kibana/docs/api/data-views/create.asciidoc
Matthew Kime 5d8a7920c1
[data views] Add data view REST api docs, keep deprecated equivalents (#123111)
* add data view api docs, keep deprecated equivalents

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2022-02-02 13:37:16 -06:00

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[[data-views-api-create]]
=== Create data view API
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<titleabbrev>Create data view</titleabbrev>
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experimental[] Create data views.
[[data-views-api-create-request]]
==== Request
`POST <kibana host>:<port>/api/data_views/data_view`
`POST <kibana host>:<port>/s/<space_id>/api/data_views/data_view`
[[data-views-api-create-path-params]]
==== Path parameters
`space_id`::
(Optional, string) An identifier for the space. If `space_id` is not provided in the URL, the default space is used.
[[data-views-api-create-body-params]]
==== Request body
`override`:: (Optional, boolean) Overrides an existing data view if a
data view with the provided title already exists. The default is `false`.
`refresh_fields`:: (Optional, boolean) Reloads data view fields after
the data view is stored. The default is `false`.
`data_view`:: (Required, object) The data view object. All fields are optional.
[[data-views-api-create-request-codes]]
==== Response code
`200`::
Indicates a successful call.
[[data-views-api-create-example]]
==== Examples
Create a data view with a custom title:
[source,sh]
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$ curl -X POST api/data_views/data_view
{
"data_view": {
"title": "hello"
}
}
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// KIBANA
Customize the creation behavior:
[source,sh]
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$ curl -X POST api/data_views/data_view
{
"override": false,
"refresh_fields": true,
"data_view": {
"title": "hello"
}
}
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// KIBANA
At creation, all data view fields are optional:
[source,sh]
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$ curl -X POST api/data_views/data_view
{
"data_view": {
"id": "...",
"version": "...",
"title": "...",
"type": "...",
"timeFieldName": "...",
"sourceFilters": [],
"fields": {},
"typeMeta": {},
"fieldFormats": {},
"fieldAttrs": {},
"runtimeFieldMap": {}
"allowNoIndex": "..."
}
}
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// KIBANA
The API returns the data view object:
[source,sh]
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{
"data_view": {...}
}
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