Elasticsearch Serverless API

Base URL
http://api.example.com

Documentation source and versions

This documentation is derived from the main branch of the elasticsearch-specification repository. It is provided under license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International.

Last update on May 6, 2025.

This API is provided under license Apache 2.0.

Authentication

Api key auth (http_api_key)

Elasticsearch APIs use key-based authentication. You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header. For example:

curl -X GET "${ES_URL}/_cat/indices?v=true" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"

For more information about where to find API keys for the Elasticsearch endpoint (${ES_URL}) for a project, go to Get started with Elasticsearch Serverless.


Get behavioral analytics collections Deprecated Technical preview

GET /_application/analytics/{name}

Path parameters

  • name array[string] Required

    A list of analytics collections to limit the returned information

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attribute Show * attribute object
      • event_data_stream object Required
        Hide event_data_stream attribute Show event_data_stream attribute object
GET /_application/analytics/{name}
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_application/analytics/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _application/analytics/my*`
{
  "my_analytics_collection": {
      "event_data_stream": {
          "name": "behavioral_analytics-events-my_analytics_collection"
      }
  },
  "my_analytics_collection2": {
      "event_data_stream": {
          "name": "behavioral_analytics-events-my_analytics_collection2"
      }
  }
}

Create a behavioral analytics collection Deprecated Technical preview

PUT /_application/analytics/{name}

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    The name of the analytics collection to be created or updated.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

    • name string Required
PUT /_application/analytics/{name}
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_application/analytics/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Delete a behavioral analytics collection Deprecated Technical preview

DELETE /_application/analytics/{name}

The associated data stream is also deleted.

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    The name of the analytics collection to be deleted

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_application/analytics/{name}
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_application/analytics/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Get behavioral analytics collections Deprecated Technical preview

GET /_application/analytics

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attribute Show * attribute object
      • event_data_stream object Required
        Hide event_data_stream attribute Show event_data_stream attribute object
GET /_application/analytics
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_application/analytics' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _application/analytics/my*`
{
  "my_analytics_collection": {
      "event_data_stream": {
          "name": "behavioral_analytics-events-my_analytics_collection"
      }
  },
  "my_analytics_collection2": {
      "event_data_stream": {
          "name": "behavioral_analytics-events-my_analytics_collection2"
      }
  }
}





Get aliases

GET /_cat/aliases/{name}

Get the cluster's index aliases, including filter and routing information. This API does not return data stream aliases.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or the Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the aliases API.

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of aliases to retrieve. Supports wildcards (*). To retrieve all aliases, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

    List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    The type of index that wildcard patterns can match. If the request can target data streams, this argument determines whether wildcard expressions match hidden data streams. It supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • all: Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
    • open: Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
    • closed: Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
    • hidden: Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with open, closed, or both.
    • none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.
  • The period to wait for a connection to the master node. If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. To indicated that the request should never timeout, you can set it to -1.

Responses

GET /_cat/aliases/{name}
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/aliases/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _cat/aliases?format=json&v=true`. This response shows that `alias2` has configured a filter and `alias3` and `alias4` have routing configurations.
[
  {
    "alias": "alias1",
    "index": "test1",
    "filter": "-",
    "routing.index": "-",
    "routing.search": "-",
    "is_write_index": "true"
  },
  {
    "alias": "alias1",
    "index": "test1",
    "filter": "*",
    "routing.index": "-",
    "routing.search": "-",
    "is_write_index": "true"
  },
  {
    "alias": "alias3",
    "index": "test1",
    "filter": "-",
    "routing.index": "1",
    "routing.search": "1",
    "is_write_index": "true"
  },
  {
    "alias": "alias4",
    "index": "test1",
    "filter": "-",
    "routing.index": "2",
    "routing.search": "1,2",
    "is_write_index": "true"
  }
]




Get component templates Added in 5.1.0

GET /_cat/component_templates/{name}

Get information about component templates in a cluster. Component templates are building blocks for constructing index templates that specify index mappings, settings, and aliases.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the get component template API.

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    The name of the component template. It accepts wildcard expressions. If it is omitted, all component templates are returned.

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

    List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request computes the list of selected nodes from the local cluster state. If false the list of selected nodes are computed from the cluster state of the master node. In both cases the coordinating node will send requests for further information to each selected node.

