for the stream's backing indices.

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices. For example, a request targeting foo*,bar* returns an error if an index starts with foo but no index starts with bar.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Type of index that wildcard patterns can match. If the request can target data streams, this argument determines whether wildcard expressions match hidden data streams. Supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • all: Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
    • open: Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
    • closed: Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
    • hidden: Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with open, closed, or both.
    • none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • If true, returns settings in flat format.

  • If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • If true, return all default settings in the response.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only. If false, information is retrieved from the master node.

  • 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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

Responses

GET /{index}/_settings
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/{index}/_settings' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

















































































































































































































































Get Logstash pipelines Added in 7.12.0

GET /_logstash/pipeline/{id}

Get pipelines that are used for Logstash Central Management.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • id string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of pipeline identifiers.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
      • description string Required

        A description of the pipeline. This description is not used by Elasticsearch or Logstash.

      • last_modified string | number Required

        A date and time, either as a string whose format can depend on the context (defaulting to ISO 8601), or a number of milliseconds since the Epoch. Elasticsearch accepts both as input, but will generally output a string representation.

      • pipeline string Required

        The configuration for the pipeline.

        External documentation
      • pipeline_metadata object Required
        Hide pipeline_metadata attributes Show pipeline_metadata attributes object
      • pipeline_settings object Required
        Hide pipeline_settings attributes Show pipeline_settings attributes object
        • pipeline.workers number Required

          The number of workers that will, in parallel, execute the filter and output stages of the pipeline.

        • pipeline.batch.size number Required

          The maximum number of events an individual worker thread will collect from inputs before attempting to execute its filters and outputs.

        • pipeline.batch.delay number Required

          When creating pipeline event batches, how long in milliseconds to wait for each event before dispatching an undersized batch to pipeline workers.

        • queue.type string Required

          The internal queuing model to use for event buffering.

        • queue.max_bytes string Required

          The total capacity of the queue (queue.type: persisted) in number of bytes.

        • The maximum number of written events before forcing a checkpoint when persistent queues are enabled (queue.type: persisted).

      • username string Required

        The user who last updated the pipeline.

GET /_logstash/pipeline/{id}
GET _logstash/pipeline/my_pipeline
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_logstash/pipeline/{id}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _logstash/pipeline/my_pipeline`.
{
  "my_pipeline": {
    "description": "Sample pipeline for illustration purposes",
    "last_modified": "2021-01-02T02:50:51.250Z",
    "pipeline_metadata": {
      "type": "logstash_pipeline",
      "version": "1"
    },
    "username": "elastic",
    "pipeline": "input {}\\n filter { grok {} }\\n output {}",
    "pipeline_settings": {
      "pipeline.workers": 1,
      "pipeline.batch.size": 125,
      "pipeline.batch.delay": 50,
      "queue.type": "memory",
      "queue.max_bytes": "1gb",
      "queue.checkpoint.writes": 1024
    }
  }
}










































































































































































































































Stop data frame analytics jobs Added in 7.3.0

POST /_ml/data_frame/analytics/{id}/_stop

A data frame analytics job can be started and stopped multiple times throughout its lifecycle.

Path parameters

  • id string Required

    Identifier for the data frame analytics job. This identifier can contain lowercase alphanumeric characters (a-z and 0-9), hyphens, and underscores. It must start and end with alphanumeric characters.

Query parameters

  • Specifies what to do when the request:

    1. Contains wildcard expressions and there are no data frame analytics jobs that match.
    2. Contains the _all string or no identifiers and there are no matches.
    3. Contains wildcard expressions and there are only partial matches.

    The default value is true, which returns an empty data_frame_analytics array when there are no matches and the subset of results when there are partial matches. If this parameter is false, the request returns a 404 status code when there are no matches or only partial matches.

  • force boolean

    If true, the data frame analytics job is stopped forcefully.

  • timeout string

    Controls the amount of time to wait until the data frame analytics job stops. Defaults to 20 seconds.

    Values are -1 or 0.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
POST /_ml/data_frame/analytics/{id}/_stop
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_ml/data_frame/analytics/{id}/_stop' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

























Get trained model configuration info Added in 7.10.0

GET /_ml/trained_models

Query parameters

  • Specifies what to do when the request:

    • Contains wildcard expressions and there are no models that match.
    • Contains the _all string or no identifiers and there are no matches.
    • Contains wildcard expressions and there are only partial matches.

    If true, it returns an empty array when there are no matches and the subset of results when there are partial matches.

  • Specifies whether the included model definition should be returned as a JSON map (true) or in a custom compressed format (false).

  • Indicates if certain fields should be removed from the configuration on retrieval. This allows the configuration to be in an acceptable format to be retrieved and then added to another cluster.

  • from number

    Skips the specified number of models.

  • include string

    A comma delimited string of optional fields to include in the response body.

    Supported values include:

    • definition: Includes the model definition.
    • feature_importance_baseline: Includes the baseline for feature importance values.
    • hyperparameters: Includes the information about hyperparameters used to train the model. This information consists of the value, the absolute and relative importance of the hyperparameter as well as an indicator of whether it was specified by the user or tuned during hyperparameter optimization.
    • total_feature_importance: Includes the total feature importance for the training data set. The baseline and total feature importance values are returned in the metadata field in the response body.
    • definition_status: Includes the model definition status.

    Values are definition, feature_importance_baseline, hyperparameters, total_feature_importance, or definition_status.

  • size number

    Specifies the maximum number of models to obtain.

  • tags string | array[string]

    A comma delimited string of tags. A trained model can have many tags, or none. When supplied, only trained models that contain all the supplied tags are returned.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • count number Required
    • trained_model_configs array[object] Required

      An array of trained model resources, which are sorted by the model_id value in ascending order.

