Partially update an action policy. | Kibana API documentation

Partially update an action policy. Experimental; added in 9.5.0

PATCH /api/alerting/v2/action_policies/{id}

Spaces method and path for this operation:

patch /s/{space_id}/api/alerting/v2/action_policies/{id}

Refer to Spaces for more information.

Apply a partial update to an existing action policy. Fields not present in the body are left unchanged.

[Required authorization] Route required privileges: manage_alerting-v2-action-policies AND read_alerting-v2-rules.

Headers

kbn-xsrf string Required

A required header to protect against CSRF attacks

Path parameters

id string Required

The ID of the action policy. Copy it from the response when you create a policy, fetch one policy, or fetch the policy list.

Minimum length is 1, maximum length is 150.

application/json

Body

description string

A description of the action policy.

Maximum length is 1024.
destinations array[object]

The list of destinations. At least one is required.

At least 1 but not more than 10 elements.
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An action policy destination configuration.
- id string Required
  
  The workflow connector identifier.
  
  Minimum length is 1, maximum length is 150.
- type string Required Discriminator
  
  The destination type.
  
  Value is workflow.
group_by array[string] | null

The fields used to group alerts.

Not more than 16 elements. Minimum length of each is 1, maximum length of each is 256.
grouping_mode string
The grouping mode for alert notifications.

Any of:
string-1 string string-2 string string-3 string

one notification per alert episode lifecycle (default).

Value is per_episode.

a single notification for all matching episodes.

Value is all.

group by specified groupBy fields.

Value is per_field.
matcher object | null

Selects the alerts this policy applies to. Set tags to match alerts from rules with those tags. Set expression to a KQL query, which will be evaluated against each alert.

If you set both tags and expression, an alert must match the tags and the expression for the policy to apply. When matcher is null, or when both tags and expression are empty, the policy applies to all alerts.

Updating matcher replaces it entirely: to change tags without dropping expression, resend the current expression value.

Additional properties are NOT allowed.
Hide matcher attributes Show matcher attributes object | null
- expression string | null
  
  A KQL query that's evaluated against each alert. Supported fields are: episode_id, episode_status, group_hash, last_event_timestamp, severity, and your rule's query output columns under data.* (for example, data.host.name). Referencing other fields won't work. Omit matcher.expression or set it to null to match on tags alone.
  
  Maximum length is 4096.
- tags array[string] | null
  
  Rule tags this policy should match. The policy applies to alerts from any rule that has at least one of these tags. Omit matcher.tags or set it to null to match on matcher.expression alone.
  
  Not more than 50 elements. Minimum length of each is 1, maximum length of each is 256.
name string

The name of the action policy.

Minimum length is 1, maximum length is 256.
throttle object

The throttle configuration for notifications.

Additional properties are NOT allowed.
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- interval string | null
  
  The throttle interval duration (e.g. 5m, 1h), or null when the strategy is intervalless.
  
  Maximum length is 32.
- strategy string
  The throttle strategy.
  
  Any of:
  string-1 string string-2 string string-3 string string-4 string
  
  notify only on episode status transitions (default for per_episode).
  
  Value is on_status_change.
  
  notify on transitions and at regular intervals.
  
  Value is per_status_interval.
  
  notify at regular intervals regardless of status (default for all/per_field).
  
  Value is time_interval.
  
  notify on every evaluation cycle (high volume).
  
  Value is every_time.
version string Required

The current version of the action policy, used for optimistic concurrency control.

Minimum length is 1, maximum length is 256.

Responses

200 application/json

Returns the updated action policy.
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- auth object Required
  
  Authentication and ownership information.
  
  Additional properties are NOT allowed.
  
  Hide auth attributes Show auth attributes object
  
  created_by_user boolean Required
  
  Whether this policy was created by a user (vs system-generated).
  
  owner string Required
  
  The owner of the action policy.
- created_at string Required
  
  The ISO datetime when the action policy was created.
- created_by string | null Required
  
  The user ID who created the action policy.
- description string Required
  
  A description of the action policy.
- destinations array[object] Required
  
  The list of destinations.
  
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  An action policy destination configuration.
  
  id string Required
  
  The workflow connector identifier.
  
  Minimum length is 1, maximum length is 150.
  
  type string Required Discriminator
  
  The destination type.
  
  Value is workflow.
- enabled boolean Required
  
  Whether the action policy is enabled.
- group_by array[string] | null Required
  
  The fields used to group alerts, or null for no grouping.
- grouping_mode string Required
  The grouping mode for alert notifications.
  
