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:api: put-datafeed
:request: PutDatafeedRequest
:response: PutDatafeedResponse
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=== Put Datafeed API

The Put Datafeed API can be used to create a new {ml} datafeed
in the cluster. The API accepts a +{request}+ object
as a request and returns a +{response}+.

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==== Put Datafeed Request

A +{request}+ requires the following argument:

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<1> The configuration of the {ml} datafeed to create

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==== Datafeed Configuration

The `DatafeedConfig` object contains all the details about the {ml} datafeed
configuration.

A `DatafeedConfig` requires the following arguments:

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<1> The datafeed ID and the job ID
<2> The indices that contain the data to retrieve and feed into the job

==== Optional Arguments
The following arguments are optional:

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<1> Specifies how data searches are split into time chunks.

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<1> The interval at which scheduled queries are made while the datafeed runs in real time.

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<1> A query to filter the search results by. Defaults to the `match_all` query.

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<1> The time interval behind real time that data is queried.

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<1> Allows the use of script fields.

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<1> The `size` parameter used in the searches.

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==== Response

The returned +{response}+ returns the full representation of
the new {ml} datafeed if it has been successfully created. This will
contain the creation time and other fields initialized using
default values:

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<1> The created datafeed