diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetBucketsAction.java b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetBucketsAction.java
index 399f324ca4c..5b43f60907b 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetBucketsAction.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetBucketsAction.java
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class GetBucketsAction extends Action<GetBucketsAction.Request, GetBucket
     public static class Request extends ActionRequest implements ToXContent {
 
         public static final ParseField EXPAND = new ParseField("expand");
-        public static final ParseField INCLUDE_INTERIM = new ParseField("include_interim");
+        public static final ParseField EXCLUDE_INTERIM = new ParseField("exclude_interim");
         public static final ParseField START = new ParseField("start");
         public static final ParseField END = new ParseField("end");
         public static final ParseField ANOMALY_SCORE = new ParseField("anomaly_score");
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ public class GetBucketsAction extends Action<GetBucketsAction.Request, GetBucket
             PARSER.declareString((request, jobId) -> request.jobId = jobId, Job.ID);
             PARSER.declareString(Request::setTimestamp, Result.TIMESTAMP);
             PARSER.declareBoolean(Request::setExpand, EXPAND);
-            PARSER.declareBoolean(Request::setIncludeInterim, INCLUDE_INTERIM);
+            PARSER.declareBoolean(Request::setExcludeInterim, EXCLUDE_INTERIM);
             PARSER.declareStringOrNull(Request::setStart, START);
             PARSER.declareStringOrNull(Request::setEnd, END);
             PARSER.declareObject(Request::setPageParams, PageParams.PARSER, PageParams.PAGE);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class GetBucketsAction extends Action<GetBucketsAction.Request, GetBucket
         private String jobId;
         private String timestamp;
         private boolean expand = false;
-        private boolean includeInterim = false;
+        private boolean excludeInterim = false;
         private String start;
         private String end;
         private PageParams pageParams;
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ public class GetBucketsAction extends Action<GetBucketsAction.Request, GetBucket
             this.expand = expand;
         }
 
-        public boolean isIncludeInterim() {
-            return includeInterim;
+        public boolean isExcludeInterim() {
+            return excludeInterim;
         }
 
-        public void setIncludeInterim(boolean includeInterim) {
-            this.includeInterim = includeInterim;
+        public void setExcludeInterim(boolean excludeInterim) {
+            this.excludeInterim = excludeInterim;
         }
 
         public String getStart() {
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public class GetBucketsAction extends Action<GetBucketsAction.Request, GetBucket
             jobId = in.readString();
             timestamp = in.readOptionalString();
             expand = in.readBoolean();
-            includeInterim = in.readBoolean();
+            excludeInterim = in.readBoolean();
             start = in.readOptionalString();
             end = in.readOptionalString();
             anomalyScore = in.readOptionalDouble();
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ public class GetBucketsAction extends Action<GetBucketsAction.Request, GetBucket
             out.writeString(jobId);
             out.writeOptionalString(timestamp);
             out.writeBoolean(expand);
-            out.writeBoolean(includeInterim);
+            out.writeBoolean(excludeInterim);
             out.writeOptionalString(start);
             out.writeOptionalString(end);
             out.writeOptionalDouble(anomalyScore);
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public class GetBucketsAction extends Action<GetBucketsAction.Request, GetBucket
                 builder.field(Result.TIMESTAMP.getPreferredName(), timestamp);
             }
             builder.field(EXPAND.getPreferredName(), expand);
-            builder.field(INCLUDE_INTERIM.getPreferredName(), includeInterim);
+            builder.field(EXCLUDE_INTERIM.getPreferredName(), excludeInterim);
             if (start != null) {
                 builder.field(START.getPreferredName(), start);
             }
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ public class GetBucketsAction extends Action<GetBucketsAction.Request, GetBucket
 
         @Override
         public int hashCode() {
-            return Objects.hash(jobId, timestamp, expand, includeInterim, anomalyScore, pageParams, start, end);
+            return Objects.hash(jobId, timestamp, expand, excludeInterim, anomalyScore, pageParams, start, end);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public class GetBucketsAction extends Action<GetBucketsAction.Request, GetBucket
             return Objects.equals(jobId, other.jobId) &&
                     Objects.equals(timestamp, other.timestamp) &&
                     Objects.equals(expand, other.expand) &&
-                    Objects.equals(includeInterim, other.includeInterim) &&
+                    Objects.equals(excludeInterim, other.excludeInterim) &&
                     Objects.equals(anomalyScore, other.anomalyScore) &&
                     Objects.equals(pageParams, other.pageParams) &&
                     Objects.equals(start, other.start) &&
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ public class GetBucketsAction extends Action<GetBucketsAction.Request, GetBucket
 
