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Create data stream API
editCreate data stream API
editCreates a new data stream.
Data streams require a matching index template. See Set up a data stream.
PUT /_data_stream/my-data-stream
Request
editPUT /_data_stream/<data-stream>
Prerequisites
edit-
If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
create_index
ormanage
index privilege for the data stream.
Path parameters
edit-
<data-stream>
-
(Required, string) Name of the data stream to create.
We recommend using the Elastic data stream naming scheme. Data stream names must meet the following criteria:
- Lowercase only
-
Cannot include
\
,/
,*
,?
,"
,<
,>
,|
, ` ` (space character),,
,#
,:
-
Cannot start with
-
,_
,+
,.
-
Cannot be
.
or..
- Cannot be longer than 255 bytes (note it is bytes, so multi-byte characters will count towards the 255 limit faster)