  • The period to wait for a connection to the master node.

Responses

GET /_cat/component_templates/{name}
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/component_templates/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _cat/component_templates/my-template-*?v=true&s=name&format=json`.
[
  {
    "name": "my-template-1",
    "version": "null",
    "alias_count": "0",
    "mapping_count": "0",
    "settings_count": "1",
    "metadata_count": "0",
    "included_in": "[my-index-template]"
  },
    {
    "name": "my-template-2",
    "version": null,
    "alias_count": "0",
    "mapping_count": "3",
    "settings_count": "0",
    "metadata_count": "0",
    "included_in": "[my-index-template]"
  }
]




Get a document count

GET /_cat/count/{index}

Get quick access to a document count for a data stream, an index, or an entire cluster. The document count only includes live documents, not deleted documents which have not yet been removed by the merge process.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the count API.

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. It supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

    List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • epoch number | string

      Some APIs will return values such as numbers also as a string (notably epoch timestamps). This behavior is used to capture this behavior while keeping the semantics of the field type.

      Depending on the target language, code generators can keep the union or remove it and leniently parse strings to the target type.

    • Time of day, expressed as HH:MM:SS

    • count string

      the document count

GET /_cat/count/{index}
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/count/{index}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/count/my-index-000001?v=true&format=json`. It retrieves the document count for the `my-index-000001` data stream or index.
[
  {
    "epoch": "1475868259",
    "timestamp": "15:24:20",
    "count": "120"
  }
]
A successful response from `GET /_cat/count?v=true&format=json`. It retrieves the document count for all data streams and indices in the cluster.
[
  {
    "epoch": "1475868259",
    "timestamp": "15:24:20",
    "count": "121"
  }
]

Get CAT help

GET /_cat

Get help for the CAT APIs.

Responses

GET /_cat
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"












Get data frame analytics jobs Added in 7.7.0

GET /_cat/ml/data_frame/analytics/{id}

Get configuration and usage information about data frame analytics jobs.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the Kibana console or command line. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the get data frame analytics jobs statistics API.

Path parameters

  • id string Required

    The ID of the data frame analytics to fetch

Query parameters

  • Whether to ignore if a wildcard expression matches no configs. (This includes _all string or when no configs have been specified)

  • bytes string

    The unit in which to display byte values

    Values are b, kb, mb, gb, tb, or pb.

  • h string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list of column names to display.

    Supported values include:

    • assignment_explanation (or ae): Contains messages relating to the selection of a node.
    • create_time (or ct, createTime): The time when the data frame analytics job was created.
    • description (or d): A description of a job.
    • dest_index (or di, destIndex): Name of the destination index.
    • failure_reason (or fr, failureReason): Contains messages about the reason why a data frame analytics job failed.
    • id: Identifier for the data frame analytics job.
    • model_memory_limit (or mml, modelMemoryLimit): The approximate maximum amount of memory resources that are permitted for the data frame analytics job.
    • node.address (or na, nodeAddress): The network address of the node that the data frame analytics job is assigned to.
    • node.ephemeral_id (or ne, nodeEphemeralId): The ephemeral ID of the node that the data frame analytics job is assigned to.
    • node.id (or ni, nodeId): The unique identifier of the node that the data frame analytics job is assigned to.
    • node.name (or nn, nodeName): The name of the node that the data frame analytics job is assigned to.
    • progress (or p): The progress report of the data frame analytics job by phase.
    • source_index (or si, sourceIndex): Name of the source index.
    • state (or s): Current state of the data frame analytics job.
    • type (or t): The type of analysis that the data frame analytics job performs.
    • version (or v): The Elasticsearch version number in which the data frame analytics job was created.
  • s string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list of column names or column aliases used to sort the response.

