Create an index from a source index Technical preview

PUT /_create_from/{source}/{dest}

Copy the mappings and settings from the source index to a destination index while allowing request settings and mappings to override the source values.

Path parameters

  • source string Required

    The source index or data stream name

  • dest string Required

    The destination index or data stream name

application/json

Body Required

  • Hide mappings_override attributes Show mappings_override attributes object
    • Hide all_field attributes Show all_field attributes object
    • dynamic string

      Values are strict, runtime, true, or false.

    • dynamic_templates array[object]
    • Hide _field_names attribute Show _field_names attribute object
    • Hide index_field attribute Show index_field attribute object
    • _meta object
      Hide _meta attribute Show _meta attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
    • _routing object
      Hide _routing attribute Show _routing attribute object
    • _size object
      Hide _size attribute Show _size attribute object
    • _source object
      Hide _source attributes Show _source attributes object
    • runtime object
      Hide runtime attribute Show runtime attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • fields object

          For type composite

          Hide fields attribute Show fields attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
            Hide * attribute Show * attribute object
            • type string Required

              Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

        • fetch_fields array[object]

          For type lookup

          Hide fetch_fields attributes Show fetch_fields attributes object
          • field string Required

            Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

          • format string
        • format string

          A custom format for date type runtime fields.

        • Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

        • Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

        • script object
          Hide script attributes Show script attributes object
          • source string | object

            One of:
          • id string
          • params object

            Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables. Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.

            Hide params attribute Show params attribute object
            • * object Additional properties
          • lang string

            Any of:

            Values are painless, expression, mustache, or java.

          • options object
            Hide options attribute Show options attribute object
            • * string Additional properties
        • type string Required

          Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

    • enabled boolean
    • Values are true or false.

    • Hide _data_stream_timestamp attribute Show _data_stream_timestamp attribute object
  • Index settings
  • If index blocks should be removed when creating destination index (optional)

Responses

PUT /_create_from/{source}/{dest}
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_create_from/{source}/{dest}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"mappings_override":{"all_field":{"analyzer":"string","enabled":true,"omit_norms":true,"search_analyzer":"string","similarity":"string","store":true,"store_term_vector_offsets":true,"store_term_vector_payloads":true,"store_term_vector_positions":true,"store_term_vectors":true},"date_detection":true,"dynamic":"strict","dynamic_date_formats":["string"],"dynamic_templates":[{}],"_field_names":{"enabled":true},"index_field":{"enabled":true},"_meta":{"additionalProperty1":{},"additionalProperty2":{}},"numeric_detection":true,"properties":{},"_routing":{"required":true},"_size":{"enabled":true},"_source":{"compress":true,"compress_threshold":"string","enabled":true,"excludes":["string"],"includes":["string"],"mode":"disabled"},"runtime":{"additionalProperty1":{"fields":{"additionalProperty1":{"type":"boolean"},"additionalProperty2":{"type":"boolean"}},"fetch_fields":[{"field":"string","format":"string"}],"format":"string","input_field":"string","target_field":"string","target_index":"string","script":{"":"painless","id":"string","params":{"additionalProperty1":{},"additionalProperty2":{}},"options":{"additionalProperty1":"string","additionalProperty2":"string"}},"type":"boolean"},"additionalProperty2":{"fields":{"additionalProperty1":{"type":"boolean"},"additionalProperty2":{"type":"boolean"}},"fetch_fields":[{"field":"string","format":"string"}],"format":"string","input_field":"string","target_field":"string","target_index":"string","script":{"":"painless","id":"string","params":{"additionalProperty1":{},"additionalProperty2":{}},"options":{"additionalProperty1":"string","additionalProperty2":"string"}},"type":"boolean"}},"enabled":true,"subobjects":"true","_data_stream_timestamp":{"enabled":true}},"settings_override":{},"remove_index_blocks":true}'