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Update runtime field API
editUpdate runtime field API
editDeprecated in 8.0.0.
Use Update runtime field instead.
[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. Update an existing runtime field
Request
editPOST <kibana host>:<port>/api/index_patterns/index_pattern/<index_pattern_id>/runtime_field/<name>
POST <kibana host>:<port>/s/<space_id>/api/index_patterns/index_pattern/<index_pattern_id>/runtime_field/<name>
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 index pattern.
-
name
- (Required, string) The name of the runtime field you want to update.
Request body
edit-
runtimeField
- (Required, object) The runtime field definition object.
You can update following fields:
-
type
-
script
Examples
editUpdate an existing runtime field on an index pattern:
$ curl -X POST api/index_patterns/index_pattern/<index_pattern_id>/runtime_field/<runtime_field_name> { "runtimeField": { "script": { "source": "emit(doc["bar"].value)" } } }
The API returns updated runtime field object and updated index pattern object:
{ "index_pattern": {...}, "field": {...} }