             BucketsQueryBuilder query =
                     new BucketsQueryBuilder().expand(request.expand)
-                            .includeInterim(request.includeInterim)
+                            .includeInterim(request.excludeInterim == false)
                             .start(request.start)
                             .end(request.end)
                             .anomalyScoreThreshold(request.anomalyScore);
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetInfluencersAction.java b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetInfluencersAction.java
index 2bbd84dbdd0..722063bf550 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetInfluencersAction.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetInfluencersAction.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ extends Action<GetInfluencersAction.Request, GetInfluencersAction.Response, GetI
 
         public static final ParseField START = new ParseField("start");
         public static final ParseField END = new ParseField("end");
-        public static final ParseField INCLUDE_INTERIM = new ParseField("include_interim");
+        public static final ParseField EXCLUDE_INTERIM = new ParseField("exclude_interim");
         public static final ParseField ANOMALY_SCORE = new ParseField("anomaly_score");
         public static final ParseField SORT_FIELD = new ParseField("sort");
         public static final ParseField DESCENDING_SORT = new ParseField("desc");
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ extends Action<GetInfluencersAction.Request, GetInfluencersAction.Response, GetI
             PARSER.declareString((request, jobId) -> request.jobId = jobId, Job.ID);
             PARSER.declareStringOrNull(Request::setStart, START);
             PARSER.declareStringOrNull(Request::setEnd, END);
-            PARSER.declareBoolean(Request::setIncludeInterim, INCLUDE_INTERIM);
+            PARSER.declareBoolean(Request::setExcludeInterim, EXCLUDE_INTERIM);
             PARSER.declareObject(Request::setPageParams, PageParams.PARSER, PageParams.PAGE);
             PARSER.declareDouble(Request::setAnomalyScore, ANOMALY_SCORE);
             PARSER.declareString(Request::setSort, SORT_FIELD);
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ extends Action<GetInfluencersAction.Request, GetInfluencersAction.Response, GetI
         private String jobId;
         private String start;
         private String end;
-        private boolean includeInterim = false;
+        private boolean excludeInterim = false;
         private PageParams pageParams = new PageParams();
         private double anomalyScoreFilter = 0.0;
         private String sort = Influencer.INFLUENCER_SCORE.getPreferredName();
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ extends Action<GetInfluencersAction.Request, GetInfluencersAction.Response, GetI
             this.descending = descending;
         }
 
-        public boolean isIncludeInterim() {
-            return includeInterim;
+        public boolean isExcludeInterim() {
+            return excludeInterim;
         }
 
-        public void setIncludeInterim(boolean includeInterim) {
-            this.includeInterim = includeInterim;
+        public void setExcludeInterim(boolean excludeInterim) {
+            this.excludeInterim = excludeInterim;
         }
 
         public void setPageParams(PageParams pageParams) {
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ extends Action<GetInfluencersAction.Request, GetInfluencersAction.Response, GetI
         public void readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
             super.readFrom(in);
             jobId = in.readString();
-            includeInterim = in.readBoolean();
+            excludeInterim = in.readBoolean();
             pageParams = new PageParams(in);
             start = in.readOptionalString();
             end = in.readOptionalString();
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ extends Action<GetInfluencersAction.Request, GetInfluencersAction.Response, GetI
         public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
             super.writeTo(out);
             out.writeString(jobId);
-            out.writeBoolean(includeInterim);
+            out.writeBoolean(excludeInterim);
             pageParams.writeTo(out);
             out.writeOptionalString(start);
             out.writeOptionalString(end);
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ extends Action<GetInfluencersAction.Request, GetInfluencersAction.Response, GetI
         public XContentBuilder toXContent(XContentBuilder builder, Params params) throws IOException {
             builder.startObject();
             builder.field(Job.ID.getPreferredName(), jobId);
-            builder.field(INCLUDE_INTERIM.getPreferredName(), includeInterim);
+            builder.field(EXCLUDE_INTERIM.getPreferredName(), excludeInterim);
             builder.field(PageParams.PAGE.getPreferredName(), pageParams);
             builder.field(START.getPreferredName(), start);
             builder.field(END.getPreferredName(), end);
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ extends Action<GetInfluencersAction.Request, GetInfluencersAction.Response, GetI
 
