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Create data stream API
editCreate data stream API
editCreates a new data stream.
PUT /_data_stream/my-data-stream
Request
editPUT /_data_stream/<data-stream>
Prerequisites
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If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
create_indexormanageindex privilege for the data stream. - A matching index template with data stream enabled. See Set up a data stream.
Path parameters
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<data-stream> -
(Required, string) Name of the data stream to create. Data stream names 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.