POST /api/lists/items/_import
Api key auth

Spaces method and path for this operation:

post /s/{space_id}/api/lists/items/_import

Refer to Spaces for more information.

Import value list items from a TXT or CSV file. The maximum file size is 9 million bytes.

You can import items to a new or existing list.

Query parameters

  • list_id string(nonempty)

    List's id.

    Required when importing to an existing list.

    Minimum length is 1.

  • type string

    Type of the importing list.

    Required when importing a new list whose list id is not specified.

    Values are binary, boolean, byte, date, date_nanos, date_range, double, double_range, float, float_range, geo_point, geo_shape, half_float, integer, integer_range, ip, ip_range, keyword, long, long_range, shape, short, or text.

  • refresh string

    Determines when changes made by the request are made visible to search.

    Values are true, false, or wait_for.

multipart/form-data

Body Required

  • file string(binary)

    A .txt or .csv file containing newline separated list items.

Responses

  • 200 application/json

    Successful response

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    • _version string

      The version id, normally returned by the API when the document is retrieved. Use it ensure updates are done against the latest version.

    • @timestamp string(date-time)
    • created_at string(date-time) Required

      Autogenerated date of object creation.

    • created_by string Required

      Autogenerated value - user that created object.

    • description string(nonempty) Required

      Describes the value list.

      Minimum length is 1.

    • id string(nonempty) Required

      Value list's identifier.

      Minimum length is 1.

    • immutable boolean Required
    • meta object

      Placeholder for metadata about the value list.

      Additional properties are allowed.

    • name string(nonempty) Required

      Value list's name.

      Minimum length is 1.

    • tie_breaker_id string Required

      Field used in search to ensure all containers are sorted and returned correctly.

    • type string Required

      Specifies the Elasticsearch data type of excludes the list container holds. Some common examples:

      • keyword: Many ECS fields are Elasticsearch keywords
      • ip: IP addresses
      • ip_range: Range of IP addresses (supports IPv4, IPv6, and CIDR notation)

      Values are binary, boolean, byte, date, date_nanos, date_range, double, double_range, float, float_range, geo_point, geo_shape, half_float, integer, integer_range, ip, ip_range, keyword, long, long_range, shape, short, or text.

    • updated_at string(date-time) Required

      Autogenerated date of last object update.

    • updated_by string Required

      Autogenerated value - user that last updated object.

    • version integer Required

      The document version number.

      Minimum value is 1.
  • 400 application/json

    Invalid input data response

    One of:
    Security_Lists_API_PlatformErrorResponse object Security_Lists_API_SiemErrorResponse object
  • 401 application/json

    Unsuccessful authentication response

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    • error string Required
    • message string Required
    • statusCode integer Required
  • 403 application/json

    Not enough privileges response

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    • error string Required
    • message string Required
    • statusCode integer Required
  • 409 application/json

    List with specified list_id does not exist response

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    • message string Required
    • status_code integer Required
  • 500 application/json

    Internal server error response

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    • message string Required
    • status_code integer Required
POST /api/lists/items/_import 
curl \
 --request POST 'https://<KIBANA_URL>/api/lists/items/_import' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
 --form "file=127.0.0.1
127.0.0.2
127.0.0.3
127.0.0.4
127.0.0.5
127.0.0.6
127.0.0.7
127.0.0.8
127.0.0.9
"
Response examples (200) 
{
  "id": "ip_list",
  "name": "Simple list with an ip",
  "type": "ip",
  "version": 1,
  "_version": "WzAsMV0=",
  "immutable": false,
  "@timestamp": "2025-01-08T04:47:34.273Z",
  "created_at": "2025-01-08T04:47:34.273Z",
  "created_by": "elastic",
  "updated_at": "2025-01-08T04:47:34.273Z",
  "updated_by": "elastic",
  "description": "This list describes bad internet ip",
  "tie_breaker_id": "f5508188-b1e9-4e6e-9662-d039a7d89899"
}
Response examples (400) 
{
  "message": "Either type or list_id need to be defined in the query",
  "status_code": 400
}
Response examples (401) 
{
  "error": "Unauthorized",
  "message": "[security_exception\\n\\tRoot causes:\\n\\t\\tsecurity_exception: unable to authenticate user [elastic] for REST request [/_security/_authenticate]]: unable to authenticate user [elastic] for REST request [/_security/_authenticate]",
  "statusCode": 401
}
Response examples (403) 
{
  "error": "Forbidden",
  "message": "API [POST /api/lists/items/_import?list_id=ip_list] is unauthorized for user, this action is granted by the Kibana privileges [lists-all]",
  "statusCode": 403
}
Response examples (500) 
{
  "message": "Internal Server Error",
  "status_code": 500
}