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Bulk get objects API
editBulk get objects API
editDeprecated in 8.7.0.
To be removed in an upcoming version
Retrieve multiple Kibana saved objects by ID.
Request
editPOST <kibana host>:<port>/api/saved_objects/_bulk_get
POST <kibana host>:<port>/s/<space_id>/api/saved_objects/_bulk_get
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-
type
-
(Required, string) Valid options include
visualization
,dashboard
,search
,index-pattern
,config
. -
id
- (Required, string) ID of the retrieved object. The ID includes the Kibana unique identifier or a custom identifier.
-
fields
-
(Optional, array) The fields to return in the
attributes
key of the object response. -
namespaces
-
(Optional, string array) Identifiers for the spaces in which to search for this object. If this is provided, the object is searched for only in the explicitly defined spaces. If this is not provided, the object is searched for in the current space (default behavior).
-
For shareable object types (registered with
namespaceType: 'multiple'
): this option can be used to specify one or more spaces, including the "All spaces" identifier ('*'
). -
For isolated object types (registered with
namespaceType: 'single'
ornamespaceType: 'multiple-isolated'
): this option can only be used to specify a single space, and the "All spaces" identifier ('*'
) is not allowed. -
For global object types (registered with
namespaceType: 'agnostic'
): this option cannot be used.
-
For shareable object types (registered with
Response body
edit-
saved_objects
- (array) Top-level property containing objects that represent the response for each of the requested objects. The order of the objects in the response is identical to the order of the objects in the request.
Saved objects that are unable to persist are replaced with an error object.
Response code
edit-
200
- Indicates a successful call. Note, this HTTP response code indicates that the bulk operation succeeded. Errors pertaining to individual objects will be returned in the response body. See the example below for details.
Example
editRetrieve a data view with the my-pattern
ID, and a dashboard with the my-dashboard
ID:
$ curl -X POST api/saved_objects/_bulk_get [ { "type": "index-pattern", "id": "my-pattern" }, { "type": "dashboard", "id": "be3733a0-9efe-11e7-acb3-3dab96693fab" } ]
The API returns the following:
{ "saved_objects": [ { "id": "my-pattern", "type": "index-pattern", "version": 1, "attributes": { "title": "my-pattern-*" } }, { "id": "my-dashboard", "type": "dashboard", "error": { "statusCode": 404, "message": "Not found" } } ] }
Only the data view exists.