kibana/docs/reference/configuration-reference/alerting-settings.md

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Alerting and action settings in {{kib}} [alert-action-settings-kb]

Alerting and actions are enabled by default in {{kib}}, but require you to configure the following:

1. Set up {{kib}} to work with {{stack}} {{security-features}}.
2. Set up TLS encryption between {{kib}} and {{es}}.
3. If you are using an on-premises Elastic Stack deployment, specify a value for xpack.encryptedSavedObjects.encryptionKey.

You can configure the following settings in the kibana.yml file.

General settings [general-alert-action-settings]

xpack.encryptedSavedObjects.encryptionKey

::::{admonition} A string of 32 or more characters used to encrypt sensitive properties on alerting rules and actions before they’re stored in Elasticsearch. Third party credentials — such as the username and password used to connect to an SMTP service — are an example of encrypted properties.

Kibana offers a CLI tool to help generate this encryption key.

If not set, Kibana will generate a random key on startup, but all alerting and action functions will be blocked. Generated keys are not allowed for alerting and actions because when a new key is generated on restart, existing encrypted data becomes inaccessible. For the same reason, alerting and actions in high-availability deployments of Kibana will behave unexpectedly if the key isn’t the same on all instances of Kibana.

Although the key can be specified in clear text in kibana.yml, it’s recommended to store this key securely in the Kibana Keystore. Be sure to back up the encryption key value somewhere safe, as your alerting rules and actions will cease to function due to decryption failures should you lose it. If you want to rotate the encryption key, be sure to follow the instructions on encryption key rotation.

Data type: string

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Action settings [action-settings]

xpack.actions.allowedHosts

::::{admonition} A list of hostnames that Kibana is allowed to connect to when built-in actions are triggered. It defaults to ["*"], allowing any host, but keep in mind the potential for SSRF attacks when hosts are not explicitly added to the allowed hosts. An empty list [] can be used to block built-in actions from making any external connections.

Note that hosts associated with built-in actions, such as Slack and PagerDuty, are not automatically added to allowed hosts. If you are not using the default ["*"] setting, you must ensure that the corresponding endpoints are added to the allowed hosts as well.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.customHostSettings

::::{admonition} A list of custom host settings to override existing global settings.

Each entry in the list must have a url property, to associate a connection type (mail or https), hostname and port with the remaining options in the entry.

The settings in xpack.actions.customHostSettings can be used to override the global option xpack.actions.ssl.verificationMode and provide customized TLS settings on a per-server basis. Set xpack.actions.ssl.verificationMode to the value to be used by default for all servers, then add an entry in xpack.actions.customHostSettings for every server that requires customized settings.

Data type: string
Default: an empty list

In the following example, two custom host settings are defined. The first provides a custom host setting for mail server mail.example.com using port 465 that supplies server certificate authentication data from both a file and inline, and requires TLS for the connection. The second provides a custom host setting for https server webhook.example.com which turns off server certificate authentication, that will allow Kibana to connect to the server if it’s using a self-signed certificate. The individual properties that can be used in the settings are documented below.

xpack.actions.customHostSettings:
  - url: smtp://mail.example.com:465
    ssl:
      verificationMode: 'full'
      certificateAuthoritiesFiles: [ 'one.crt' ]
      certificateAuthoritiesData: |
          -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
          MIIDTD...
          CwUAMD...
          ... multiple lines of certificate data ...
          -----END CERTIFICATE-----
    smtp:
      requireTLS: true
  - url: https://webhook.example.com
    ssl:
      verificationMode: 'none'

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xpack.actions.customHostSettings[n].url

::::{admonition} A URL associated with this custom host setting. Should be in the form of protocol://hostname:port, where protocol is https or smtp. If the port is not provided, 443 is used for https and 25 is used for smtp. The smtp URLs are used for the Email actions that use this server, and the https URLs are used for actions which use https to connect to services.

Entries with https URLs can use the ssl options, and entries with smtp URLs can use both the ssl and smtp options.

No other URL values should be part of this URL, including paths, query strings, and authentication information. When an http or smtp request is made as part of running an action, only the protocol, hostname, and port of the URL for that request are used to look up these configuration values.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.customHostSettings[n].smtp.ignoreTLS

::::{admonition} A boolean value indicating that TLS must not be used for this connection. The options smtp.ignoreTLS and smtp.requireTLS can not both be set to true.