         @Override
         public int hashCode() {
-            return Objects.hash(jobId, includeInterim, pageParams, start, end, sort, descending, anomalyScoreFilter);
+            return Objects.hash(jobId, excludeInterim, pageParams, start, end, sort, descending, anomalyScoreFilter);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ extends Action<GetInfluencersAction.Request, GetInfluencersAction.Response, GetI
             Request other = (Request) obj;
             return Objects.equals(jobId, other.jobId) && Objects.equals(start, other.start)
                     && Objects.equals(end, other.end)
-                    && Objects.equals(includeInterim, other.includeInterim)
+                    && Objects.equals(excludeInterim, other.excludeInterim)
                     && Objects.equals(pageParams, other.pageParams)
                     && Objects.equals(anomalyScoreFilter, other.anomalyScoreFilter)
                     && Objects.equals(descending, other.descending)
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ extends Action<GetInfluencersAction.Request, GetInfluencersAction.Response, GetI
         protected void doExecute(Request request, ActionListener<Response> listener) {
             jobManager.getJobOrThrowIfUnknown(request.jobId);
 
-            InfluencersQueryBuilder.InfluencersQuery query = new InfluencersQueryBuilder().includeInterim(request.includeInterim)
+            InfluencersQueryBuilder.InfluencersQuery query = new InfluencersQueryBuilder().includeInterim(request.excludeInterim == false)
                     .start(request.start).end(request.end).from(request.pageParams.getFrom()).size(request.pageParams.getSize())
                     .anomalyScoreThreshold(request.anomalyScoreFilter).sortField(request.sort).sortDescending(request.descending).build();
             jobProvider.influencers(request.jobId, query, page -> listener.onResponse(new Response(page)), listener::onFailure, client);
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetRecordsAction.java b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetRecordsAction.java
index 41db282c076..3c39fbf2249 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetRecordsAction.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetRecordsAction.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public class GetRecordsAction extends Action<GetRecordsAction.Request, GetRecord
 
         public static final ParseField START = new ParseField("start");
         public static final ParseField END = new ParseField("end");
-        public static final ParseField INCLUDE_INTERIM = new ParseField("include_interim");
+        public static final ParseField EXCLUDE_INTERIM = new ParseField("exclude_interim");
         public static final ParseField RECORD_SCORE_FILTER = new ParseField("record_score");
         public static final ParseField SORT = new ParseField("sort");
         public static final ParseField DESCENDING = new ParseField("desc");
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public class GetRecordsAction extends Action<GetRecordsAction.Request, GetRecord
             PARSER.declareStringOrNull(Request::setEnd, END);
             PARSER.declareString(Request::setSort, SORT);
             PARSER.declareBoolean(Request::setDescending, DESCENDING);
-            PARSER.declareBoolean(Request::setIncludeInterim, INCLUDE_INTERIM);
+            PARSER.declareBoolean(Request::setExcludeInterim, EXCLUDE_INTERIM);
             PARSER.declareObject(Request::setPageParams, PageParams.PARSER, PageParams.PAGE);
             PARSER.declareDouble(Request::setRecordScore, RECORD_SCORE_FILTER);
         }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ public class GetRecordsAction extends Action<GetRecordsAction.Request, GetRecord
         private String jobId;
         private String start;
         private String end;
-        private boolean includeInterim = false;
+        private boolean excludeInterim = false;
         private PageParams pageParams = new PageParams();
         private double recordScoreFilter = 0.0;
         private String sort = Influencer.INFLUENCER_SCORE.getPreferredName();
@@ -135,12 +135,12 @@ public class GetRecordsAction extends Action<GetRecordsAction.Request, GetRecord
             this.descending = descending;
         }
 
-        public boolean isIncludeInterim() {
-            return includeInterim;
+        public boolean isExcludeInterim() {
+            return excludeInterim;
         }
 
-        public void setIncludeInterim(boolean includeInterim) {
-            this.includeInterim = includeInterim;
+        public void setExcludeInterim(boolean excludeInterim) {
+            this.excludeInterim = excludeInterim;
         }
 
