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[[saved-objects-api-bulk-get]]
=== Bulk get objects API
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<titleabbrev>Bulk get objects</titleabbrev>
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experimental[] Retrieve multiple {kib} saved objects by ID.
[[saved-objects-api-bulk-get-request]]
==== Request
`POST /api/saved_objects/_bulk_get`
[[saved-objects-api-bulk-get-request-body]]
==== Request Body
`type`::
(Required, string) Valid options include `visualization`, `dashboard`, `search`, `index-pattern`, `config`, and `timelion-sheet`.
`id`::
(Required, string) ID of the retrieved object.
`fields`::
(Optional, array) The fields returned in the object response.
[[saved-objects-api-bulk-get-response-body]]
==== Response body
`saved_objects`::
(array) Top-level property the contains objects that represent the response for each of the requested objects. The order of the objects in the response is identical to the order of the objects in the request.
Saved objects that are unable to persist are replaced with an error object.
[[saved-objects-api-bulk-get-body-codes]]
==== Response code
`200`::
Indicates a successfully call.
[[saved-objects-api-bulk-get-body-example]]
==== Example
Retrieve an index pattern with the `my-pattern` ID, and a dashboard with the `my-dashboard` ID:
[source,js]
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POST api/saved_objects/_bulk_get
[
{
"type": "index-pattern",
"id": "my-pattern"
},
{
"type": "dashboard",
"id": "my-dashboard"
}
]
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// KIBANA
The API returns the following:
[source,js]
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{
"saved_objects": [
{
"id": "my-pattern",
"type": "index-pattern",
"version": 1,
"attributes": {
"title": "my-pattern-*"
}
},
{
"id": "my-dashboard",
"type": "dashboard",
"error": {
"statusCode": 404,
"message": "Not found"
}
}
]
}
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Only the index pattern exists.