Data type: bool
Default: false

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xpack.actions.customHostSettings[n].smtp.requireTLS

::::{admonition} A boolean value indicating that TLS must be used for this connection. The options smtp.ignoreTLS and smtp.requireTLS can not both be set to true.

Data type: bool
Default: false

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$$$action-config-custom-host-verification-mode$

xpack.actions.customHostSettings[n].ssl.verificationMode

::::{admonition} Controls the verification of the server certificate that Kibana receives when making an outbound SSL/TLS connection to the host server. Valid values are full, certificate, and none. Use full to perform hostname verification, certificate to skip hostname verification, and none to skip verification. Default: full. Equivalent Kibana setting. Overrides the general xpack.actions.ssl.verificationMode configuration for requests made for this hostname/port.

Data type: enum

Options:

• full
• certificate
• none

Default: full

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xpack.actions.customHostSettings[n].ssl.certificateAuthoritiesFiles

::::{admonition} A file name or list of file names of PEM-encoded certificate files to use to validate the server.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.customHostSettings[n].ssl.certificateAuthoritiesData

::::{admonition} The contents of one or more PEM-encoded certificate files in multiline format. This configuration can be used for environments where the files cannot be made available.

Data type: string

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$$$action-config-email-domain-allowlist$

xpack.actions.email.domain_allowlist

:::::{admonition} A list of allowed email domains which can be used with the email connector. When this setting is not used, all email domains are allowed. When this setting is used, if any email is attempted to be sent that (a) includes an addressee with an email domain that is not in the allowlist, or (b) includes a from address domain that is not in the allowlist, it will fail with a message indicating the email is not allowed.

::::{warning} This feature is available in Kibana 7.17.4 and 8.3.0 onwards but is not supported in Kibana 8.0, 8.1 or 8.2. As such, this setting should be removed before upgrading from 7.17 to 8.0, 8.1 or 8.2. It is possible to configure the settings in 7.17.4 and then upgrade to 8.3.0 directly. Data type: string
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xpack.actions.enableFooterInEmail

::::{admonition} A boolean value indicating that a footer with a relevant link should be added to emails sent as alerting actions.

Data type: bool
Default: true

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xpack.actions.enabledActionTypes

:::::{admonition} A list of action types that are enabled. It defaults to ["*"], enabling all types. The names for built-in Kibana action types are prefixed with a . and include: .email, .index, .jira, .opsgenie, .pagerduty, .resilient, .server-log, .servicenow, .servicenow-itom, .servicenow-sir, .slack, .swimlane, .teams, .tines, .torq, .xmatters, .gen-ai, .bedrock, .gemini, .d3security, and .webhook. An empty list [] will disable all action types.

Disabled action types will not appear as an option when creating new connectors, but existing connectors and actions of that type will remain in Kibana and will not function.

::::{important} Preconfigured connectors are not affected by this setting. Data type: string
Default: ["*"]
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xpack.actions.microsoftExchangeUrl

::::{admonition} The URL for the Microsoft Azure Active Directory endpoint to use for MS Exchange email authentication.

Data type: string
Default: https://login.microsoftonline.com

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xpack.actions.microsoftGraphApiUrl

::::{admonition} The URL for the Microsoft Graph API endpoint to use for MS Exchange email authentication.

Data type: string
Default: https://graph.microsoft.com/v1.0

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xpack.actions.microsoftGraphApiScope

::::{admonition} The URL for the Microsoft Graph API scope endpoint to use for MS Exchange email authentication.

Data type: string
Default: https://graph.microsoft.com/.default

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xpack.actions.proxyUrl

::::{admonition} Specifies the proxy URL to use, if using a proxy for actions. By default, no proxy is used.

Proxies may be used to proxy http or https requests through a proxy using the http or https protocol. Kibana only uses proxies in "CONNECT" mode (sometimes referred to as "tunneling" TCP mode, compared to HTTP mode). That is, Kibana will always make requests through a proxy using the HTTP CONNECT method.

If your proxy is using the https protocol (vs the http protocol), the setting xpack.actions.ssl.proxyVerificationMode: none will likely be needed, unless your proxy’s certificates are signed using a publicly available certificate authority.