  Any of:
  string-1 string string-2 string string-3 string
  
  one notification per alert episode lifecycle (default).
  
  Value is per_episode.
  
  a single notification for all matching episodes.
  
  Value is all.
  
  group by specified groupBy fields.
  
  Value is per_field.
- id string Required
  
  The unique identifier for the action policy.
- matcher object | null Required
  
  Selects the alerts this policy applies to. Set tags to match alerts from rules with those tags. Set expression to a KQL query, which will be evaluated against each alert.
  
  If you set both tags and expression, an alert must match the tags and the expression for the policy to apply. When matcher is null, or when both tags and expression are empty, the policy applies to all alerts.
  
  Additional properties are NOT allowed.
  
  Hide matcher attributes Show matcher attributes object | null
  
  expression string | null
  
  A KQL query that's evaluated against each alert. Supported fields are: episode_id, episode_status, group_hash, last_event_timestamp, severity, and your rule's query output columns under data.* (for example, data.host.name). Referencing other fields won't work. Omit matcher.expression or set it to null to match on tags alone.
  
  Maximum length is 4096.
  
  tags array[string] | null
  
  Rule tags this policy should match. The policy applies to alerts from any rule that has at least one of these tags. Omit matcher.tags or set it to null to match on matcher.expression alone.
  
  Not more than 50 elements. Minimum length of each is 1, maximum length of each is 256.
- name string Required
  
  The name of the action policy.
- snoozed_until string | null Required
  
  The ISO datetime until which the policy is snoozed, or null if not snoozed.
- throttle object | null Required
  
  The throttle configuration for notifications.
  
  Additional properties are NOT allowed.
  
  Hide throttle attributes Show throttle attributes object | null
  
  interval string | null Required
  
  The throttle interval duration (e.g. 5m, 1h), or null when the strategy is intervalless.
  
  Maximum length is 32.
  
  strategy string
  The throttle strategy.
  
  Any of:
  string-1 string string-2 string string-3 string string-4 string
  
  notify only on episode status transitions (default for per_episode).
  
  Value is on_status_change.
  
  notify on transitions and at regular intervals.
  
  Value is per_status_interval.
  
  notify at regular intervals regardless of status (default for all/per_field).
  
  Value is time_interval.
  
  notify on every evaluation cycle (high volume).
  
  Value is every_time.
- updated_at string Required
  
  The ISO datetime when the action policy was last updated.
- updated_by string | null Required
  
  The user ID who last updated the action policy.
- version string
  
  The version, used for optimistic concurrency control.
400 application/json

Indicates an invalid schema or parameters.
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- code string Required
  
  Stable error code you can branch on, for example INVALID_SCHEDULE or RULE_ALREADY_EXISTS.
- details object
  
  Optional extra information about the error, for example field validation issues or the rule_id when that ID already exists.
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
- error string Required
  
  A short human-readable summary of the error category (e.g., "Not Found", "Bad Request"). Subject to change without notice. Do not parse or rely on its content.
- message string Required
  
  A readable explanation of the error. The wording can change without notice. Do not parse this field.
401 application/json

Indicates the request was not authenticated.
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- code string Required
  
  Stable error code you can branch on, for example INVALID_SCHEDULE or RULE_ALREADY_EXISTS.
- details object
  
  Optional extra information about the error, for example field validation issues or the rule_id when that ID already exists.
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
- error string Required
  
  A short human-readable summary of the error category (e.g., "Not Found", "Bad Request"). Subject to change without notice. Do not parse or rely on its content.
- message string Required
  
  A readable explanation of the error. The wording can change without notice. Do not parse this field.
403 application/json

Indicates the user does not have the required privileges to perform the request.
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- code string Required
  
  Stable error code you can branch on, for example INVALID_SCHEDULE or RULE_ALREADY_EXISTS.
- details object
  
  Optional extra information about the error, for example field validation issues or the rule_id when that ID already exists.
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
- error string Required
  
  A short human-readable summary of the error category (e.g., "Not Found", "Bad Request"). Subject to change without notice. Do not parse or rely on its content.
- message string Required
  
  A readable explanation of the error. The wording can change without notice. Do not parse this field.
404 application/json

Indicates an action policy with the given ID does not exist.
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- code string Required
  
  Stable error code you can branch on, for example INVALID_SCHEDULE or RULE_ALREADY_EXISTS.
- details object
  
  Optional extra information about the error, for example field validation issues or the rule_id when that ID already exists.
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
- error string Required
  
  A short human-readable summary of the error category (e.g., "Not Found", "Bad Request"). Subject to change without notice. Do not parse or rely on its content.
- message string Required
  