         public void setPageParams(PageParams pageParams) {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public class GetRecordsAction extends Action<GetRecordsAction.Request, GetRecord
         public void readFrom(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
             super.readFrom(in);
             jobId = in.readString();
-            includeInterim = in.readBoolean();
+            excludeInterim = in.readBoolean();
             pageParams = new PageParams(in);
             start = in.readOptionalString();
             end = in.readOptionalString();
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ public class GetRecordsAction extends Action<GetRecordsAction.Request, GetRecord
         public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
             super.writeTo(out);
             out.writeString(jobId);
-            out.writeBoolean(includeInterim);
+            out.writeBoolean(excludeInterim);
             pageParams.writeTo(out);
             out.writeOptionalString(start);
             out.writeOptionalString(end);
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public class GetRecordsAction extends Action<GetRecordsAction.Request, GetRecord
             builder.field(SORT.getPreferredName(), sort);
             builder.field(DESCENDING.getPreferredName(), descending);
             builder.field(RECORD_SCORE_FILTER.getPreferredName(), recordScoreFilter);
-            builder.field(INCLUDE_INTERIM.getPreferredName(), includeInterim);
+            builder.field(EXCLUDE_INTERIM.getPreferredName(), excludeInterim);
             builder.field(PageParams.PAGE.getPreferredName(), pageParams);
             builder.endObject();
             return builder;
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public class GetRecordsAction extends Action<GetRecordsAction.Request, GetRecord
 
         @Override
         public int hashCode() {
-            return Objects.hash(jobId, start, end, sort, descending, recordScoreFilter, includeInterim, pageParams);
+            return Objects.hash(jobId, start, end, sort, descending, recordScoreFilter, excludeInterim, pageParams);
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public class GetRecordsAction extends Action<GetRecordsAction.Request, GetRecord
                     Objects.equals(sort, other.sort) &&
                     Objects.equals(descending, other.descending) &&
                     Objects.equals(recordScoreFilter, other.recordScoreFilter) &&
-                    Objects.equals(includeInterim, other.includeInterim) &&
+                    Objects.equals(excludeInterim, other.excludeInterim) &&
                     Objects.equals(pageParams, other.pageParams);
         }
     }
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ public class GetRecordsAction extends Action<GetRecordsAction.Request, GetRecord
             jobManager.getJobOrThrowIfUnknown(request.getJobId());
 
             RecordsQueryBuilder.RecordsQuery query = new RecordsQueryBuilder()
-                    .includeInterim(request.includeInterim)
+                    .includeInterim(request.excludeInterim == false)
                     .epochStart(request.start)
                     .epochEnd(request.end)
                     .from(request.pageParams.getFrom())
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/results/RestGetBucketsAction.java b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/results/RestGetBucketsAction.java
index c630b2dca23..171a1544c46 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/results/RestGetBucketsAction.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/results/RestGetBucketsAction.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class RestGetBucketsAction extends BaseRestHandler {
 
             // single and multiple bucket options
             request.setExpand(restRequest.paramAsBoolean(GetBucketsAction.Request.EXPAND.getPreferredName(), false));
-            request.setIncludeInterim(restRequest.paramAsBoolean(GetBucketsAction.Request.INCLUDE_INTERIM.getPreferredName(), false));
+            request.setExcludeInterim(restRequest.paramAsBoolean(GetBucketsAction.Request.EXCLUDE_INTERIM.getPreferredName(), false));
         }
 
