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[[indices-rollover-index]]
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=== Rollover index API
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++++
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<titleabbrev>Rollover index</titleabbrev>
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++++
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Assigns an <<indices-aliases, index alias>> to a new index
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when the alias's existing index meets a condition you provide.
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[source,console]
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----
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POST /alias1/_rollover/twitter
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{
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"conditions": {
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"max_age": "7d",
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"max_docs": 1000,
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"max_size": "5gb"
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}
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}
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----
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// TEST[s/^/PUT my_old_index_name\nPUT my_old_index_name\/_alias\/alias1\n/]
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[[rollover-index-api-request]]
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==== {api-request-title}
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`POST /<alias>/_rollover/<target-index>`
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`POST /<alias>/_rollover/`
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[[rollover-index-api-desc]]
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==== {api-description-title}
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The rollover index API rolls an <<indices-aliases, alias>> to a new index when
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the existing index meets a condition you provide. You can use this API to retire
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an index that becomes too large or too old.
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NOTE: To roll over an index, a condition must be met *when you call the API*.
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{es} does not monitor the index after you receive an API response. To
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automatically roll over indices when a condition is met, you can use {es}'s
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<<index-lifecycle-management, index lifecycle management (ILM) policies>>.
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The API accepts a single alias name and a list of `conditions`. The alias must point to a write index for
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a Rollover request to be valid. There are two ways this can be achieved, and depending on the configuration, the
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alias metadata will be updated differently. The two scenarios are as follows:
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- The alias only points to a single index with `is_write_index` not configured (defaults to `null`).
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In this scenario, the original index will have their rollover alias will be added to the newly created index, and removed
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from the original (rolled-over) index.
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- The alias points to one or more indices with `is_write_index` set to `true` on the index to be rolled over (the write index).
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In this scenario, the write index will have its rollover alias' `is_write_index` set to `false`, while the newly created index
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will now have the rollover alias pointing to it as the write index with `is_write_index` as `true`.
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[[rollover-wait-active-shards]]
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===== Wait for active shards
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Because the rollover operation creates a new index to rollover to, the
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<<create-index-wait-for-active-shards,`wait_for_active_shards`>> setting on
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index creation applies to the rollover action.
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[[rollover-index-api-path-params]]
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==== {api-path-parms-title}
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`<alias>`::
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(Required, string)
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Name of the existing index alias
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to assign to the target index.
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`<target-index>`::
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+
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--
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(Optional*, string)
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Name of the target index to create and assign the index alias.
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include::{docdir}/indices/create-index.asciidoc[tag=index-name-reqs]
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*This parameter is not required
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if the alias is assigned to an index name that ends with `-` and a number,
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such as `logs-000001`.
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In this case,
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the name of the new index follows the same pattern,
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incrementing the number.
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For example,
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`logs-000001` increments to `logs-000002`.
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This number is zero-padded with a length of 6,
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regardless of the prior index name.
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If the existing index for the alias does not match this pattern,
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this parameter is required.
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--
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[[rollover-index-api-query-params]]
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==== {api-query-parms-title}
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`dry_run`::
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(Optional, boolean)
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If `true`,
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the request checks whether the index matches provided conditions
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but does not perform a rollover.
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Defaults to `false`.
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include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=include-type-name]
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include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=wait_for_active_shards]
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include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=timeoutparms]
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[[rollover-index-api-request-body]]
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==== {api-request-body-title}
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include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=aliases]
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`conditions`::
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+
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--
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(Required, object)
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Set of conditions the index alias's existing index must met to roll over.
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Parameters include:
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`max_age`::
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(Optional, <<time-units, time units>>)
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Maximum age of the index.
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`max_docs`::
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(Optional, integer)
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Maximum number of documents in the index.
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This number does *not* include documents in replica shards.
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`max_size`::
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(Optional, <<byte-units, byte units>>)
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Maximum estimated size of the primary shard of the index.
