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Create data stream API
editCreate data stream API
editCreates a new data stream.
PUT /_data_stream/my-data-stream
Request
editPUT /_data_stream/<data-stream>
Prerequisites
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If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
create_index
ormanage
index privilege for the data stream. - A matching index template with data stream enabled. See Set up a data stream.
Path parameters
edit-
<data-stream>
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(Required, string) Name of the data stream to create. Data stream names 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.
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