         return channel -> client.execute(GetBucketsAction.INSTANCE, request, new RestToXContentListener<>(channel));
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/results/RestGetInfluencersAction.java b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/results/RestGetInfluencersAction.java
index 61359cab8da..79c79d8a535 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/results/RestGetInfluencersAction.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/results/RestGetInfluencersAction.java
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ public class RestGetInfluencersAction extends BaseRestHandler {
             request = new GetInfluencersAction.Request(jobId);
             request.setStart(start);
             request.setEnd(end);
-            request.setIncludeInterim(restRequest.paramAsBoolean(GetInfluencersAction.Request.INCLUDE_INTERIM.getPreferredName(), false));
+            request.setExcludeInterim(restRequest.paramAsBoolean(GetInfluencersAction.Request.EXCLUDE_INTERIM.getPreferredName(), false));
             request.setPageParams(new PageParams(restRequest.paramAsInt(PageParams.FROM.getPreferredName(), PageParams.DEFAULT_FROM),
                     restRequest.paramAsInt(PageParams.SIZE.getPreferredName(), PageParams.DEFAULT_SIZE)));
             request.setAnomalyScore(
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/results/RestGetRecordsAction.java b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/results/RestGetRecordsAction.java
index de0394d7185..c54b89fa266 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/results/RestGetRecordsAction.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/rest/results/RestGetRecordsAction.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class RestGetRecordsAction extends BaseRestHandler {
             request = new GetRecordsAction.Request(jobId);
             request.setStart(restRequest.param(GetRecordsAction.Request.START.getPreferredName()));
             request.setEnd(restRequest.param(GetRecordsAction.Request.END.getPreferredName()));
-            request.setIncludeInterim(restRequest.paramAsBoolean(GetRecordsAction.Request.INCLUDE_INTERIM.getPreferredName(), false));
+            request.setExcludeInterim(restRequest.paramAsBoolean(GetRecordsAction.Request.EXCLUDE_INTERIM.getPreferredName(), false));
             request.setPageParams(new PageParams(restRequest.paramAsInt(PageParams.FROM.getPreferredName(), PageParams.DEFAULT_FROM),
                     restRequest.paramAsInt(PageParams.SIZE.getPreferredName(), PageParams.DEFAULT_SIZE)));
             request.setRecordScore(
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetBucketActionRequestTests.java b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetBucketActionRequestTests.java
index 9d3ca7eba08..43fe28b9a14 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetBucketActionRequestTests.java
+++ b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetBucketActionRequestTests.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public class GetBucketActionRequestTests extends AbstractStreamableXContentTestC
                 request.setEnd(String.valueOf(randomLong()));
             }
             if (randomBoolean()) {
-                request.setIncludeInterim(randomBoolean());
+                request.setExcludeInterim(randomBoolean());
             }
             if (randomBoolean()) {
                 request.setAnomalyScore(randomDouble());
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class GetBucketActionRequestTests extends AbstractStreamableXContentTestC
             request.setExpand(randomBoolean());
         }
         if (randomBoolean()) {
-            request.setIncludeInterim(randomBoolean());
+            request.setExcludeInterim(randomBoolean());
         }
         return request;
     }
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetInfluencersActionRequestTests.java b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetInfluencersActionRequestTests.java
index 392215039d2..474b39d7538 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetInfluencersActionRequestTests.java
+++ b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetInfluencersActionRequestTests.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public class GetInfluencersActionRequestTests extends AbstractStreamableXContent
             request.setAnomalyScore(randomDouble());
         }
         if (randomBoolean()) {
-            request.setIncludeInterim(randomBoolean());
+            request.setExcludeInterim(randomBoolean());
         }
         if (randomBoolean()) {
             request.setSort(randomAlphaOfLengthBetween(1, 20));
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetRecordsActionRequestTests.java b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetRecordsActionRequestTests.java
index 2a7ccee8b91..a0665f60d1d 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetRecordsActionRequestTests.java
+++ b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/action/GetRecordsActionRequestTests.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class GetRecordsActionRequestTests extends AbstractStreamableXContentTest
             request.setRecordScore(randomDouble());
         }
         if (randomBoolean()) {
-            request.setIncludeInterim(randomBoolean());
+            request.setExcludeInterim(randomBoolean());
         }
         if (randomBoolean()) {
             int from = randomInt(PageParams.MAX_FROM_SIZE_SUM);
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/UpdateInterimResultsIT.java b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/UpdateInterimResultsIT.java
index d5061cfdb36..1b8a0254a77 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/UpdateInterimResultsIT.java
+++ b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ml/integration/UpdateInterimResultsIT.java
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ public class UpdateInterimResultsIT extends MlNativeAutodetectIntegTestCase {
 
     private List<Bucket> getInterimResults(String jobId) throws Exception {
         GetBucketsAction.Request request = new GetBucketsAction.Request(jobId);
-        request.setIncludeInterim(true);
         request.setExpand(true);
         request.setPageParams(new PageParams(0, 1500));
         GetBucketsAction.Response response = client().execute(GetBucketsAction.INSTANCE, request).get();
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_buckets.json b/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_buckets.json
index 606d078e485..4cb7a1feefe 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_buckets.json
+++ b/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_buckets.json
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@
           "type": "boolean",
           "description" : "Include anomaly records"
         },
-        "include_interim": {
+        "exclude_interim": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "description" : "Include interim results"
+          "description" : "Exclude interim results"
         },
         "from": {
           "type": "int",
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_influencers.json b/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_influencers.json
index 4bf6e733588..a1798eca664 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_influencers.json
+++ b/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_influencers.json
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
         }
       },
       "params": {
-        "include_interim": {
+        "exclude_interim": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "description" : "Include interim results"
+          "description" : "Exclude interim results"
         },
         "from": {
           "type": "int",
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_records.json b/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_records.json
index 87bb854cb45..4685d522583 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_records.json
+++ b/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/api/xpack.ml.get_records.json
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
         }
       },
       "params": {
-        "include_interim": {
+        "exclude_interim": {
           "type": "boolean",
-          "description": "Include interim results"
+          "description": "Exclude interim results"
         },
         "from": {
           "type": "int",
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/jobs_get_result_buckets.yaml b/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/jobs_get_result_buckets.yaml
index ece60ee3046..bb84ba4b97a 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/jobs_get_result_buckets.yaml
+++ b/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/jobs_get_result_buckets.yaml
@@ -18,14 +18,27 @@ setup:
         index:  .ml-anomalies-farequote
         type:   result
         id:     "farequote_1464739200000_1"
-        body:   { "job_id": "farequote", "result_type": "bucket", "timestamp": "2016-06-01T00:00:00Z", "bucket_span":1 }
+        body:
+          {
+            "job_id": "farequote",
+            "result_type": "bucket",
+            "timestamp": "2016-06-01T00:00:00Z",
+            "bucket_span":1
+          }
 
