Update index pattern fields API
editUpdate index pattern fields API
editDeprecated in 8.0.0.
Use the data views API instead.
[preview]
This functionality is in technical preview and may be changed or removed in a future release. Elastic will work to fix any issues, but features in technical preview are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features.
Update fields presentation metadata, such as count,
customLabel, and format. You can update multiple fields in one request. Updates
are merged with persisted metadata. To remove existing metadata, specify null as the value.
Request
editPOST <kibana host>:<port>/api/index_patterns/index_pattern/<id>/fields
POST <kibana host>:<port>/s/<space_id>/api/index_patterns/index_pattern/<id>/fields
Path parameters
edit-
space_id -
(Optional, string) An identifier for the space. If
space_idis not provided in the URL, the default space is used. -
id - (Required, string) The ID of the index pattern fields you want to update.
Request body
edit-
fields - (Required, object) the field object
Response code
edit-
200 - Indicates a successful call.
Examples
editSet popularity count for field foo:
$ curl -X POST api/index_patterns/index-pattern/my-pattern/fields
{
"fields": {
"foo": {
"count": 123
}
}
}
Update multiple metadata fields in one request:
$ curl -X POST api/index_patterns/index-pattern/my-pattern/fields
{
"fields": {
"foo": {
"count": 123,
"customLabel": "Foo"
},
"bar": {
"customLabel": "Bar"
}
}
}
Use null value to delete metadata:
$ curl -X POST api/index_patterns/index-pattern/my-pattern/fields
{
"fields": {
"foo": {
"customLabel": null
}
}
}
The endpoint returns the updated index pattern object:
{
"index_pattern": {
}
}