Open a point in time Added in 7.10.0

POST /{index}/_pit

A search request by default runs against the most recent visible data of the target indices, which is called point in time. Elasticsearch pit (point in time) is a lightweight view into the state of the data as it existed when initiated. In some cases, it’s preferred to perform multiple search requests using the same point in time. For example, if refreshes happen between search_after requests, then the results of those requests might not be consistent as changes happening between searches are only visible to the more recent point in time.

A point in time must be opened explicitly before being used in search requests. The keep_alive parameter tells Elasticsearch how long it should persist.

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of index names to open point in time; use _all or empty string to perform the operation on all indices

Query parameters

  • keep_alive string Required

    Extends the time to live of the corresponding point in time.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

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

  • preference string

    Specifies the node or shard the operation should be performed on. Random by default.

  • routing string

    Custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.

  • 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.

  • allow_partial_search_results boolean

    If false, creating a point in time request when a shard is missing or unavailable will throw an exception. If true, the point in time will contain all the shards that are available at the time of the request.

application/json

Body

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • _shards object Required

      Additional properties are allowed.

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      • failed number Required
      • successful number Required
      • total number Required
      • failures array[object]
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        • index string
        • node string
        • reason object Required

          Additional properties are allowed.

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          • type string Required

            The type of error

          • reason string

            A human-readable explanation of the error, in english

          • stack_trace string

            The server stack trace. Present only if the error_trace=true parameter was sent with the request.

          • caused_by object

            Additional properties are allowed.

          • root_cause array[object]

            Additional properties are allowed.

          • suppressed array[object]

            Additional properties are allowed.

        • shard number Required
        • status string
      • skipped number
    • id string Required
POST /{index}/_pit 
curl \
 -X POST http://api.example.com/{index}/_pit?keep_alive=string \
 -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
 -d '{"index_filter":{}}'