There is currently no support for using basic authentication with a proxy (authentication for the proxy itself, not the URL being requested through the proxy).

Data type: string

To help diagnose problems using a proxy, you can use the curl command with options to use your proxy, and log debug information, with the following command, replacing the proxy and target URLs as appropriate. This will force the request to be made to the proxy in tunneling mode, and display some of the interaction between the client and the proxy.

curl --verbose --proxytunnel --proxy http://localhost:8080 http://example.com

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xpack.actions.proxyBypassHosts

::::{admonition} Specifies hostnames which should not use the proxy, if using a proxy for actions. The value is an array of hostnames as strings.

By default, all hosts will use the proxy, but if an action’s hostname is in this list, the proxy will not be used. The settings xpack.actions.proxyBypassHosts and xpack.actions.proxyOnlyHosts cannot be used at the same time.

Data type: string

For example:

xpack.actions.proxyBypassHosts: [ "events.pagerduty.com" ]

If applicable, include the subdomain in the hostname

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xpack.actions.proxyOnlyHosts

::::{admonition} Specifies hostnames which should only use the proxy, if using a proxy for actions. The value is an array of hostnames as strings.

By default, no hosts will use the proxy, but if an action’s hostname is in this list, the proxy will be used. The settings xpack.actions.proxyBypassHosts and xpack.actions.proxyOnlyHosts cannot be used at the same time.

Data type: string

For example:

xpack.actions.proxyOnlyHosts: [ "events.pagerduty.com" ]

If applicable, include the subdomain in the hostname

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xpack.actions.proxyHeaders

::::{admonition} Specifies HTTP headers for the proxy, if using a proxy for actions.

Data type: string
Default: {}

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$$$action-config-proxy-verification-mode$

xpack.actions.ssl.proxyVerificationMode

::::{admonition} Controls the verification for the proxy server certificate that Kibana receives when making an outbound SSL/TLS connection to the proxy server.

Use full to perform hostname verification, certificate to skip hostname verification, and none to skip verification.

Equivalent Kibana setting

Data type: enum

Options:

• full
• certificate
• none

Default: full

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$$$action-config-verification-mode$

xpack.actions.ssl.verificationMode

::::{admonition} Controls the verification for the server certificate that Elastic Maps Server receives when making an outbound SSL/TLS connection for actions. Valid values are full, certificate, and none. Use full to perform hostname verification, certificate to skip hostname verification, and none to skip verification.

Equivalent Kibana setting

This setting can be overridden for specific URLs by using the setting xpack.actions.customHostSettings[n].ssl.verificationMode (described above) to a different value.

Data type: enum

Options:

• full
• certificate
• none

Default: full

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xpack.actions.maxResponseContentLength

::::{admonition} Specifies the max number of bytes of the http response for requests to external resources.

Data type: int
Default: 1000000 (1MB)

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xpack.actions.responseTimeout

::::{admonition} Specifies the time allowed for requests to external resources. Requests that take longer are canceled. The time is formatted as a number and a time unit (ms, s, m, h, d, w, M, or Y). For example, 20m, 24h, 7d, 1w. Default: 60s.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.run.maxAttempts

::::{admonition} Specifies the maximum number of times an action can be attempted to run.

Data type: int

Options:

• minimum 1 and maximum 10

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xpack.actions.run.connectorTypeOverrides

::::{admonition} Overrides the configs under xpack.actions.run for the connector type with the given ID. List the connector type identifier and its settings in an array of objects.

Data type: string

For example:

xpack.actions.run:
    maxAttempts: 1
    connectorTypeOverrides:
        - id: '.server-log'
          maxAttempts: 5

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xpack.actions.queued.max

::::{admonition} Specifies the maximum number of actions that can be queued.

Data type: int
Default: 1000000

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Preconfigured connector settings [preconfigured-connector-settings]

These settings vary depending on which type of preconfigured connector you’re adding.

For example:

xpack.actions.preconfigured:
  my-server-log:
    name: preconfigured-server-log-connector-type
    actionTypeId: .server-log

For more examples, go to Preconfigured connectors.

xpack.actions.preconfiguredAlertHistoryEsIndex

::::{admonition} Enables a preconfigured alert history Elasticsearch Index connector.