    Supported values include:

    • assignment_explanation (or ae): Contains messages relating to the selection of a node.
    • create_time (or ct, createTime): The time when the data frame analytics job was created.
    • description (or d): A description of a job.
    • dest_index (or di, destIndex): Name of the destination index.
    • failure_reason (or fr, failureReason): Contains messages about the reason why a data frame analytics job failed.
    • id: Identifier for the data frame analytics job.
    • model_memory_limit (or mml, modelMemoryLimit): The approximate maximum amount of memory resources that are permitted for the data frame analytics job.
    • node.address (or na, nodeAddress): The network address of the node that the data frame analytics job is assigned to.
    • node.ephemeral_id (or ne, nodeEphemeralId): The ephemeral ID of the node that the data frame analytics job is assigned to.
    • node.id (or ni, nodeId): The unique identifier of the node that the data frame analytics job is assigned to.
    • node.name (or nn, nodeName): The name of the node that the data frame analytics job is assigned to.
    • progress (or p): The progress report of the data frame analytics job by phase.
    • source_index (or si, sourceIndex): Name of the source index.
    • state (or s): Current state of the data frame analytics job.
    • type (or t): The type of analysis that the data frame analytics job performs.
    • version (or v): The Elasticsearch version number in which the data frame analytics job was created.
  • time string

    Unit used to display time values.

    Values are nanos, micros, ms, s, m, h, or d.

Responses

GET /_cat/ml/data_frame/analytics/{id}
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/ml/data_frame/analytics/{id}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _cat/ml/data_frame/analytics?v=true&format=json`.
[
  {
    "id": "classifier_job_1",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:09.594Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  },
    {
    "id": "classifier_job_2",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:14.479Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  },
  {
    "id": "classifier_job_3",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:16.928Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  },
  {
    "id": "classifier_job_4",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:19.127Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  },
  {
    "id": "classifier_job_5",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:21.349Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  }
]

Get datafeeds Added in 7.7.0

GET /_cat/ml/datafeeds

Get configuration and usage information about datafeeds. This API returns a maximum of 10,000 datafeeds. If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have monitor_ml, monitor, manage_ml, or manage cluster privileges to use this API.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the Kibana console or command line. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the get datafeed statistics API.

Query parameters

  • Specifies what to do when the request:

    • Contains wildcard expressions and there are no datafeeds that match.
    • Contains the _all string or no identifiers and there are no matches.
    • Contains wildcard expressions and there are only partial matches.

    If true, the API returns an empty datafeeds array when there are no matches and the subset of results when there are partial matches. If false, the API returns a 404 status code when there are no matches or only partial matches.

  • h string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list of column names to display.

    Supported values include:

    • ae (or assignment_explanation): For started datafeeds only, contains messages relating to the selection of a node.
    • bc (or buckets.count, bucketsCount): The number of buckets processed.
    • id: A numerical character string that uniquely identifies the datafeed.
    • na (or node.address, nodeAddress): For started datafeeds only, the network address of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • ne (or node.ephemeral_id, nodeEphemeralId): For started datafeeds only, the ephemeral ID of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • ni (or node.id, nodeId): For started datafeeds only, the unique identifier of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • nn (or node.name, nodeName): For started datafeeds only, the name of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • sba (or search.bucket_avg, searchBucketAvg): The average search time per bucket, in milliseconds.
    • sc (or search.count, searchCount): The number of searches run by the datafeed.
    • seah (or search.exp_avg_hour, searchExpAvgHour): The exponential average search time per hour, in milliseconds.
    • st (or search.time, searchTime): The total time the datafeed spent searching, in milliseconds.
    • s (or state): The status of the datafeed: starting, started, stopping, or stopped. If starting, the datafeed has been requested to start but has not yet started. If started, the datafeed is actively receiving data. If stopping, the datafeed has been requested to stop gracefully and is completing its final action. If stopped, the datafeed is stopped and will not receive data until it is re-started.
  • s string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list of column names or column aliases used to sort the response.

    Supported values include:

    • ae (or assignment_explanation): For started datafeeds only, contains messages relating to the selection of a node.
    • bc (or buckets.count, bucketsCount): The number of buckets processed.
    • id: A numerical character string that uniquely identifies the datafeed.
    • na (or node.address, nodeAddress): For started datafeeds only, the network address of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • ne (or node.ephemeral_id, nodeEphemeralId): For started datafeeds only, the ephemeral ID of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • ni (or node.id, nodeId): For started datafeeds only, the unique identifier of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • nn (or node.name, nodeName): For started datafeeds only, the name of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • sba (or search.bucket_avg, searchBucketAvg): The average search time per bucket, in milliseconds.
    • sc (or search.count, searchCount): The number of searches run by the datafeed.
    • seah (or search.exp_avg_hour, searchExpAvgHour): The exponential average search time per hour, in milliseconds.
    • st (or search.time, searchTime): The total time the datafeed spent searching, in milliseconds.
    • s (or state): The status of the datafeed: starting, started, stopping, or stopped. If starting, the datafeed has been requested to start but has not yet started. If started, the datafeed is actively receiving data. If stopping, the datafeed has been requested to stop gracefully and is completing its final action. If stopped, the datafeed is stopped and will not receive data until it is re-started.
  • time string

    The unit used to display time values.

