Export objects API

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[preview] This functionality is in technical preview and may be changed or removed in a future release. Elastic will work to fix any issues, but features in technical preview are not subject to the support SLA of official GA features. Retrieve a set of saved objects that you want to import into Kibana.

Request

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POST /api/saved_objects/_export

POST /s/<space_id>/api/saved_objects/_export

Path parameters

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space_id
(Optional, string) An identifier for the space. If space_id is not provided in the URL, the default space is used.

Request body

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type
(Optional, array|string) The saved object types to include in the export.
objects
(Optional, array) A list of objects to export.
includeReferencesDeep
(Optional, boolean) Includes all of the referenced objects in the exported objects.

You must include type or objects in the request body.

Response body

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The format of the response body includes newline delimited JSON.

Response code

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200
Indicates a successful call.

Examples

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Export all index pattern saved objects:

POST api/saved_objects/_export
{
  "type": "index-pattern"
}

Export a specific saved object:

POST api/saved_objects/_export
{
  "objects": [
    {
      "type": "dashboard",
      "id": "be3733a0-9efe-11e7-acb3-3dab96693fab"
    }
  ]
}