Data type: bool
Default: false

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xpack.actions.preconfigured

::::{admonition} Specifies configuration details that are specific to the type of preconfigured connector.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.actionTypeId

::::{admonition} The type of preconfigured connector.

Options:

• .email
• .index
• .opsgenie
• .server-log
• .resilient
• .slack
• .webhook

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config

::::{admonition} The configuration details, which are specific to the type of preconfigured connector.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.apiProvider

::::{admonition} For a OpenAI connector, specifies the OpenAI API provider.

Data type: enum

Options:

• OpenAI
• Azure OpenAI

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.apiUrl

:::::{admonition} A configuration URL that varies by connector:

• For an {{bedrock}} connector, specifies the {{bedrock}} request URL.
• For an {{gemini}} connector, specifies the {{gemini}} request URL.
• For a OpenAI connector, specifies the OpenAI request URL.
• For a {{ibm-r}} connector, specifies the {{ibm-r}} instance URL.
• For a Jira connector, specifies the Jira instance URL.
• For an {{opsgenie}} connector, specifies the {{opsgenie}} URL. For example, https://api.opsgenie.com or https://api.eu.opsgenie.com.
• For a PagerDuty connector, specifies the PagerDuty event URL. Defaults to https://events.pagerduty.com/v2/enqueue.
• For a {{sn-itsm}}, {{sn-sir}}, or {{sn-itom}} connector specifies the ServiceNow instance URL.
• For a {{swimlane}} connector, specifies the {{swimlane}} instance URL.

::::{note} If you are using the xpack.actions.allowedHosts setting, make sure the hostname in the URL is added to the allowed hosts. Data type: string
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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.appId

::::{admonition} An application ID that varies by connector:

• For a {{swimlane}} connector, specifies a {{swimlane}} application identifier.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.clientId

::::{admonition} A client identifier that varies by connector:

• For an email connector, specifies a GUID format value that corresponds to the client ID, which is a part of OAuth 2.0 client credentials authentication.
• For a {{sn-itom}}, {{sn-itsm}}, or {{sn-sir}} connector specifies the client identifier assigned to the OAuth application.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.configUrl

::::{admonition} For an xMatters connector with basic authentication, specifies the request URL for the Elastic Alerts trigger in xMatters.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.createCommentJson

:::::{admonition} For a {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies a stringified JSON payload with Mustache variables that is sent to the create comment URL to create a case comment. The required variable is case.description.

::::{note} The JSON is validated after the Mustache variables have been placed when the REST method runs. You should manually ensure that the JSON is valid, disregarding the Mustache variables, so the later validation will pass. Data type: string
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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.createCommentMethod

::::{admonition} For a {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies the REST API HTTP request method to create a case comment in the third-party system.

Data type: string

Options:

• post
• put
• patch

Default: put

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.createCommentUrl

:::::{admonition} For a {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies a REST API URL string to create a case comment by ID in the third-party system.

::::{note} If you are using the xpack.actions.allowedHosts setting, make sure the hostname in the URL is added to the allowed hosts. Data type: string
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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.createIncidentJson

:::::{admonition} For a {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies a stringified JSON payload with Mustache variables that is sent to the create case URL to create a case. Required variables are case.title and case.description.

::::{note} The JSON is validated after the Mustache variables have been placed when the REST method runs. You should manually ensure that the JSON is valid, disregarding the Mustache variables, so the later validation will pass. Data type: string
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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.createIncidentMethod

::::{admonition} For a {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies the REST API HTTP request method to create a case in the third-party system

Data type: string

Options:

• post
• put
• patch

Default: post

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.createIncidentUrl

:::::{admonition} For a {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies a REST API URL string to create a case in the third-party system.

::::{note} If you are using the xpack.actions.allowedHosts setting, make sure the hostname in the URL is added to the allowed hosts. Data type: string
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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.createIncidentResponseKey

::::{admonition} For a {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies a string from the response body of the create case method that corresponds to the external service identifier.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.defaultModel

::::{admonition} The default model to use for requests, which varies by connector:

• For an {{bedrock}} connector, current support is for the Anthropic Claude models. Defaults to anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20240620-v1:0.
• For a {{gemini}} connector, current support is for the Gemini models. Defaults to gemini-1.5-pro-002.
• For a OpenAI connector, it is optional and applicable only when xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.apiProvider is OpenAI.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.executionTimeField

::::{admonition} For an index connector, a field that indicates when the document was indexed.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.from

::::{admonition} For an email connector, specifies the from address for all emails sent by the connector. It must be specified in user@host-name format.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.getIncidentResponseExternalTitleKey

::::{admonition}

• "For a {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies a string from the response body of the get case method that corresponds to the external service title."

