[discrete]
[[breaking_70_api_changes]]
=== API changes

//NOTE: The notable-breaking-changes tagged regions are re-used in the
//Installation and Upgrade Guide

//tag::notable-breaking-changes[]

// end::notable-breaking-changes[]


[discrete]
==== Internal Versioning is no longer supported for optimistic concurrency control

Elasticsearch maintains a numeric version field for each document it stores. That field
is incremented by one with every change to the document. Until 7.0.0 the API allowed using
that field for optimistic concurrency control, i.e., making a write operation conditional
on the current document version. Sadly, that approach is flawed because the value of the
version doesn't always uniquely represent a change to the document. If a primary fails
while handling a write operation, it may expose a version that will then be reused by the
new primary.

Due to that issue, internal versioning can no longer be used and is replaced by a new
method based on sequence numbers. See <<optimistic-concurrency-control>> for more details.

Note that the `external` versioning type is still fully supported.

[discrete]
==== Camel case and underscore parameters deprecated in 6.x have been removed
A number of duplicate parameters deprecated in 6.x have been removed from
Bulk request, Multi Get request, Term Vectors request, and More Like This Query
requests.

The following camel case parameters have been removed:

* `opType`
* `versionType`, `_versionType`

The following parameters starting with underscore have been removed:

* `_parent`
* `_retry_on_conflict`
* `_routing`
* `_version`
* `_version_type`

Instead of these removed parameters, use their non camel case equivalents without
starting underscore, e.g. use `version_type` instead of `_version_type` or `versionType`.

[discrete]
==== Thread pool info

In previous versions of Elasticsearch, the thread pool info returned in the
<<cluster-nodes-info,nodes info API>> returned `min` and `max` values reflecting
the configured minimum and maximum number of threads that could be in each
thread pool. The trouble with this representation is that it does not align with
the configuration parameters used to configure thread pools. For
<<modules-threadpool,scaling thread pools>>, the minimum number of threads is
configured by a parameter called `core` and the maximum number of threads is
configured by a parameter called `max`. For <<modules-threadpool,fixed thread
pools>>, there is only one configuration parameter along these lines and that
parameter is called `size`, reflecting the fixed number of threads in the
pool. This discrepancy between the API and the configuration parameters has been
rectified. Now, the API will report `core` and `max` for scaling thread pools,
and `size` for fixed thread pools.

Similarly, in the cat thread pool API the existing `size` output has been
renamed to `pool_size` which reflects the number of threads currently in the
pool; the shortcut for this value has been changed from `s` to `psz`.  The `min`
output has been renamed to `core` with a shortcut of `cr`, the shortcut for
`max` has been changed to `mx`, and the `size` output with a shortcut of `sz`
has been reused to report the configured number of threads in the pool.  This
aligns the output of the API with the configuration values for thread
pools. Note that `core` and `max` will be populated for scaling thread pools,
and `size` will be populated for fixed thread pools.

[discrete]
[[fields-param-removed-bulk-update-request]]
==== The parameter `fields` deprecated in 6.x has been removed from Bulk request
and Update request. The Update API returns `400 - Bad request` if request contains
unknown parameters (instead of ignored in the previous version).

[discrete]
==== PUT Document with Version error message changed when document is missing

If you attempt to `PUT` a document with versioning (e.g. `PUT /test/_doc/1?version=4`)
but the document does not exist, a cryptic message is returned:

[source,text]
----------
version conflict, current version [-1] is different than the one provided [4]
----------

Now if the document is missing a more helpful message is returned:

[source,text]
----------
document does not exist (expected version [4])
----------

Although exceptions messages are liable to change and not generally subject to
backwards compatibility, the nature of this message might mean clients are relying
on parsing the version numbers and so the format change might impact some users.

[discrete]
[[remove-suggest-metric]]
==== Remove support for `suggest` metric/index metric in indices stats and nodes stats APIs

Previously, `suggest` stats were folded into `search` stats. Support for the
`suggest` metric on the indices stats and nodes stats APIs remained for
backwards compatibility. Backwards support for the `suggest` metric was
deprecated in 6.3.0 and now removed in 7.0.0.

[discrete]
[[remove-field-caps-body]]
==== Field capabilities request format

In the past, `fields` could be provided either as a parameter, or as part of the request
body. Specifying `fields` in the request body as opposed to a parameter was deprecated
in 6.4.0, and is now unsupported in 7.0.0.

