Create and update a pipeline

Create and update a pipeline

The create ingest pipeline API operation creates or updates an ingest pipeline. Each pipeline requires an ingest definition defining how each processor transforms your documents.

Example

PUT _ingest/pipeline/12345
{
  "description" : "A description for your pipeline",
  "processors" : [
    {
      "set" : {
        "field": "field-name",
        "value": "value"
      }
    }
  ]
}

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Path and HTTP methods

PUT _ingest/pipeline/{id}

Request body fields

Field	Required	Type	Description
description	Optional	string	Description of your ingest pipeline.
processors	Required	Array of processor objects	A processor that transforms documents. Runs in the order specified. Appears in index once ran.

{
  "description" : "A description for your pipeline",
  "processors" : [
    {
      "set" : {
        "field": "field-name",
        "value": "value"
      }
    }
  ]
}

URL parameters

All URL parameters are optional.

Parameter	Type	Description
master_timeout	time	How long to wait for a connection to the master node.
timeout	time	How long to wait for the request to return.

Response

{
  "acknowledged" : true
}