[role="xpack"]
[testenv="basic"]
[[update-transform]]
= Update {transform} API
[subs="attributes"]
++++
Update {transform}
++++
Updates certain properties of a {transform}.
[[update-transform-request]]
== {api-request-title}
`POST _transform//_update`
[[update-transform-prereqs]]
== {api-prereq-title}
If the {es} {security-features} are enabled, you must have the following
built-in roles and privileges:
* `transform_admin`
* `manage_transform` (the built-in `transform_admin` role has this privilege)
* source index: `read`, `view_index_metadata`
* destination index: `read`, `create_index`, `index`
For more information, see <> and <>.
[[update-transform-desc]]
== {api-description-title}
This API updates an existing {transform}. The list of properties that you can
update is a subset of the list that you can define when you create a {transform}.
When the {transform} is updated, a series of validations occur to ensure its
success. You can use the `defer_validation` parameter to skip these checks.
All updated properties except description do not take effect until after the
{transform} starts the next checkpoint. This is so there is consistency with the
pivoted data in each checkpoint.
[IMPORTANT]
====
* When {es} {security-features} are enabled, your {transform} remembers which
roles the user who updated it had at the time of update and runs with those
privileges.
* You must use {kib} or this API to update a {transform}. Do not update a
{transform} directly via `.transform-internal*` indices using the {es} index API.
If {es} {security-features} are enabled, do not give users any privileges on
`.transform-internal*` indices. If you used {transforms} prior 7.5, also do not
give users any privileges on `.data-frame-internal*` indices.
====
[[update-transform-path-parms]]
== {api-path-parms-title}
``::
(Required, string)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-id]
[[update-transform-query-parms]]
== {api-query-parms-title}
`defer_validation`::
(Optional, Boolean) When `true`, deferrable validations are not run. This
behavior may be desired if the source index does not exist until after the
{transform} is updated.
[role="child_attributes"]
[[update-transform-request-body]]
== {api-request-body-title}
`description`::
(Optional, string) Free text description of the {transform}.
//Begin dest
`dest`::
(Optional, object)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=dest]
+
.Properties of `dest`
[%collapsible%open]
====
`index`:::
(Required, string)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=dest-index]
`pipeline`:::
(Optional, string)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=dest-pipeline]
====
//End dest
`frequency`::
(Optional, <>)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=frequency]
//Begin settings
`settings`::
(Optional, object)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-settings]
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.Properties of `settings`
[%collapsible%open]
====
`docs_per_second`:::
(Optional, float)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-settings-docs-per-second]
`max_page_search_size`:::
(Optional, integer)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-settings-max-page-search-size]
====
//End settings
//Begin source
`source`::
(Optional, object)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=source-transforms]
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.Properties of `source`
[%collapsible%open]
====
`index`:::
(Required, string or array)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=source-index-transforms]
`query`:::
(Optional, object)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=source-query-transforms]
====
//End source
//Begin sync
`sync`::
(Optional, object)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync]
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.Properties of `sync`
[%collapsible%open]
====
//Begin sync.time
`time`:::
(Required, object)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync-time]
+
.Properties of `time`
[%collapsible%open]
=====
`delay`::::
(Optional, <>)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync-time-delay]
`field`::::
(Required, string)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync-time-field]
+
--
TIP: In general, it’s a good idea to use a field that contains the
<>. If you use a different field,
you might need to set the `delay` such that it accounts for data transmission
delays.
--
=====
//End sync.time
====
//End sync
[[update-transform-example]]
== {api-examples-title}
[source,console]
--------------------------------------------------
POST _transform/simple-kibana-ecomm-pivot/_update
{
"source": {
"index": "kibana_sample_data_ecommerce",
"query": {
"term": {
"geoip.continent_name": {
"value": "Asia"
}
}
}
},
"description": "Maximum priced ecommerce data by customer_id in Asia",
"dest": {
"index": "kibana_sample_data_ecommerce_transform_v2",
"pipeline": "add_timestamp_pipeline"
},
"frequency": "15m",
"sync": {
"time": {
"field": "order_date",
"delay": "120s"
}
}
}
--------------------------------------------------
// TEST[setup:simple_kibana_continuous_pivot]
When the {transform} is updated, you receive the updated configuration:
[source,console-result]
----
{
"id": "simple-kibana-ecomm-pivot",
"source": {
"index": ["kibana_sample_data_ecommerce"],
"query": {
"term": {
"geoip.continent_name": {
"value": "Asia"
}
}
}
},
"pivot": {
"group_by": {
"customer_id": {
"terms": {
"field": "customer_id"
}
}
},
"aggregations": {
"max_price": {
"max": {
"field": "taxful_total_price"
}
}
}
},
"description": "Maximum priced ecommerce data by customer_id in Asia",
"dest": {
"index": "kibana_sample_data_ecommerce_transform_v2",
"pipeline": "add_timestamp_pipeline"
},
"frequency": "15m",
"sync": {
"time": {
"field": "order_date",
"delay": "120s"
}
},
"settings": { },
"version": "7.5.0",
"create_time": 1518808660505
}
----
// TESTRESPONSE[s/"version": "7.5.0"/"version": $body.version/]
// TESTRESPONSE[s/"create_time": 1518808660505/"create_time": $body.create_time/]