Create filter APIedit

Instantiates a filter.

Requestedit

PUT _ml/filters/<filter_id>

Descriptionedit

A filter contains a list of strings. It can be used by one or more jobs. Specifically, filters are referenced in the custom_rules property of detector configuration objects.

Path parametersedit

filter_id (required)
(string) Identifier for the filter.

Request bodyedit

description
(string) A description of the filter.
items
(array of strings) The items of the filter. A wildcard * can be used at the beginning or the end of an item. Up to 10000 items are allowed in each filter.

Prerequisitesedit

You must have manage_ml, or manage cluster privileges to use this API. For more information, see Security privileges.

Examplesedit

The following example creates the safe_domains filter:

PUT _ml/filters/safe_domains
{
  "description": "A list of safe domains",
  "items": ["*.google.com", "wikipedia.org"]
}

When the filter is created, you receive the following response:

{
  "filter_id": "safe_domains",
  "description": "A list of safe domains",
  "items": ["*.google.com", "wikipedia.org"]
}