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# Elasticsearch REST API JSON specification
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This repository contains a collection of JSON files which describe the [Elasticsearch](http://elastic.co) HTTP API.
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Their purpose is to formalize and standardize the API, to facilitate development of libraries and integrations.
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Example for the ["Create Index"](http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/indices-create-index.html) API:
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```json
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{
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"indices.create": {
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"documentation": "http://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/master/indices-create-index.html",
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"methods": ["PUT", "POST"],
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"url": {
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"paths": ["/{index}"],
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"parts": {
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"index": {
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"type" : "string",
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"required" : true,
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"description" : "The name of the index"
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}
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},
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"params": {
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"timeout": {
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"type" : "time",
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"description" : "Explicit operation timeout"
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}
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}
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},
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"body": {
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"description" : "The configuration for the index (`settings` and `mappings`)"
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}
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}
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}
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```
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The specification contains:
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* The _name_ of the API (`indices.create`), which usually corresponds to the client calls
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* Link to the documentation at <http://elastic.co>
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* List of HTTP methods for the endpoint
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* URL specification: path, parts, parameters
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* Whether body is allowed for the endpoint or not and its description
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The `methods` and `url.paths` elements list all possible HTTP methods and URLs for the endpoint;
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it is the responsibility of the developer to use this information for a sensible API on the target platform.
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## Backwards compatibility
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The specification follows the same backward compatibility guarantees as Elasticsearch.
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- Within a Major, additions only.
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- If an item has been documented wrong it should be deprecated instead as removing these might break downstream clients.
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- Major version change, may deprecate pieces or simply remove them given enough deprecation time.
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## Deprecations
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The spec allows for deprecations of:
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#### Entire API:
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```json
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{
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"api" : {
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"documentation": "...",
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"deprecated" : {
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"version" : "7.0.0",
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"description" : "Reason API is being deprecated"
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},
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}
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}
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```
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#### Specific paths:
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```json
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{
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"api": {
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"documentation": "",
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"url": {
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"paths": ["/_monitoring/bulk"],
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"deprecated_paths" : [
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{
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"version" : "7.0.0",
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"path" : "/_monitoring/{type}/bulk",
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"description" : "Specifying types in urls has been deprecated"
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}
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]
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}
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}
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}
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```
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Here `paths` describes the preferred paths and `deprecated_paths` indicates `paths` that will still work but are now
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deprecated.
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#### Parameters
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```json
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{
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"api": {
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"documentation": "",
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"methods": ["GET"],
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"url": {
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"params": {
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"stored_fields": {
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"type": "list",
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"description" : "",
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"deprecated" : {
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"version" : "7.0.0",
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"description" : "Reason parameter is being deprecated"
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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}
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```
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## License
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This software is licensed under the Apache License, version 2 ("ALv2").
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