    Values are nanos, micros, ms, s, m, h, or d.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • id string

      The datafeed identifier.

    • state string

      Values are started, stopped, starting, or stopping.

    • For started datafeeds only, contains messages relating to the selection of a node.

    • The number of buckets processed.

    • The number of searches run by the datafeed.

    • The total time the datafeed spent searching, in milliseconds.

    • The average search time per bucket, in milliseconds.

    • The exponential average search time per hour, in milliseconds.

    • node.id string

      The unique identifier of the assigned node. For started datafeeds only, this information pertains to the node upon which the datafeed is started.

    • The name of the assigned node. For started datafeeds only, this information pertains to the node upon which the datafeed is started.

    • The ephemeral identifier of the assigned node. For started datafeeds only, this information pertains to the node upon which the datafeed is started.

    • The network address of the assigned node. For started datafeeds only, this information pertains to the node upon which the datafeed is started.

GET /_cat/ml/datafeeds
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/ml/datafeeds' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _cat/ml/datafeeds?v=true&format=json`.
[
  {
    "id": "datafeed-high_sum_total_sales",
    "state": "stopped",
    "buckets.count": "743",
    "search.count": "7"
  },
  {
    "id": "datafeed-low_request_rate",
    "state": "stopped",
    "buckets.count": "1457",
    "search.count": "3"
  },
  {
    "id": "datafeed-response_code_rates",
    "state": "stopped",
    "buckets.count": "1460",
    "search.count": "18"
  },
  {
    "id": "datafeed-url_scanning",
    "state": "stopped",
    "buckets.count": "1460",
    "search.count": "18"
  }
]
































Ping the cluster

HEAD /

Get information about whether the cluster is running.

Responses

HEAD /
curl \
 --request HEAD 'http://api.example.com/' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Connector

The connector and sync jobs APIs provide a convenient way to create and manage Elastic connectors and sync jobs in an internal index. Connectors are Elasticsearch integrations for syncing content from third-party data sources, which can be deployed on Elastic Cloud or hosted on your own infrastructure. This API provides an alternative to relying solely on Kibana UI for connector and sync job management. The API comes with a set of validations and assertions to ensure that the state representation in the internal index remains valid. This API requires the manage_connector privilege or, for read-only endpoints, the monitor_connector privilege.

Check out the connector API tutorial

Check in a connector Technical preview

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_check_in

Update the last_seen field in the connector and set it to the current timestamp.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be checked in

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_check_in
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_check_in' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
{
    "result": "updated"
}




















Create a connector Beta

POST /_connector

Connectors are Elasticsearch integrations that bring content from third-party data sources, which can be deployed on Elastic Cloud or hosted on your own infrastructure. Elastic managed connectors (Native connectors) are a managed service on Elastic Cloud. Self-managed connectors (Connector clients) are self-managed on your infrastructure.

application/json

Body

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

    • id string Required
POST /_connector
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_connector' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"description":"string","index_name":"string","is_native":true,"language":"string","name":"string","service_type":"string"}'
















Create a connector sync job Beta

POST /_connector/_sync_job

Create a connector sync job document in the internal index and initialize its counters and timestamps with default values.

application/json

Body Required

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • id string Required
POST /_connector/_sync_job
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_connector/_sync_job' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"id\": \"connector-id\",\n  \"job_type\": \"full\",\n  \"trigger_method\": \"on_demand\"\n}"'
Request example
{
  "id": "connector-id",
  "job_type": "full",
  "trigger_method": "on_demand"
}

Activate the connector draft filter Technical preview

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering/_activate

Activates the valid draft filtering for a connector.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering/_activate
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering/_activate' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Update the connector API key ID Beta