  A readable explanation of the error. The wording can change without notice. Do not parse this field.
409 application/json

Indicates the action policy was concurrently updated by another caller.
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- code string Required
  
  Stable error code you can branch on, for example INVALID_SCHEDULE or RULE_ALREADY_EXISTS.
- details object
  
  Optional extra information about the error, for example field validation issues or the rule_id when that ID already exists.
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
- error string Required
  
  A short human-readable summary of the error category (e.g., "Not Found", "Bad Request"). Subject to change without notice. Do not parse or rely on its content.
- message string Required
  
  A readable explanation of the error. The wording can change without notice. Do not parse this field.
500 application/json

Indicates an unexpected server-side error.
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- code string Required
  
  Stable error code you can branch on, for example INVALID_SCHEDULE or RULE_ALREADY_EXISTS.
- details object
  
  Optional extra information about the error, for example field validation issues or the rule_id when that ID already exists.
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
- error string Required
  
  A short human-readable summary of the error category (e.g., "Not Found", "Bad Request"). Subject to change without notice. Do not parse or rely on its content.
- message string Required
  
  A readable explanation of the error. The wording can change without notice. Do not parse this field.
503 application/json

Indicates the alerting engine is disabled by the alerting:v2:enabled advanced setting.
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- code string Required
  
  Stable error code you can branch on, for example INVALID_SCHEDULE or RULE_ALREADY_EXISTS.
- details object
  
  Optional extra information about the error, for example field validation issues or the rule_id when that ID already exists.
  
  Additional properties are allowed.
- error string Required
  
  A short human-readable summary of the error category (e.g., "Not Found", "Bad Request"). Subject to change without notice. Do not parse or rely on its content.
- message string Required
  
  A readable explanation of the error. The wording can change without notice. Do not parse this field.

PATCH /api/alerting/v2/action_policies/{id}

curl \
 --request PATCH 'https://localhost:5601/api/alerting/v2/action_policies/{id}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --header "kbn-xsrf: true" \
 --data '{
  "description": "Updated description.",
  "name": "Notify on production alerts (updated)",
  "version": "WzAsMV0="
}'

Request example

{
  "description": "Updated description.",
  "name": "Notify on production alerts (updated)",
  "version": "WzAsMV0="
}

Response examples (200)

{
  "auth": {
    "created_by_user": true,
    "owner": "elastic"
  },
  "created_at": "2026-01-15T12:00:00.000Z",
  "created_by": "elastic",
  "description": "Updated description.",
  "destinations": [
    {
      "id": "workflow-1",
      "type": "workflow"
    }
  ],
  "enabled": true,
  "group_by": null,
  "grouping_mode": "per_episode",
  "id": "action-policy-1",
  "matcher": {
    "tags": [
      "production"
    ]
  },
  "name": "Notify on production alerts (updated)",
  "snoozed_until": null,
  "throttle": {
    "interval": null,
    "strategy": "on_status_change"
  },
  "updated_at": "2026-01-15T12:00:00.000Z",
  "updated_by": "elastic",
  "version": "WzAsMV0="
}

Response examples (400)

{
  "code": "INVALID_ACTION_POLICY_DATA",
  "details": {
    "context": "update",
    "errors": {
      "errors": [],
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "errors": [
            "Invalid input: expected string, received undefined"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "error": "Bad Request",
  "message": "Error validating update action policy data - name: Invalid input: expected string, received undefined"
}

Response examples (401)

{
  "code": "UNAUTHORIZED",
  "error": "Unauthorized",
  "message": "Authentication required to access this API."
}

Response examples (403)

{
  "code": "FORBIDDEN",
  "error": "Forbidden",
  "message": "The current user does not have the required privileges for this request."
}

Response examples (404)

{
  "code": "ACTION_POLICY_NOT_FOUND",
  "details": {
    "action_policy_id": "action-policy-1"
  },
  "error": "Not Found",
  "message": "Action policy with ID \"action-policy-1\" not found"
}

Response examples (409)

{
  "code": "ACTION_POLICY_VERSION_CONFLICT",
  "details": {
    "action_policy_id": "action-policy-1"
  },
  "error": "Conflict",
  "message": "Action policy with ID \"action-policy-1\" has already been updated by another user"
}

Response examples (500)

{
  "code": "INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR",
  "error": "Internal Server Error",
  "message": "An unexpected error occurred."
}

Response examples (503)

{
  "code": "ALERTING_DISABLED",
  "error": "Service Unavailable",
  "message": "Alerting is disabled."
}