Get draft Timeline or Timeline template details

GET /api/timeline/_draft
Api key auth

Get the details of the draft Timeline or Timeline template for the current user. If the user doesn't have a draft Timeline, an empty Timeline is returned.

Query parameters

  • timelineType string | null Required

    The type of Timeline.

    Values are default or template.

Responses

  • 200 application/json

    Indicates that the draft Timeline was successfully retrieved.

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    • columns array[object] | null

      The Timeline's columns

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      • aggregatable boolean | null
      • category string | null
      • columnHeaderType string | null
      • description string | null
      • example string | null
      • id string | null
      • indexes array[string] | null
      • name string | null
      • placeholder string | null
      • searchable boolean | null
      • type string | null
    • created number | null

      The time the Timeline was created, using a 13-digit Epoch timestamp.

    • createdBy string | null

      The user who created the Timeline.

    • dataProviders array[object] | null

      Object containing query clauses

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      • and array[object] | null
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        • enabled boolean | null
        • excluded boolean | null
        • id string | null
        • kqlQuery string | null
        • name string | null
        • queryMatch object | null
          Hide queryMatch attributes Show queryMatch attributes object | null
        • type string | null

          The type of data provider.

          Values are default or template.

      • enabled boolean | null
      • excluded boolean | null
      • id string | null
      • kqlQuery string | null
      • name string | null
      • queryMatch object | null
        Hide queryMatch attributes Show queryMatch attributes object | null
      • type string | null

        The type of data provider.

        Values are default or template.

    • dataViewId string | null

      ID of the Timeline's Data View

    • dateRange object | null

      The Timeline's search period.

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    • description string | null

      The Timeline's description

    • eqlOptions object | null

      EQL query that is used in the correlation tab

      Hide eqlOptions attributes Show eqlOptions attributes object | null
    • eventType string | null Deprecated

      Event types displayed in the Timeline

    • excludedRowRendererIds array[string] | null

      A list of row renderers that should not be used when in Event renderers mode

      Values are alert, alerts, auditd, auditd_file, library, netflow, plain, registry, suricata, system, system_dns, system_endgame_process, system_file, system_fim, system_security_event, system_socket, threat_match, or zeek.

    • favorite array[object] | null

      Indicates when and who marked a Timeline as a favorite.

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      • favoriteDate number | null
      • fullName string | null
      • userName string | null
    • filters array[object] | null

      A list of filters that should be applied to the query

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      • exists string | null
      • match_all string | null
      • meta object | null
        Hide meta attributes Show meta attributes object | null
        • alias string | null
        • controlledBy string | null
        • disabled boolean | null
        • field string | null
        • formattedValue string | null
        • index string | null
        • key string | null
        • negate boolean | null
        • params string | null
        • type string | null
        • value string | null
      • missing string | null
      • query string | null
      • range string | null
      • script string | null
    • indexNames array[string] | null

      A list of index names to use in the query (e.g. when the default data view has been modified)

    • kqlMode string | null

      Indicates whether the KQL bar filters the query results or searches for additional results, where:

      • filter: filters query results
      • search: displays additional search results
    • kqlQuery object | null

      KQL bar query.

      Hide kqlQuery attribute Show kqlQuery attribute object | null
      • filterQuery object | null
        Hide filterQuery attributes Show filterQuery attributes object | null
        • kuery object | null
          Hide kuery attributes Show kuery attributes object | null
          • expression string | null
          • kind string | null
        • serializedQuery string | null
    • savedQueryId string | null

      The ID of the saved query that might be used in the Query tab

    • savedSearchId string | null

      The ID of the saved search that is used in the ES|QL tab

    • sort object | null | array[object]

      One of:
      Security_Timeline_API_SortObject object | null array-2 array[object] | null

      Object indicating how rows are sorted in the Timeline's grid

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      • columnId string | null
      • columnType string | null
      • sortDirection string | null

    • sort object | null | array[object]

      One of:
      Security_Timeline_API_SortObject object | null array-2 array[object] | null

      Object indicating how rows are sorted in the Timeline's grid

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      • columnId string | null
      • columnType string | null
      • sortDirection string | null
    • status string | null

      The status of the Timeline.

      Values are active, draft, or immutable.

    • templateTimelineId string | null

      A unique ID (UUID) for Timeline templates. For Timelines, the value is null.

    • templateTimelineVersion number | null

      Timeline template version number. For Timelines, the value is null.

    • timelineType string | null

      The type of Timeline.

      Values are default or template.

    • title string | null

      The Timeline's title.

    • updated number | null

      The last time the Timeline was updated, using a 13-digit Epoch timestamp

    • updatedBy string | null

      The user who last updated the Timeline

    • savedObjectId string Required

      The savedObjectId of the Timeline or Timeline template

    • version string Required

      The version of the Timeline or Timeline template

    • eventIdToNoteIds array[object] | null

      A list of all the notes that are associated to this Timeline.

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      • created number | null

        The time the note was created, using a 13-digit Epoch timestamp.

      • createdBy string | null

        The user who created the note.

      • updated number | null

        The last time the note was updated, using a 13-digit Epoch timestamp

      • updatedBy string | null

        The user who last updated the note

      • eventId string | null

        The _id of the associated event for this note.

      • note string | null

        The text of the note

      • timelineId string Required

        The savedObjectId of the Timeline that this note is associated with

      • noteId string Required

        The savedObjectId of the note

      • version string Required

        The version of the note

    • noteIds array[string] | null

      A list of all the ids of notes that are associated to this Timeline.

    • notes array[object] | null

      A list of all the notes that are associated to this Timeline.

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      • created number | null

        The time the note was created, using a 13-digit Epoch timestamp.

      • createdBy string | null

        The user who created the note.

      • updated number | null

        The last time the note was updated, using a 13-digit Epoch timestamp

      • updatedBy string | null

        The user who last updated the note

      • eventId string | null

        The _id of the associated event for this note.

      • note string | null

        The text of the note

      • timelineId string Required

        The savedObjectId of the Timeline that this note is associated with

      • noteId string Required

        The savedObjectId of the note

      • version string Required

        The version of the note

    • pinnedEventIds array[string] | null

      A list of all the ids of pinned events that are associated to this Timeline.

    • pinnedEventsSaveObject array[object] | null

      A list of all the pinned events that are associated to this Timeline.

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      • created number | null

        The time the pinned event was created, using a 13-digit Epoch timestamp.

      • createdBy string | null

        The user who created the pinned event.

      • updated number | null

        The last time the pinned event was updated, using a 13-digit Epoch timestamp

      • updatedBy string | null

        The user who last updated the pinned event

      • eventId string Required

        The _id of the associated event for this pinned event.

      • timelineId string Required

        The savedObjectId of the timeline that this pinned event is associated with

      • pinnedEventId string Required

        The savedObjectId of this pinned event

      • version string Required

        The version of this pinned event
  • 403 application:json

    If a draft Timeline was not found and we attempted to create one, it indicates that the user does not have the required permissions to create a draft Timeline.

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    • message string
    • status_code number
  • 409 application:json

    This should never happen, but if a draft Timeline was not found and we attempted to create one, it indicates that there is already a draft Timeline with the given timelineId.

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    • message string
    • status_code number
GET /api/timeline/_draft 
curl \
 --request GET 'https://<KIBANA_URL>/api/timeline/_draft?timelineType=default' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"