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_api_key_id

Update the api_key_id and api_key_secret_id fields of a connector. You can specify the ID of the API key used for authorization and the ID of the connector secret where the API key is stored. The connector secret ID is required only for Elastic managed (native) connectors. Self-managed connectors (connector clients) do not use this field.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_api_key_id
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_api_key_id' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n    \"api_key_id\": \"my-api-key-id\",\n    \"api_key_secret_id\": \"my-connector-secret-id\"\n}"'
Request example
{
    "api_key_id": "my-api-key-id",
    "api_key_secret_id": "my-connector-secret-id"
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}




Update the connector error field Technical preview

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_error

Set the error field for the connector. If the error provided in the request body is non-null, the connector’s status is updated to error. Otherwise, if the error is reset to null, the connector status is updated to connected.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Body Required

  • error string | null

    One of:

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_error
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_error' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n    \"error\": \"Houston, we have a problem!\"\n}"'
Request example
{
    "error": "Houston, we have a problem!"
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}




Update the connector draft filtering validation Technical preview

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering/_validation

Update the draft filtering validation info for a connector.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Body Required

  • validation object Required
    Hide validation attributes Show validation attributes object
    • errors array[object] Required
      Hide errors attributes Show errors attributes object
    • state string Required

      Values are edited, invalid, or valid.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering/_validation
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering/_validation' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"validation":{"errors":[{"ids":["string"],"messages":["string"]}],"state":"edited"}}'

Update the connector index name Beta

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_index_name

Update the index_name field of a connector, specifying the index where the data ingested by the connector is stored.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Body Required

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_index_name
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_index_name' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n    \"index_name\": \"data-from-my-google-drive\"\n}"'
Request example
{
    "index_name": "data-from-my-google-drive"
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}




Update the connector is_native flag Beta

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_native

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Body Required

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_native
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_native' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"is_native":true}'

Update the connector pipeline Beta

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_pipeline

When you create a new connector, the configuration of an ingest pipeline is populated with default settings.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Body Required

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_pipeline
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_pipeline' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n    \"pipeline\": {\n        \"extract_binary_content\": true,\n        \"name\": \"my-connector-pipeline\",\n        \"reduce_whitespace\": true,\n        \"run_ml_inference\": true\n    }\n}"'
Request example
{
    "pipeline": {
        "extract_binary_content": true,
        "name": "my-connector-pipeline",
        "reduce_whitespace": true,
        "run_ml_inference": true
    }
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}




Update the connector service type Beta

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_service_type

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Body Required

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_service_type
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_service_type' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n    \"service_type\": \"sharepoint_online\"\n}"'
Request example
{
    "service_type": "sharepoint_online"
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}

Update the connector status Technical preview

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_status

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Body Required

  • status string Required

    Values are created, needs_configuration, configured, connected, or error.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_status
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_status' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n    \"status\": \"needs_configuration\"\n}"'
Request example
{
    "status": "needs_configuration"
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}




Create a data stream Added in 7.9.0

PUT /_data_stream/{name}

You must have a matching index template with data stream enabled.

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Name of the data stream, which must meet the following criteria: Lowercase only; Cannot include \, /, *, ?, ", <, >, |, ,, #, :, or a space character; Cannot start with -, _, +, or .ds-; Cannot be . or ..; Cannot be longer than 255 bytes. Multi-byte characters count towards this limit faster.

Query parameters

  • Period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

PUT /_data_stream/{name}
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_data_stream/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Delete data streams Added in 7.9.0

DELETE /_data_stream/{name}

Deletes one or more data streams and their backing indices.

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams to delete. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

  • Period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Type of data stream that wildcard patterns can match. Supports comma-separated values,such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • all: Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
    • open: Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
    • closed: Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
    • hidden: Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with open, closed, or both.
    • none: Wildcard expressions are not accepted.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_data_stream/{name}
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_data_stream/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
















Convert an index alias to a data stream Added in 7.9.0

POST /_data_stream/_migrate/{name}

Converts an index alias to a data stream. You must have a matching index template that is data stream enabled. The alias must meet the following criteria: The alias must have a write index; All indices for the alias must have a @timestamp field mapping of a date or date_nanos field type; The alias must not have any filters; The alias must not use custom routing. If successful, the request removes the alias and creates a data stream with the same name. The indices for the alias become hidden backing indices for the stream. The write index for the alias becomes the write index for the stream.

