Create an Elasticsearch project

POST /api/v1/serverless/projects/elasticsearch

Create an Elasticsearch project. The response will include the created project details, such as the project ID, the credentials to access the project, and the endpoints to access different apps such as Elasticsearch and Kibana. The credentials can be regenerated at any time using the _reset-credentials endpoint.

application/json

Body Required

Configuration of the elasticsearch project to create.

name string Required

Descriptive name for a project.

Minimum length is 1, maximum length is 255.
alias string

A custom domain label compatible with RFC-1035 standards. Derived from the project name by default.

Minimum length is 1, maximum length is 50. Format should match the following pattern: ^[a-zA-Z]{1}(?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9]{1})?$.
region_id string Required

Unique human-readable identifier for a region in Elastic Cloud.
optimized_for string

The purpose for which the hardware of this elasticsearch project is optimized for. Also known as the Elasticsearch project subtype.

Values are general_purpose or vector.
search_lake object

Configuration for entire set of capabilities that make the data searchable in Elasticsearch.
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- search_power integer
  
  Controls how fast searches are against your project data. When ingested, a certain amount of data is loaded into a cache that makes it super fast to query. You can either increase the performance of searches on cached data by adding replicas, or reduce the quantity of cached data by a static factor to save on costs.
  
  Minimum value is 28, maximum value is 3000.
- boost_window integer
  
  Determines how much data can benefit from faster search. When ingested, a certain amount of data is loaded into a cache that makes it super fast to query. The system dynamically adjusts the cache allocated to your project based on how much data you ingest during the period defined by your Search Boost Window.
  
  Minimum value is 1, maximum value is 180.

Responses

201 application/json

The created elasticsearch project.
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- ETag string
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The created Elasticsearch project along with credentials to access Elasticsearch.
- id string Required
  
  ID of the project.
  
  Format should match the following pattern: ^[a-z0-9]{32}$.
- name string Required
  
  Descriptive name for a project.
  
  Minimum length is 1, maximum length is 255.
- alias string Required
  
  A custom domain label compatible with RFC-1035 standards. Derived from the project name by default.
  
  Minimum length is 1, maximum length is 50. Format should match the following pattern: ^[a-zA-Z]{1}(?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]*[a-zA-Z0-9]{1})?$.
- region_id string Required
  
  Unique human-readable identifier for a region in Elastic Cloud.
- metadata object Required
  
  Additional details about the project.
  
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  created_at string(date-time) Required
  
  Date and time when the project was created.
  
  created_by string Required
  
  ID of the user.
  
  organization_id string Required
  
  The Organization ID who owns the project.
  
  suspended_at string(date-time)
  
  Date and time when the project was suspended.
  
  suspended_reason string
  
  Reason why the project was suspended.
- cloud_id string Required
  
  The cloud ID, an encoded string that provides other Elastic services with the necessary information to connect to this Elasticsearch and Kibana.
- type string Required
  
  the type of the project
  
  Value is elasticsearch.
- optimized_for string Required
  
  The purpose for which the hardware of this elasticsearch project is optimized for. Also known as the Elasticsearch project subtype.
  
  Values are general_purpose or vector.
- search_lake object
  
  Configuration for entire set of capabilities that make the data searchable in Elasticsearch.
  
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  search_power integer
  
  Controls how fast searches are against your project data. When ingested, a certain amount of data is loaded into a cache that makes it super fast to query. You can either increase the performance of searches on cached data by adding replicas, or reduce the quantity of cached data by a static factor to save on costs.
  
  Minimum value is 28, maximum value is 3000.
  
  boost_window integer
  
  Determines how much data can benefit from faster search. When ingested, a certain amount of data is loaded into a cache that makes it super fast to query. The system dynamically adjusts the cache allocated to your project based on how much data you ingest during the period defined by your Search Boost Window.
  
  Minimum value is 1, maximum value is 180.
- endpoints object Required
  
  The endpoints to access the different apps of the project.
  
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  elasticsearch string Required
  
  The endpoint to access elasticsearch.
  
  kibana string Required
  
  The endpoint to access kibana.
- credentials object Required
  
  Basic auth credentials to access the Elasticsearch API.
  
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  username string Required
  
  Basic auth username that can be used to access the Elasticsearch API.
  
  password string Required
  
  Basic auth password that can be used to access the Elasticsearch API.
400 application/json

Bad request
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- errors array[object] Required
  
  An error response returned by the API.
  
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  message string Required
  
  A human-readable message of the error.
  
  code string Required
  
  An identifier for this type of error.
422 application/json

Unprocessable entity
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- errors array[object] Required
  
  An error response returned by the API.
  
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  message string Required
  
  A human-readable message of the error.
  
  code string Required
  
  An identifier for this type of error.

POST /api/v1/serverless/projects/elasticsearch

curl \
 --request POST 'https://api.elastic-cloud.com/api/v1/serverless/projects/elasticsearch' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"name":"Example project","region_id":"aws-us-east-1"}'

Request example

{
  "name": "Example project",
  "region_id": "aws-us-east-1"
}

Response examples (201)

# Headers
ETag: string

# Payload
{
  "id": "string",
  "name": "my project",
  "alias": "my-project-alias",
  "region_id": "aws-us-east-1",
  "metadata": {
    "created_at": "2025-05-04T09:42:00Z",
    "created_by": "1014289666002276",
    "organization_id": "198583657190",
    "suspended_at": "2025-05-04T09:42:00Z",
    "suspended_reason": "trial expired"
  },
  "cloud_id": "my_project:LmF3cy5lbGFzdG",
  "type": "elasticsearch",
  "optimized_for": "general_purpose",
  "search_lake": {
    "search_power": 100,
    "boost_window": 100
  },
  "endpoints": {
    "elasticsearch": "https://my-project-alias-df6c6d.es.us-east-1.aws.elastic.cloud",
    "kibana": "https://my-project-alias-df6c6d.kb.us-east-1.aws.elastic.cloud"
  },
  "credentials": {
    "username": "admin",
    "password": "*****"
  }
}

Response examples (400)

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "message": "Explicative error message",
      "code": "code.error"
    }
  ]
}

Response examples (422)

{
  "errors": [
    {
      "message": "Explicative error message",
      "code": "code.error"
    }
  ]
}