   - do:
       index:
         index:  .ml-anomalies-farequote
         type:   result
         id:     "farequote_1464739200000_2"
-        body:   { "job_id": "farequote", "result_type": "bucket", "timestamp": "2016-08-01T00:00:00Z", "bucket_span":1 }
+        body:
+          {
+            "job_id": "farequote",
+            "result_type": "bucket",
+            "timestamp": "2016-08-01T00:00:00Z",
+            "bucket_span":1,
+            "is_interim": true
+          }
 
   - do:
       indices.refresh:
@@ -58,6 +71,26 @@ setup:
   - match: { buckets.1.job_id: farequote}
   - match: { buckets.1.result_type: bucket}
 
+---
+"Test get buckets given exclude_interim is false":
+  - do:
+      xpack.ml.get_buckets:
+        job_id: "farequote"
+        exclude_interim: false
+
+  - match: { count: 2 }
+
+---
+"Test get buckets given exclude_interim is true":
+  - do:
+      xpack.ml.get_buckets:
+        job_id: "farequote"
+        exclude_interim: true
+
+  - match: { count: 1 }
+  - match: { buckets.0.timestamp: 1464739200000 }
+  - match: { buckets.0.is_interim: false }
+
 ---
 "Test result single bucket api":
   - do:
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/jobs_get_result_influencers.yaml b/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/jobs_get_result_influencers.yaml
index 8fe355d8d8c..1a5447e244b 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/jobs_get_result_influencers.yaml
+++ b/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/jobs_get_result_influencers.yaml
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ setup:
             "influencer_score": 50.0,
             "result_type" : "influencer",
             "bucket_span" : 1,
-            "sequence_num" : 2
+            "sequence_num" : 2,
+            "is_interim": true
           }
   - do:
       indices.refresh:
@@ -60,6 +61,26 @@ setup:
   - match: { influencers.0.timestamp: 1464739200000 }
   - match: { influencers.1.timestamp: 1464825600000 }
 
+---
+"Test get influencers given exclude_interim false":
+  - do:
+      xpack.ml.get_influencers:
+        job_id: "farequote"
+        exclude_interim: false
+
+  - match: { count: 2 }
+
+---
+"Test get influencers given exclude_interim true":
+  - do:
+      xpack.ml.get_influencers:
+        job_id: "farequote"
+        exclude_interim: true
+
+  - match: { count: 1 }
+  - match: { influencers.0.timestamp: 1464739200000 }
+  - match: { influencers.0.is_interim: false }
+
 ---
 "Test result influencers api with time range":
   - do:
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/jobs_get_result_records.yaml b/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/jobs_get_result_records.yaml
index 87ba5821c42..38f2acbd649 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/jobs_get_result_records.yaml
+++ b/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/jobs_get_result_records.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ setup:
               "timestamp": "2016-06-02T00:00:00Z",
               "record_score": 80.0,
               "bucket_span": 1,
-              "sequence_num": 2
+              "sequence_num": 2,
+              "is_interim": true
             }
 
   - do:
@@ -61,6 +62,26 @@ setup:
   - match: { records.1.job_id: farequote}
   - match: { records.1.result_type: record}
 
+---
+"Test get records given exclude_interim is false":
+  - do:
+      xpack.ml.get_records:
+        job_id: "farequote"
+        exclude_interim: false
+
+  - match: { count: 2 }
+
+---
+"Test get records given exclude_interim is true":
+  - do:
+      xpack.ml.get_records:
+        job_id: "farequote"
+        exclude_interim: true
+
+  - match: { count: 1 }
+  - match: { records.0.timestamp: 1464739200000 }
+  - match: { records.0.is_interim: false }
+
 ---
 "Test result records api with time range":
   - do: