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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>
Path parameters
edit-
<data-stream> -
(Required, string) Name of the data stream to create.
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)