kibana/docs/api/index-patterns/default-set.asciidoc

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[[index-patterns-api-default-set]]
=== Set default index pattern API
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<titleabbrev>Set default index pattern</titleabbrev>
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experimental[] Set a default index pattern ID. Kibana UI will use default index pattern unless user picks a different one.
The API doesn't validate if given `index_pattern_id` is a valid id.
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==== Request
`POST <kibana host>:<port>/api/index_patterns/default`
`POST <kibana host>:<port>/s/<space_id>/api/index_patterns/default`
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==== 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.
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==== Request body
`index_pattern_id`:: (Required, `string` or `null`) Sets a default index pattern id. Use `null` to unset a default index pattern.
`force`:: (Optional, boolean) Updates existing default index pattern id. The default is `false`.
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==== Response code
`200`::
Indicates a successful call.
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==== Example
Set the default index pattern id if none is set:
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$ curl -X POST api/index_patterns/default
{
"index_pattern_id": "..."
}
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// KIBANA
Upsert the default index pattern:
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$ curl -X POST api/index_patterns/default
{
"index_pattern_id": "...",
"force": true
}
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// KIBANA
Unset the default index pattern:
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$ curl -X POST api/index_patterns/default
{
"index_pattern_id": null,
"force": true
}
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// KIBANA
The API returns:
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{
"acknowledged": true
}
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