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.getIncidentUrl

:::::{admonition} For a {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies a REST API URL string with an external service ID Mustache variable to get the case from the third-party system.

::::{note} If you are using the xpack.actions.allowedHosts setting, make sure the hostname in the URL is added to the allowed hosts. Data type: string
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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.hasAuth

::::{admonition} For an email, webhook, or {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies whether a user and password are required inside the secrets configuration.

Data type: bool
Default: true

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.headers

::::{admonition} For a webhook or {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies a set of key-value pairs sent as headers with the request.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.host

::::{admonition} For an email connector, specifies the host name of the service provider.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.index

::::{admonition} For an index connector, specifies the Elasticsearch index.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.isOAuth

::::{admonition} For a {{sn-itsm}}, {{sn-sir}}, or {{sn-itom}} connector, specifies whether to use basic or OAuth authentication.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.jwtKeyId

::::{admonition} For a {{sn-itsm}}, {{sn-sir}}, or {{sn-itom}} connector, specifies the key ID assigned to the JWT verifier map of your OAuth application. It is required when xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.isOAuth is true.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.mappings

::::{admonition} For a Swimlane connector, specifies field mappings.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.mappings.alertIdConfig

::::{admonition} For a Swimlane connector, field mapping for the alert identifier. You must provide fieldtype, id, key, and name values.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.mappings.caseIdConfig

::::{admonition} For a Swimlane connector, field mapping for the case identifier. You must provide fieldtype, id, key, and name values.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.mappings.caseNameConfig

::::{admonition} For a Swimlane connector, field mapping for the case name. You must provide fieldtype, id, key, and name values.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.mappings.commentsConfig

::::{admonition} For a Swimlane connector, field mapping for the case comments. You must provide fieldtype, id, key, and name values.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.mappings.descriptionConfig

::::{admonition} For a Swimlane connector, field mapping for the case description. You must provide fieldtype, id, key, and name values.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.mappings.ruleNameConfig

::::{admonition} For a Swimlane connector, field mapping for the rule name. You must provide fieldtype, id, key, and name values.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.mappings.severityConfig

::::{admonition} For a Swimlane connector, specifies a field mapping for the severity. You must provide fieldtype, id, key, and name values.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.method

::::{admonition} For a webhook connector, specifies the HTTP request method, either post or put. Defaults to post.

Data type: enum

Options:

• post
• put

Default: post

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.orgId

::::{admonition} For an {{ibm-r}} connector, specifies the {{ibm-r}} organization identifier.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.port

::::{admonition} For an email connector, specifies the port to connect to on the service provider.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.projectKey

::::{admonition} For a Jira connector, specifies the Jira project key.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.secure

::::{admonition} For an email connector, specifies whether the connection will use TLS when connecting to the service provider. If not true, the connection will initially connect over TCP then attempt to switch to TLS via the SMTP STARTTLS command.

Data type: bool

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.service

::::{admonition} For an email connector, specifies the name of the email service. For example, elastic_cloud, exchange_server, gmail, other, outlook365, or ses.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.tenantId

::::{admonition} For an email connector, specifies a GUID format value that corresponds to a tenant ID, which is a part of OAuth 2.0 client credentials authentication.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.updateIncidentJson

:::::{admonition} For a {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies a stringified JSON payload with Mustache variables that is sent to the update case URL to update a case. Required variables are case.title and case.description.

::::{note} The JSON is validated after the Mustache variables have been placed when the REST method runs. You should manually ensure that the JSON is valid, disregarding the Mustache variables, so the later validation will pass. Data type: string
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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.updateIncidentMethod

::::{admonition} For a {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies the REST API HTTP request method to update the case in the third-party system.

Data type: enum

Options:

• post
• put
• patch

Default: put

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.updateIncidentUrl

:::::{admonition} For a {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies the REST API URL to update the case by ID in the third-party system.

