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Set default data view API

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Set default data view API

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[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. Set a default data view ID. Kibana UI will use the default data view unless user picks a different one. The API doesn’t validate if given index_pattern_id is a valid id.

Request

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POST <kibana host>:<port>/api/index_patterns/default

POST <kibana host>:<port>/s/<space_id>/api/index_patterns/default

Path parameters

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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

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index_pattern_id: (Required, string or null) Sets a default data view id. Use null to unset a default data view.
force: (Optional, boolean) Updates existing default data view id. The default is false.

Response code

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200: Indicates a successful call.

Example

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Set the default data view id if none is set:

$ curl -X POST api/index_patterns/default
{
  "index_pattern_id": "..."
}

Upsert the default data view:

$ curl -X POST api/index_patterns/default
{
  "index_pattern_id": "...",
  "force": true
}

Unset the default data view:

$ curl -X POST api/index_patterns/default
{
  "index_pattern_id": null,
  "force": true
}

The API returns:

{
    "acknowledged": true
}

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