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:api: ccr-put-auto-follow-pattern
:request: PutAutoFollowPatternRequest
:response: AcknowledgedResponse
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=== Put Auto Follow Pattern API

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==== Request

The Put Auto Follow Pattern API allows you to store auto follow patterns in order
to automatically follow leader indices in a remote clusters matching certain
index name patterns.

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<1> The name of the auto follow pattern.
<2> The name of the remote cluster.
<3> The leader index patterns.
<4> The pattern used to create the follower index

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==== Response

The returned +{response}+ indicates if the put auto follow pattern request was received.

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<1> Whether or not the put auto follow pattern request was acknowledged.

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