[role="xpack"]
[testenv="basic"]
[[put-data-frame-transform]]
=== Create {dataframe-transforms} API

[subs="attributes"]
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<titleabbrev>Create {dataframe-transforms}</titleabbrev>
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Instantiates a {dataframe-transform}.

beta[]

[[put-data-frame-transform-request]]
==== {api-request-title}

`PUT _data_frame/transforms/<data_frame_transform_id>`

[[put-data-frame-transform-prereqs]]
==== {api-prereq-title}

* If the {es} {security-features} are enabled, you must have
`manage_data_frame_transforms` cluster privileges to use this API. The built-in
`data_frame_transforms_admin` role has these privileges. You must also
have `read` and `view_index_metadata` privileges on the source index and `read`,
`create_index`, and `index` privileges on the destination index. For more
information, see {stack-ov}/security-privileges.html[Security privileges] and
{stack-ov}/built-in-roles.html[Built-in roles].

[[put-data-frame-transform-desc]]
==== {api-description-title}

IMPORTANT:  You must use {kib} or this API to create a {dataframe-transform}.
            Do not put a {dataframe-transform} directly into any
            `.data-frame-internal*` indices using the Elasticsearch index API.
            If {es} {security-features} are enabled, do not give users any
            privileges on `.data-frame-internal*` indices.

[[put-data-frame-transform-path-parms]]
==== {api-path-parms-title}

`<data_frame_transform_id>`::
  (Required, string) Identifier for the {dataframe-transform}. This identifier
  can contain lowercase alphanumeric characters (a-z and 0-9), hyphens, and
  underscores. It must start and end with alphanumeric characters.

[[put-data-frame-transform-request-body]]
==== {api-request-body-title}

`description`::
  (Optional, string) Free text description of the {dataframe-transform}.

`dest`::
  (Required, object) Required. The destination configuration, which consists of `index`
  and optionally a `pipeline` id. See <<data-frame-transform-dest>>.

`frequency`::
  (Optional, time units) The interval between checks for changes in the source indices
  when the {dataframe-transform} is running continuously. Defaults to `1m`.
  The lowest permitted value is `1s`; the highest `1h`.

`pivot`::
  (Required, object) Defines the pivot function `group by` fields and the aggregation to
  reduce the data. See <<data-frame-transform-pivot>>.

`source`::
  (Required, object) The source configuration, which consists of `index` and 
  optionally a `query`. See <<data-frame-transform-source>>.
  
`sync`::
  (Optional, object) Defines the properties required to run continuously.
  `time`:::
    (Required, object) Specifies that the {dataframe-transform} uses a time
    field to synchronize the source and destination indices.
    `field`::::
      (Required, string) The date field that is used to identify new documents
      in the source.
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--
TIP: In general, it’s a good idea to use a field that contains the
<<accessing-ingest-metadata,ingest timestamp>>. If you use a different field,
you might need to set the `delay` such that it accounts for data transmission
delays.

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    `delay`::::
      (Optional, time units) The time delay between the current time and the
      latest input data time. The default value is `60s`.

[[put-data-frame-transform-example]]
==== {api-examples-title}

[source,js]
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PUT _data_frame/transforms/ecommerce_transform
{
  "source": {
    "index": "kibana_sample_data_ecommerce",
    "query": {
      "term": {
        "geoip.continent_name": {
          "value": "Asia"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "pivot": {
    "group_by": {
      "customer_id": {
        "terms": {
          "field": "customer_id"
        }
      }
    },
    "aggregations": {
      "max_price": {
        "max": {
          "field": "taxful_total_price"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "description": "Maximum priced ecommerce data by customer_id in Asia",
  "dest": {
    "index": "kibana_sample_data_ecommerce_transform",
    "pipeline": "add_timestamp_pipeline"
  },
  "frequency": "5m",
  "sync": {
    "time": {
      "field": "order_date",
      "delay": "60s"
    }
  }
}
--------------------------------------------------
// CONSOLE
// TEST[setup:kibana_sample_data_ecommerce]

When the transform is created, you receive the following results:
[source,js]
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{
  "acknowledged" : true
}
----
// TESTRESPONSE