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--
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include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=mappings]
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include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=settings]
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[[rollover-index-api-example]]
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==== {api-examples-title}
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[[rollover-index-basic-ex]]
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===== Basic example
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[source,console]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT /logs-000001 <1>
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{
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"aliases": {
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"logs_write": {}
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}
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}
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# Add > 1000 documents to logs-000001
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POST /logs_write/_rollover <2>
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{
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"conditions": {
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"max_age": "7d",
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"max_docs": 1000,
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"max_size": "5gb"
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// TEST[setup:huge_twitter]
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// TEST[s/# Add > 1000 documents to logs-000001/POST _reindex?refresh\n{"source":{"index":"twitter"},"dest":{"index":"logs-000001"}}/]
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<1> Creates an index called `logs-0000001` with the alias `logs_write`.
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<2> If the index pointed to by `logs_write` was created 7 or more days ago, or
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contains 1,000 or more documents, or has an index size at least around 5GB, then the `logs-000002` index is created
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and the `logs_write` alias is updated to point to `logs-000002`.
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The API returns the following response:
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[source,console-result]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"acknowledged": true,
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"shards_acknowledged": true,
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"old_index": "logs-000001",
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"new_index": "logs-000002",
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"rolled_over": true, <1>
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"dry_run": false, <2>
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"conditions": { <3>
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"[max_age: 7d]": false,
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"[max_docs: 1000]": true,
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"[max_size: 5gb]": false,
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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<1> Whether the index was rolled over.
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<2> Whether the rollover was dry run.
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<3> The result of each condition.
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[[rollover-index-settings-ex]]
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===== Specify settings for the target index
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The settings, mappings, and aliases for the new index are taken from any
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matching <<indices-templates,index templates>>. Additionally, you can specify
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`settings`, `mappings`, and `aliases` in the body of the request, just like the
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<<indices-create-index,create index>> API. Values specified in the request
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override any values set in matching index templates. For example, the following
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`rollover` request overrides the `index.number_of_shards` setting:
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[source,console]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT /logs-000001
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{
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"aliases": {
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"logs_write": {}
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}
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}
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POST /logs_write/_rollover
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{
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"conditions" : {
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"max_age": "7d",
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"max_docs": 1000,
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"max_size": "5gb"
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},
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"settings": {
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"index.number_of_shards": 2
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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[[rollover-index-specify-index-ex]]
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===== Specify a target index name
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If the name of the existing index ends with `-` and a number -- e.g.
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`logs-000001` -- then the name of the new index will follow the same pattern,
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incrementing the number (`logs-000002`). The number is zero-padded with a length
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of 6, regardless of the old index name.
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If the old name doesn't match this pattern then you must specify the name for
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the new index as follows:
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[source,console]
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--------------------------------------------------
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POST /my_alias/_rollover/my_new_index_name
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{
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"conditions": {
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"max_age": "7d",
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"max_docs": 1000,
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"max_size": "5gb"
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// TEST[s/^/PUT my_old_index_name\nPUT my_old_index_name\/_alias\/my_alias\n/]
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[[_using_date_math_with_the_rollover_api]]
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===== Use date math with a rollover
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It can be useful to use <<date-math-index-names,date math>> to name the
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rollover index according to the date that the index rolled over, e.g.
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`logstash-2016.02.03`. The rollover API supports date math, but requires the
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index name to end with a dash followed by a number, e.g.
