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IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
Create runtime field API
editCreate runtime field API
edit[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. Create a runtime field
Request
editPOST <kibana host>:<port>/api/index_patterns/index_pattern/<index_pattern_id>/runtime_field
POST <kibana host>:<port>/s/<space_id>/api/index_patterns/index_pattern/<index_pattern_id>/runtime_field
Path parameters
edit-
space_id
-
(Optional, string) An identifier for the space. If
space_id
is not provided in the URL, the default space is used. -
index_pattern_id
- (Required, string) The ID of the data view.
Request body
edit-
name
- (Required, string) The name for a runtime field.
-
runtimeField
- (Required, object) The runtime field definition object.
Examples
editCreate a runtime field on a data view:
$ curl -X POST api/index_patterns/index_pattern/<index_pattern_id>/runtime_field { "name": "runtimeFoo", "runtimeField": { "type": "long", "script": { "source": "emit(doc["foo"].value)" } } }
The API returns created runtime field object and updated data view object:
{ "index_pattern": {...}, "field": {...} }
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