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Name of the index alias to convert to a data stream.

Query parameters

  • Period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

POST /_data_stream/_migrate/{name}
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_data_stream/_migrate/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Update data streams Added in 7.16.0

POST /_data_stream/_modify

Performs one or more data stream modification actions in a single atomic operation.

application/json

Body Required

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

POST /_data_stream/_modify
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_data_stream/_modify' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"actions":[{"add_backing_index":{"data_stream":"string","index":"string"},"remove_backing_index":{"data_stream":"string","index":"string"}}]}'








































Check a document

HEAD /{index}/_doc/{id}

Verify that a document exists. For example, check to see if a document with the _id 0 exists:

HEAD my-index-000001/_doc/0

If the document exists, the API returns a status code of 200 - OK. If the document doesn’t exist, the API returns 404 - Not Found.

Versioning support

You can use the version parameter to check the document only if its current version is equal to the specified one.

Internally, Elasticsearch has marked the old document as deleted and added an entirely new document. The old version of the document doesn't disappear immediately, although you won't be able to access it. Elasticsearch cleans up deleted documents in the background as you continue to index more data.

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases. It supports wildcards (*).

  • id string Required

    A unique document identifier.

Query parameters

  • The node or shard the operation should be performed on. By default, the operation is randomized between the shard replicas.

    If it is set to _local, the operation will prefer to be run on a local allocated shard when possible. If it is set to a custom value, the value is used to guarantee that the same shards will be used for the same custom value. This can help with "jumping values" when hitting different shards in different refresh states. A sample value can be something like the web session ID or the user name.

  • realtime boolean

    If true, the request is real-time as opposed to near-real-time.

  • refresh boolean

    If true, the request refreshes the relevant shards before retrieving the document. Setting it to true should be done after careful thought and verification that this does not cause a heavy load on the system (and slow down indexing).

  • routing string

    A custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.

  • _source boolean | string | array[string]

    Indicates whether to return the _source field (true or false) or lists the fields to return.

  • _source_excludes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of source fields to exclude from the response. You can also use this parameter to exclude fields from the subset specified in _source_includes query parameter. If the _source parameter is false, this parameter is ignored.

  • _source_includes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of source fields to include in the response. If this parameter is specified, only these source fields are returned. You can exclude fields from this subset using the _source_excludes query parameter. If the _source parameter is false, this parameter is ignored.

  • stored_fields string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of stored fields to return as part of a hit. If no fields are specified, no stored fields are included in the response. If this field is specified, the _source parameter defaults to false.

  • version number

    Explicit version number for concurrency control. The specified version must match the current version of the document for the request to succeed.

  • The version type.

    Supported values include:

    • internal: Use internal versioning that starts at 1 and increments with each update or delete.
    • external: Only index the document if the specified version is strictly higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document.
    • external_gte: Only index the document if the specified version is equal or higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document. NOTE: The external_gte version type is meant for special use cases and should be used with care. If used incorrectly, it can result in loss of data.
    • force: This option is deprecated because it can cause primary and replica shards to diverge.

    Values are internal, external, external_gte, or force.

Responses

HEAD /{index}/_doc/{id}
HEAD my-index-000001/_doc/0
curl -I "localhost:9200/my-index-000001/_doc/0?pretty"
const response = await client.exists({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  id: 0,
});
console.log(response);
resp = client.exists(
  index="my-index-000001",
  id="0",
)
print(resp)
response = client.exists(
  index: 'my-index-000001',
  id: 0
)
puts response








Check for a document source Added in 5.4.0

HEAD /{index}/_source/{id}

Check whether a document source exists in an index. For example:

HEAD my-index-000001/_source/1

A document's source is not available if it is disabled in the mapping.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases. It supports wildcards (*).

  • id string Required

    A unique identifier for the document.

Query parameters

  • The node or shard the operation should be performed on. By default, the operation is randomized between the shard replicas.

  • realtime boolean

    If true, the request is real-time as opposed to near-real-time.