::::{note} If you are using the xpack.actions.allowedHosts setting, make sure the hostname in the URL is added to the allowed hosts. Data type: string
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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.url

:::::{admonition} A configuration URL that varies by connector:

• For a D3 Security connector, specifies the D3 Security API request URL.
• For a Tines connector, specifies the Tines tenant URL.
• For a webhook connector, specifies the web service request URL.

::::{note} If you are using the xpack.actions.allowedHosts setting, make sure this hostname is added to the allowed hosts. Data type: stringm
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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.userIdentifierValue

::::{admonition} For a {{sn-itsm}}, {{sn-sir}}, or {{sn-itom}} connector, specifies the user identifier. It is required when required when xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.isOAuth is true.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.usesBasic

::::{admonition} For an xMatters connector, specifies whether it uses HTTP basic authentication.

Data type: bool
Default: true

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.usesTableApi

::::{admonition} For a {{sn-itsm}} or {{sn-sir}} connector, specifies whether the connector uses the Table API or the Import Set API. If set to false, the Elastic application should be installed in ServiceNow.

Data type: bool

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.viewIncidentUrl

::::{admonition} For a {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies a URL string with either the external service ID or external service title Mustache variable to view a case in the external system.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.webhookIntegrationUrl

::::{admonition} For a Torq connector, specifies the endpoint URL of the Elastic Security integration in Torq.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.name

::::{admonition} The name of the preconfigured connector.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets

:::::{admonition} Sensitive configuration details, such as username, password, and keys, which are specific to the connector type.

::::{tip} Sensitive properties, such as passwords, should be stored in the Kibana keystore. Data type: string
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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.accessKey

::::{admonition} For an {{bedrock}} connector, specifies the AWS access key for authentication.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.apikey

::::{admonition} An API key secret that varies by connector.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.credentialsJson

::::{admonition} For an {{gemini}} connector, specifies the GCP service account credentials JSON file for authentication.

• For a OpenAI connector, specifies the OpenAI or Azure OpenAI API key for authentication.
• For an {{opsgenie}} connector, specifies the {{opsgenie}} API authentication key for HTTP basic authentication.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.apiKeyId

::::{admonition} For an {{ibm-r}} connector, specifies the authentication key ID for HTTP basic authentication.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.apiKeySecret

::::{admonition} For an {{ibm-r}} connector, specifies the authentication key secret for HTTP basic authentication.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.apiToken

::::{admonition} For a Jira or {{swimlane}} connector, specifies the API authentication token for HTTP basic authentication.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.clientSecret

:::::{admonition} A client secret that varies by connector:

• For an email connector, specifies the client secret that you generated for your app in the app registration portal. It is required when the email service is exchange_server, which uses OAuth 2.0 client credentials authentication.
• For a {{sn-itsm}}, {{sn-sir}}, or {{sn-itom}} connector, specifies the client secret assigned to the OAuth application. It is required when xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.isOAuth is true.

::::{note} The client secret must be URL-encoded. Data type: string
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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.email

::::{admonition} An email address that varies by connector:

• For a Jira connector, specifies the account email for HTTP basic authentication.
• For a Tines connector, specifies the email used to sign in to Tines.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.password

::::{admonition} A password secret that varies by connector:

• For an email, webhook, or {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies a password that is required when xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.hasAuth is true.
• For a {{sn-itsm}}, {{sn-sir}}, or {{sn-itom}} connector, specifies a password that is required when xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.isOAuth is false.
• For an xMatters connector, specifies a password that is required when xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.usesBasic is true.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.privateKey

::::{admonition} For a {{sn-itsm}}, {{sn-sir}}, or {{sn-itom}} connector, specifies the RSA private key. It is required when xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.isOAuth is true.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.privateKeyPassword

::::{admonition} For a {{sn-itsm}}, {{sn-sir}}, or {{sn-itom}} connector, specifies the password for the RSA private key.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.routingKey

::::{admonition} For a PagerDuty connector, specifies the 32 character PagerDuty Integration Key for an integration on a service, also referred to as the routing key.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.secret

::::{admonition} For an {{bedrock}} connector, specifies the AWS secret for authentication.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.secretsUrl

:::::{admonition} For an xMatters connector with URL authentication, specifies the request URL for the Elastic Alerts trigger in xMatters with the API key included in the URL. It is used only when xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.usesBasic is false.