      Hide trained_model_configs attributes Show trained_model_configs attributes object
      • model_id string Required
      • Values are tree_ensemble, lang_ident, or pytorch.

      • tags array[string] Required

        A comma delimited string of tags. A trained model can have many tags, or none.

      • version string
      • Information on the creator of the trained model.

      • create_time string | number

        A date and time, either as a string whose format can depend on the context (defaulting to ISO 8601), or a number of milliseconds since the Epoch. Elasticsearch accepts both as input, but will generally output a string representation.

      • Any field map described in the inference configuration takes precedence.

        Hide default_field_map attribute Show default_field_map attribute object
        • * string Additional properties
      • The free-text description of the trained model.

      • The estimated heap usage in bytes to keep the trained model in memory.

      • The estimated number of operations to use the trained model.

      • True if the full model definition is present.

      • Inference configuration provided when storing the model config

        Hide inference_config attributes Show inference_config attributes object
        • Hide regression attributes Show regression attributes object
        • Hide classification attributes Show classification attributes object
          • Specifies the number of top class predictions to return. Defaults to 0.

          • Specifies the maximum number of feature importance values per document.

          • Specifies the type of the predicted field to write. Acceptable values are: string, number, boolean. When boolean is provided 1.0 is transformed to true and 0.0 to false.

          • The field that is added to incoming documents to contain the inference prediction. Defaults to predicted_value.

          • Specifies the field to which the top classes are written. Defaults to top_classes.

        • Hide text_classification attributes Show text_classification attributes object
          • Specifies the number of top class predictions to return. Defaults to 0.

          • Tokenization options stored in inference configuration

            Hide tokenization attributes Show tokenization attributes object
          • The field that is added to incoming documents to contain the inference prediction. Defaults to predicted_value.

          • Classification labels to apply other than the stored labels. Must have the same deminsions as the default configured labels

          • Hide vocabulary attribute Show vocabulary attribute object
        • Hide zero_shot_classification attributes Show zero_shot_classification attributes object
          • Tokenization options stored in inference configuration

            Hide tokenization attributes Show tokenization attributes object
          • Hypothesis template used when tokenizing labels for prediction

          • classification_labels array[string] Required

            The zero shot classification labels indicating entailment, neutral, and contradiction Must contain exactly and only entailment, neutral, and contradiction

          • The field that is added to incoming documents to contain the inference prediction. Defaults to predicted_value.

          • Indicates if more than one true label exists.

          • labels array[string]

            The labels to predict.

        • Hide fill_mask attributes Show fill_mask attributes object
          • The string/token which will be removed from incoming documents and replaced with the inference prediction(s). In a response, this field contains the mask token for the specified model/tokenizer. Each model and tokenizer has a predefined mask token which cannot be changed. Thus, it is recommended not to set this value in requests. However, if this field is present in a request, its value must match the predefined value for that model/tokenizer, otherwise the request will fail.

          • Specifies the number of top class predictions to return. Defaults to 0.

          • Tokenization options stored in inference configuration

            Hide tokenization attributes Show tokenization attributes object
          • The field that is added to incoming documents to contain the inference prediction. Defaults to predicted_value.

          • vocabulary object Required
            Hide vocabulary attribute Show vocabulary attribute object
        • Hide learning_to_rank attributes Show learning_to_rank attributes object
        • ner object
          Hide ner attributes Show ner attributes object
        • Hide pass_through attributes Show pass_through attributes object
        • Hide text_embedding attributes Show text_embedding attributes object
        • Hide text_expansion attributes Show text_expansion attributes object
        • Hide question_answering attributes Show question_answering attributes object
      • input object Required
        Hide input attribute Show input attribute object
        • field_names array[string] Required

          An array of input field names for the model.

      • The license level of the trained model.

      • metadata object
        Hide metadata attributes Show metadata attributes object
        • model_aliases array[string]
        • An object that contains the baseline for feature importance values. For regression analysis, it is a single value. For classification analysis, there is a value for each class.

          Hide feature_importance_baseline attribute Show feature_importance_baseline attribute object
          • * string Additional properties
        • hyperparameters array[object]

          List of the available hyperparameters optimized during the fine_parameter_tuning phase as well as specified by the user.

          Hide hyperparameters attributes Show hyperparameters attributes object
          • A positive number showing how much the parameter influences the variation of the loss function. For hyperparameters with values that are not specified by the user but tuned during hyperparameter optimization.

          • name string Required
          • A number between 0 and 1 showing the proportion of influence on the variation of the loss function among all tuned hyperparameters. For hyperparameters with values that are not specified by the user but tuned during hyperparameter optimization.

          • supplied boolean Required

            Indicates if the hyperparameter is specified by the user (true) or optimized (false).

          • value number Required

            The value of the hyperparameter, either optimized or specified by the user.

        • An array of the total feature importance for each feature used from the training data set. This array of objects is returned if data frame analytics trained the model and the request includes total_feature_importance in the include request parameter.

          Hide total_feature_importance attributes Show total_feature_importance attributes object
          • feature_name string Required
          • importance array[object] Required

            A collection of feature importance statistics related to the training data set for this particular feature.

          • classes array[object] Required

            If the trained model is a classification model, feature importance statistics are gathered per target class value.

      • Hide model_package attributes Show model_package attributes object
      • location object
        Hide location attribute Show location attribute object
        • index object Required
          Hide index attribute Show index attribute object
      • Hide prefix_strings attributes Show prefix_strings attributes object
        • ingest string

          String prepended to input at ingest

GET /_ml/trained_models
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_ml/trained_models' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"