  • refresh boolean

    If true, the request refreshes the relevant shards before retrieving the document. Setting it to true should be done after careful thought and verification that this does not cause a heavy load on the system (and slow down indexing).

  • routing string

    A custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.

  • _source boolean | string | array[string]

    Indicates whether to return the _source field (true or false) or lists the fields to return.

  • _source_excludes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of source fields to exclude in the response.

  • _source_includes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of source fields to include in the response.

  • version number

    The version number for concurrency control. It must match the current version of the document for the request to succeed.

  • The version type.

    Supported values include:

    • internal: Use internal versioning that starts at 1 and increments with each update or delete.
    • external: Only index the document if the specified version is strictly higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document.
    • external_gte: Only index the document if the specified version is equal or higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document. NOTE: The external_gte version type is meant for special use cases and should be used with care. If used incorrectly, it can result in loss of data.
    • force: This option is deprecated because it can cause primary and replica shards to diverge.

    Values are internal, external, external_gte, or force.

Responses

HEAD /{index}/_source/{id}
curl \
 --request HEAD 'http://api.example.com/{index}/_source/{id}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"




















































































EQL

Event Query Language (EQL) is a query language for event-based time series data, such as logs, metrics, and traces.

Learn more about EQL search




Delete an async EQL search Added in 7.9.0

DELETE /_eql/search/{id}

Delete an async EQL search or a stored synchronous EQL search. The API also deletes results for the search.

Path parameters

  • id string Required

    Identifier for the search to delete. A search ID is provided in the EQL search API's response for an async search. A search ID is also provided if the request’s keep_on_completion parameter is true.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_eql/search/{id}
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_eql/search/{id}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Get the async EQL status Added in 7.9.0

GET /_eql/search/status/{id}

Get the current status for an async EQL search or a stored synchronous EQL search without returning results.

Path parameters

  • id string Required

    Identifier for the search.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • id string Required
    • is_partial boolean Required

      If true, the search request is still executing. If false, the search is completed.

    • is_running boolean Required

      If true, the response does not contain complete search results. This could be because either the search is still running (is_running status is false), or because it is already completed (is_running status is true) and results are partial due to failures or timeouts.

    • Time unit for milliseconds

    • Time unit for milliseconds

    • For a completed search shows the http status code of the completed search.

GET /_eql/search/status/{id}
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_eql/search/status/{id}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response for getting status information for an async EQL search.
{
  "id": "FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE=",
  "is_running" : true,
  "is_partial" : true,
  "start_time_in_millis" : 1611690235000,
  "expiration_time_in_millis" : 1611690295000
}








ES|QL

The Elasticsearch Query Language (ES|QL) provides a powerful way to filter, transform, and analyze data stored in Elasticsearch, and in the future in other runtimes.

Learn more about ES|QL

Get a specific running ES|QL query information Technical preview

GET /_query/queries/{id}

Returns an object extended information about a running ES|QL query.

Path parameters

  • id string Required

    The query ID

Responses

GET /_query/queries/{id}
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_query/queries/{id}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Get running ES|QL queries information Technical preview

GET /_query/queries

Returns an object containing IDs and other information about the running ES|QL queries.

Responses

GET /_query/queries
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_query/queries' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"




Graph explore

The graph explore API enables you to extract and summarize information about the documents and terms in an Elasticsearch data stream or index.

Get started with Graph





















Delete component templates Added in 7.8.0

DELETE /_component_template/{name}

Component templates are building blocks for constructing index templates that specify index mappings, settings, and aliases.

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of component template names used to limit the request.

Query parameters

  • Period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_component_template/{name}
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_component_template/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Check component templates Added in 7.8.0

HEAD /_component_template/{name}

Returns information about whether a particular component template exists.

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of component template names used to limit the request. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

  • Period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only. Defaults to false, which means information is retrieved from the master node.

Responses

HEAD /_component_template/{name}
curl \
 --request HEAD 'http://api.example.com/_component_template/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Get component templates Added in 7.8.0

GET /_component_template

Get information about component templates.

Query parameters

  • If true, returns settings in flat format.

  • Return all default configurations for the component template (default: false)

  • local boolean

    If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only. If false, information is retrieved from the master node.

  • Period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

Responses

GET /_component_template
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_component_template' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"