Import timelines and timeline templates

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Import timelines and timeline templates

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Imports timelines and timeline templates from an ndjson file.

If you are updating an existing timeline template, make sure:

You specify the relevant template’s unique ID (templateTimelineId).
You increment the timeline’s version number (templateTimelineVersion).

Request URL

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POST <kibana host>:<port>/api/timeline/_import

The request must include:

The Content-Type: multipart/form-data HTTP header.
A link to the ndjson file containing the timelines.

For example, using cURL:

curl -X POST "<KibanaURL>/api/timeline/_import"
-u <username>:<password> -H 'kbn-xsrf: true'
-H 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data'
--form "file=@<link to file>"

The relative link to the ndjson file containing the timelines.

Example request

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Imports the rules in the timelines_export.ndjson file:

curl -X POST "api/detection_engine/rules/_import"
-H 'kbn-xsrf: true' -H 'Content-Type: multipart/form-data'
--form "file=@timelines_export.ndjson"

Response code

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200: Indicates a successful call.

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