[discrete]
[[copy-settings-deprecated-shrink-split-apis]]
==== `copy_settings` is deprecated on shrink and split APIs

Versions of Elasticsearch prior to 6.4.0 did not copy index settings on shrink
and split operations. Starting with Elasticsearch 7.0.0, the default behavior
will be for such settings to be copied on such operations. To enable users in
6.4.0 to transition in 6.4.0 to the default behavior in 7.0.0, the
`copy_settings` parameter was added on the REST layer. As this behavior will be
the only behavior in 8.0.0, this parameter is deprecated in 7.0.0 for removal in
8.0.0.

[discrete]
==== The deprecated stored script contexts have now been removed
When putting stored scripts, support for storing them with the deprecated `template` context or without a context is
now removed. Scripts must be stored using the `script` context as mentioned in the documentation.

[discrete]
==== Removed Get Aliases API limitations when {security-features} are enabled

The behavior and response codes of the get aliases API no longer vary
depending on whether {security-features} are enabled. Previously a
404 - NOT FOUND (IndexNotFoundException) could be returned in case the
current user was not authorized for any alias. An empty response with
status 200 - OK is now returned instead at all times.

[discrete]
[[user-object-removed-put-user-api]]
==== Put User API response no longer has `user` object

The Put User API response was changed in 6.5.0 to add the `created` field
outside of the user object where it previously had been. In 7.0.0 the user
object has been removed in favor of the top level `created` field.

[discrete]
[[source-include-exclude-params-removed]]
==== Source filtering url parameters `_source_include` and `_source_exclude` have been removed

The deprecated in 6.x url parameters are now removed. Use `_source_includes` and `_source_excludes` instead.

[discrete]
==== Multi Search Request metadata validation

MultiSearchRequests issued through `_msearch` now validate all keys in the metadata section. Previously unknown keys were ignored
while now an exception is thrown.

[discrete]
==== Deprecated graph endpoints removed

The deprecated graph endpoints (those with `/_graph/_explore`) have been
removed.


[discrete]
[[deprecated-termvector-endpoint-removed]]
==== Deprecated `_termvector` endpoint removed

The `_termvector` endpoint was deprecated in 2.0 and has now been removed.
The endpoint `_termvectors` (plural) should be used instead.

[discrete]
==== When {security-features} are enabled, index monitoring APIs over restricted indices are not authorized implicitly anymore

Restricted indices (currently only `.security-6` and `.security`) are special internal
indices that require setting the `allow_restricted_indices` flag on every index
permission that covers them. If this flag is `false` (default) the permission
will not cover these and actions against them will not be authorized.
However, the monitoring APIs were the only exception to this rule. This exception
has been forfeited and index monitoring privileges have to be granted explicitly,
using the `allow_restricted_indices` flag on the permission (as any other index
privilege).

[discrete]
[[remove-get-support-cache-clear-api]]
==== Removed support for `GET` on the `_cache/clear` API

The `_cache/clear` API no longer supports the `GET` HTTP verb. It must be called
with `POST`.

[discrete]
==== Cluster state size metrics removed from Cluster State API Response

The `compressed_size` / `compressed_size_in_bytes` fields were removed from
the Cluster State API response.  The calculation of the size was expensive and had
dubious value, so the field was removed from the response.

[discrete]
==== Migration Assistance API has been removed

The Migration Assistance API has been functionally replaced by the
Deprecation Info API, and the Migration Upgrade API is not used for the
transition from ES 6.x to 7.x, and does not need to be kept around to
repair indices that were not properly upgraded before upgrading the
cluster, as was the case in 6.

[discrete]
==== Changes to thread pool naming in Node and Cat APIs
The `thread_pool` information returned from the Nodes and Cat APIs has been
standardized to use the same terminology as the thread pool configurations.
This means the response will align with the configuration instead of being
the same across all the thread pools, regardless of type.

[discrete]
==== Return 200 when cluster has valid read-only blocks
If the cluster was configured with `no_master_block: write` and lost its master,
it would return a `503` status code from a main request (`GET /`) even though
there are viable read-only nodes available.  The cluster now returns 200 status
in this situation.

[discrete]
==== Clearing indices cache is now POST-only
Clearing the cache indices could previously be done via GET and POST. As GET should
only support read only non state-changing operations, this is no longer allowed.
Only POST can be used to clear the cache.
