Create a security project

POST /api/v1/serverless/projects/security

The response will include the created project details, such as the project ID, the credentials to access the project, and the endpoints to access different apps such as Elasticsearch and Kibana. The credentials can be regenerated at any time using the _reset-credentials endpoint.

application/json

Body Required

Configuration of the security project to create.

name string Required

Descriptive name for a project.

Minimum length is 1, maximum length is 255.
alias string

A custom domain label compatible with RFC-1035 standards. Derived from the project name by default.

Minimum length is 1, maximum length is 50. Format should match the following pattern: ^[a-zA-Z]{1}(?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9]{1})?$.
region_id string Required

Unique human-readable identifier for a region in Elastic Cloud.
admin_features_package string

admin features package (BYOK, BYOIDP, CCS, CCR)

Values are standard or enterprise.
product_types array[object]

At least 2 but not more than 3 elements. Default value is [{"product_line"=>"security", "product_tier"=>"complete"}, {"product_line"=>"cloud", "product_tier"=>"complete"}, {"product_line"=>"endpoint", "product_tier"=>"complete"}].
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- product_line string Required
  
  The identifier of the Security Solution product line.
  
  Values are security, cloud, or endpoint.
- product_tier string Required
  
  The identifier of the Security Solution product tier.
  
  Values are complete or essentials.
search_lake object

Configuration for the entire set of capabilities that make the data searchable in Security.

Additional properties are allowed.
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- data_retention object | null
  
  Configuration to control the data retention in Elasticsearch data streams.
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
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  max_retention_days integer | null
  
  Maximum number of days allowed for retaining data in Elasticsearch data streams. Can be set to "null" for unlimited. A default of 396 will be applied if no value is specified on project creation.
  
  Minimum value is 7, maximum value is 3681.
  
  default_retention_days integer | null
  
  Default number of days during which data remains available in Elasticsearch data streams. Can be set to "null" for unlimited. A default of 396 will be applied if no value is specified on project creation.
  
  Minimum value is 7, maximum value is 3681.

Responses

201 application/json

The created security project.
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- ETag string
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The created Security project along with credentials to access Elasticsearch.
- id string Required
  
  ID of the project.
  
  Format should match the following pattern: ^[a-z0-9]{32}$.
- name string Required
  
  Descriptive name for a project.
  
  Minimum length is 1, maximum length is 255.
- alias string Required
  
  A custom domain label compatible with RFC-1035 standards. Derived from the project name by default.
  
  Minimum length is 1, maximum length is 50. Format should match the following pattern: ^[a-zA-Z]{1}(?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9]{1})?$.
- region_id string Required
  
  Unique human-readable identifier for a region in Elastic Cloud.
- metadata object Required
  
  Additional details about the project.
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
  
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  created_at string(date-time) Required
  
  Date and time when the project was created.
  
  created_by string Required
  
  ID of the user.
  
  organization_id string Required
  
  The Organization ID who owns the project.
  
  suspended_at string(date-time)
  
  Date and time when the project was suspended.
  
  suspended_reason string
  
  Reason why the project was suspended.
- cloud_id string Required
  
  The cloud ID, an encoded string that provides other Elastic services with the necessary information to connect to this Elasticsearch and Kibana.
- type string Required
  
  the type of the project
  
  Value is security.
- endpoints object Required
  
  The endpoints to access the different apps of the project.
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
  
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  elasticsearch string Required
  
  The endpoint to access elasticsearch.
  
  kibana string Required
  
  The endpoint to access kibana.
- search_lake object
  
  Configuration for the entire set of capabilities that make the data searchable in Security.
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
  
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  data_retention object | null
  
  Configuration to control the data retention in Elasticsearch data streams.
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
  
  Hide data_retention attributes Show data_retention attributes object | null
  
  max_retention_days integer | null
  
  Maximum number of days allowed for retaining data in Elasticsearch data streams. Can be set to "null" for unlimited. A default of 396 will be applied if no value is specified on project creation.
  
  Minimum value is 7, maximum value is 3681.
  
  default_retention_days integer | null
  
  Default number of days during which data remains available in Elasticsearch data streams. Can be set to "null" for unlimited. A default of 396 will be applied if no value is specified on project creation.
  
  Minimum value is 7, maximum value is 3681.
- admin_features_package string
  
  admin features package (BYOK, BYOIDP, CCS, CCR)
  
  Values are standard or enterprise.
- product_types array[object]
  
  At least 2 but not more than 3 elements. Default value is [{"product_line"=>"security", "product_tier"=>"complete"}, {"product_line"=>"cloud", "product_tier"=>"complete"}, {"product_line"=>"endpoint", "product_tier"=>"complete"}].
  
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  product_line string Required
  
  The identifier of the Security Solution product line.
  
  Values are security, cloud, or endpoint.
  
  product_tier string Required
  
  The identifier of the Security Solution product tier.
  
  Values are complete or essentials.
- credentials object Required
  
  Basic auth credentials to access the Elasticsearch API.
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
  
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  username string Required
  
  Basic auth username that can be used to access the Elasticsearch API.
  
  password string Required
  
  Basic auth password that can be used to access the Elasticsearch API.
400 application/json

Bad request
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- errors array[object] Required
  
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  message string Required
  
  A human-readable message of the error.
  
  code string Required
  
  An identifier for this type of error.
422 application/json

Unprocessable entity
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- errors array[object] Required
  
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  message string Required
  
  A human-readable message of the error.
  
  code string Required
  
  An identifier for this type of error.

POST /api/v1/serverless/projects/security

curl \
 -X POST https://api.elastic-cloud.com/api/v1/serverless/projects/security \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{"name":"Example project","region_id":"aws-us-east-1"}'

Request example

{
  "name": "Example project",
  "region_id": "aws-us-east-1"
}

Response examples (201)

# Headers
ETag: string

# Payload
{
  "id": "string",
  "name": "my project",
  "alias": "my-project-alias",
  "region_id": "aws-us-east-1",
  "metadata": {
    "created_at": "2024-05-04T09:42:00+00:00",
    "created_by": "1014289666002276",
    "organization_id": "198583657190",
    "suspended_at": "2024-05-04T09:42:00+00:00",
    "suspended_reason": "trial expired"
  },
  "cloud_id": "my_project:LmF3cy5lbGFzdG",
  "type": "security",
  "endpoints": {
    "elasticsearch": "string",
    "kibana": "string"
  },
  "search_lake": {
    "data_retention": {
      "max_retention_days": 42,
      "default_retention_days": 42
    }
  },
  "admin_features_package": "standard",
  "product_types": [
    {
      "product_line": "security",
      "product_tier": "complete"
    }
  ],
  "credentials": {
    "username": "admin",
    "password": "*****"
  }
}

Response examples (400)

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "message": "Explicative error message",
      "code": "code.error"
    }
  ]
}

Response examples (422)

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "message": "Explicative error message",
      "code": "code.error"
    }
  ]
}