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`logstash-2016.02.03-1` which is incremented every time the index is rolled
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over. For instance:
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[source,console]
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--------------------------------------------------
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# PUT /<logs-{now/d}-1> with URI encoding:
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PUT /%3Clogs-%7Bnow%2Fd%7D-1%3E <1>
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{
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"aliases": {
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"logs_write": {}
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}
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}
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PUT logs_write/_doc/1
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{
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"message": "a dummy log"
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}
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POST logs_write/_refresh
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# Wait for a day to pass
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POST /logs_write/_rollover <2>
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{
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"conditions": {
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"max_docs": "1"
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// TEST[s/now/2016.10.31||/]
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<1> Creates an index named with today's date (e.g.) `logs-2016.10.31-1`
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<2> Rolls over to a new index with today's date, e.g. `logs-2016.10.31-000002` if run immediately, or `logs-2016.11.01-000002` if run after 24 hours
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//////////////////////////
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[source,console]
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--------------------------------------------------
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GET _alias
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--------------------------------------------------
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// TEST[continued]
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[source,console-result]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"logs-2016.10.31-000002": {
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"aliases": {
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"logs_write": {}
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}
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},
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"logs-2016.10.31-1": {
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"aliases": {}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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//////////////////////////
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These indices can then be referenced as described in the
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<<date-math-index-names,date math documentation>>. For example, to search
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over indices created in the last three days, you could do the following:
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[source,console]
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--------------------------------------------------
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# GET /<logs-{now/d}-*>,<logs-{now/d-1d}-*>,<logs-{now/d-2d}-*>/_search
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GET /%3Clogs-%7Bnow%2Fd%7D-*%3E%2C%3Clogs-%7Bnow%2Fd-1d%7D-*%3E%2C%3Clogs-%7Bnow%2Fd-2d%7D-*%3E/_search
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--------------------------------------------------
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// TEST[continued]
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// TEST[s/now/2016.10.31||/]
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[[rollover-index-api-dry-run-ex]]
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===== Dry run
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The rollover API supports `dry_run` mode, where request conditions can be
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checked without performing the actual rollover.
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[source,console]
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--------------------------------------------------
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POST /logs_write/_rollover?dry_run
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{
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"conditions" : {
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"max_age": "7d",
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"max_docs": 1000,
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"max_size": "5gb"
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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// TEST[s/^/PUT logs-000001\nPUT logs-000001\/_alias\/logs_write\n/]
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[[indices-rollover-is-write-index]]
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===== Roll over a write index
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The rollover alias when rolling over a write index that has `is_write_index` explicitly set to `true` is not
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swapped during rollover actions. Since having an alias point to multiple indices is ambiguous in distinguishing
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which is the correct write index to roll over, it is not valid to rollover an alias that points to multiple indices.
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For this reason, the default behavior is to swap which index is being pointed to by the write-oriented alias. This
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was `logs_write` in some of the above examples. Since setting `is_write_index` enables an alias to point to multiple indices
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while also being explicit as to which is the write index that rollover should target, removing the alias from the rolled over
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index is not necessary. This simplifies things by allowing for one alias to behave both as the write and read aliases for
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indices that are being managed with Rollover.
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Look at the behavior of the aliases in the following example where `is_write_index` is set on the rolled over index.
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[source,console]
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--------------------------------------------------
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PUT my_logs_index-000001
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{
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"aliases": {
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"logs": { "is_write_index": true } <1>
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}
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}
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PUT logs/_doc/1
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{
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"message": "a dummy log"
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}
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POST logs/_refresh
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POST /logs/_rollover
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{
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"conditions": {
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"max_docs": "1"
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}
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}
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PUT logs/_doc/2 <2>
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{
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"message": "a newer log"
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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<1> configures `my_logs_index` as the write index for the `logs` alias
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<2> newly indexed documents against the `logs` alias will write to the new index
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[source,console-result]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"_index" : "my_logs_index-000002",
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"_type" : "_doc",
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"_id" : "2",
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"_version" : 1,
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"result" : "created",
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"_shards" : {
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"total" : 2,
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"successful" : 1,
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"failed" : 0
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},
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"_seq_no" : 0,
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"_primary_term" : 1
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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//////////////////////////
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[source,console]
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--------------------------------------------------
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GET _alias
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--------------------------------------------------
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// TEST[continued]
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//////////////////////////
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After the rollover, the alias metadata for the two indices will have the `is_write_index` setting
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reflect each index's role, with the newly created index as the write index.
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[source,console-result]
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--------------------------------------------------
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{
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"my_logs_index-000002": {
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"aliases": {
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"logs": { "is_write_index": true }
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}
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},
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"my_logs_index-000001": {
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"aliases": {
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"logs": { "is_write_index" : false }
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}
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}
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}
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--------------------------------------------------
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