Update data view API
editUpdate data view API
edit[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 part of an data view. Only the specified fields are updated in the data view. Unspecified fields stay as they are persisted.
Request
editPOST <kibana host>:<port>/api/data_views/data_view/<id>
POST <kibana host>:<port>/s/<space_id>/api/data_views/data_view/<id>
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 data view you want to update.
Request body
edit-
refresh_fields -
(Optional, boolean) Reloads the data view fields after
the data view is updated. The default is
false. -
data_view -
(Required, object) The data view fields you want to update.
You can partially update the following fields:
-
title -
timeFieldName -
fields -
sourceFilters -
fieldFormatMap -
type -
typeMeta
-
Response code
edit-
200 - Indicates a successful call.
Examples
editUpdate a title of the <my-view> data view:
$ curl -X POST api/data_views/data_view/my-view
{
"data_view": {
"title": "some-other-view-*"
}
}
Customize the update behavior:
$ curl -X POST api/data_views/data_view/my-view
{
"refresh_fields": true,
"data_view": {
"fields": {}
}
}
All update fields are optional, but you can specify the following fields:
$ curl -X POST api/data_views/data_view/my-view
{
"data_view": {
"title": "...",
"timeFieldName": "...",
"sourceFilters": [],
"fieldFormats": {},
"type": "...",
"typeMeta": {},
"fields": {},
"runtimeFieldMap": {}
}
}
The API returns the updated data view object:
{
"data_view": {
}
}