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Create index pattern API
editCreate index pattern API
editDeprecated in 8.0.0.
Use Create data view 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. Create Kibana index patterns.
Request
editPOST <kibana host>:<port>/api/index_patterns/index_pattern
POST <kibana host>:<port>/s/<space_id>/api/index_patterns/index_pattern
Path parameters
edit-
space_id
-
(Optional, string) An identifier for the space. If
space_id
is not provided in the URL, the default space is used.
Request body
edit-
override
-
(Optional, boolean) Overrides an existing index pattern if an
index pattern with the provided title already exists. The default is
false
. -
refresh_fields
-
(Optional, boolean) Reloads index pattern fields after
the index pattern is stored. The default is
false
. -
index_pattern
- (Required, object) The index pattern object. All fields are optional.
Response code
edit-
200
- Indicates a successful call.
Examples
editCreate an index pattern with a custom title:
$ curl -X POST api/index_patterns/index_pattern { "index_pattern": { "title": "hello" } }
Customize the creation behavior:
$ curl -X POST api/index_patterns/index_pattern { "override": false, "refresh_fields": true, "index_pattern": { "title": "hello" } }
At creation, all index pattern fields are optional:
$ curl -X POST api/index_patterns/index_pattern { "index_pattern": { "id": "...", "version": "...", "title": "...", "type": "...", "timeFieldName": "...", "sourceFilters": [], "fields": {}, "typeMeta": {}, "fieldFormats": {}, "fieldAttrs": {}, "runtimeFieldMap": {} "allowNoIndex": "..." } }
The API returns the index pattern object:
{ "index_pattern": {...} }