::::{note} If you are using the xpack.actions.allowedHosts setting, make sure this hostname is added to the allowed hosts. Data type: string
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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.token

::::{admonition} A token secret that varies by connector:

• For a D3 Security conector, specifies the D3 Security token.
• For a Slack connector, specifies the Slack bot user OAuth token.
• For a Tines connector, specifies the Tines API token.
• For a Torq connector, specifies the secret of the webhook authentication header.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.user

::::{admonition} A user name secret that varies by connector:

• For an email, webhook, or {{webhook-cm}} connector, specifies a user name that is required when xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.hasAuth is true.
• For an xMatters connector, specifies a user name that is required when xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.usesBasic is true.

Data type: string

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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.webhookUrl

:::::{admonition} A URL that varies by connector:

• For a Microsoft Teams, specifies the URL of the incoming webhook.
• For a Slack connector, specifies the Slack webhook URL.

::::{note} If you are using the xpack.actions.allowedHosts setting, make sure the hostname is added to the allowed hosts. Data type: string
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xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.secrets.username

::::{admonition} For a {{sn-itsm}}, {{sn-sir}}, or {{sn-itom}} connector, specifies a user name that is required when xpack.actions.preconfigured.<connector-id>.config.isOAuth is false.

Data type: string

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Alerting settings [alert-settings]

xpack.alerting.cancelAlertsOnRuleTimeout

::::{admonition} Specifies whether to skip writing alerts and scheduling actions if rule processing was cancelled due to a timeout. This setting can be overridden by individual rule types.

Data type: bool
Default: true

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xpack.alerting.rules.maxScheduledPerMinute

::::{admonition} Specifies the maximum number of rules to run per minute.

Data type: int
Default: 10000

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xpack.alerting.rules.minimumScheduleInterval.value

::::{admonition} Specifies the minimum schedule interval for rules. This minimum is applied to all rules created or updated after you set this value. The time is formatted as a number and a time unit (s, m, h, or d). For example, 20m, 24h, 7d. This duration cannot exceed 1d.

Data type: string
Default: 1m

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xpack.alerting.rules.minimumScheduleInterval.enforce

::::{admonition} Specifies the behavior when a new or changed rule has a schedule interval less than the value defined in xpack.alerting.rules.minimumScheduleInterval.value. If false, rules with schedules less than the interval will be created but warnings will be logged. If true, rules with schedules less than the interval cannot be created.

Data type: bool
Default: false

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xpack.alerting.rules.run.actions.max

::::{admonition} Specifies the maximum number of actions that a rule can generate each time detection checks run.

Data type: int

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xpack.alerting.rules.run.alerts.max

:::::{admonition} Specifies the maximum number of alerts that a rule can generate each time detection checks run.

::::{warning} The exact number of alerts your cluster can safely handle depends on your cluster configuration and workload, however setting a value higher than the default (1000) is not recommended or supported. Doing so could strain system resources and lead to performance issues, delays in alert processing, and potential disruptions during high alert activity periods. Data type: int
Default: 1000
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xpack.alerting.rules.run.timeout

::::{admonition} Specifies the default timeout for tasks associated with all types of rules. The time is formatted as a number and a time unit (ms, s, m, h, d, w, M, or Y). For example, 20m, 24h, 7d, 1w. Default: 5m.

Data type: string

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xpack.alerting.rules.run.ruleTypeOverrides

::::{admonition} Overrides the configs under xpack.alerting.rules.run for the rule type with the given ID. List the rule identifier and its settings in an array of objects.

Data type: string

For example:

xpack.alerting.rules.run:
    timeout: '5m'
    ruleTypeOverrides:
        - id: '.index-threshold'
          timeout: '15m'

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xpack.alerting.rules.run.actions.connectorTypeOverrides

::::{admonition} Overrides the configs under xpack.alerting.rules.run.actions for the connector type with the given ID. List the connector type identifier and its settings in an array of objects.

Data type: string

For example:

xpack.alerting.rules.run:
    actions:
        max: 10
        connectorTypeOverrides:
            - id: '.server-log'
              max: 5

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