Create Index

action: create_index
description: "Create index as named"
options:
  name: ...

This action creates the named index. There are multiple different ways to configure how the name is represented.

action: create_index
description: "Create index as named"
options:
  name: myindex
  # ...

In this case, what you see is what you get. An index named myindex will be created

action: create_index
description: "Create index as named"
options:
  name: 'myindex-%Y.%m'
  # ...

For the create_index action, the name option can contain Python strftime strings. The method for doing so is described in detail, including which strftime strings are acceptable, in the documentation for the name option.

action: create_index
description: "Create index as named"
options:
  name: '<logstash-{now/d+1d}>'
  # ...

For the create_index action, the name option can be in Elasticsearch date math format. This allows index names containing dates to use deterministic math to set a date name in the past or the future.

For example, if today’s date were 2017-03-27, the name <logstash-{now/d}> will create an index named logstash-2017.03.27. If you wanted to create tomorrow’s index, you would use the name <logstash-{now/d+1d}>, which adds 1 day. This pattern creates an index named logstash-2017.03.28. For many more configuration options, read the Elasticsearch date math documentation.

The extra_settings option allows the addition of extra settings, such as index settings and mappings. An example of how these settings can be used to create an index might be:

action: create_index
description: "Create index as named"
options:
  name: myindex
  # ...
  extra_settings:
    settings:
      number_of_shards: 1
      number_of_replicas: 0
    mappings:
      type1:
        properties:
          field1:
            type: string
            index: not_analyzed

• name

• extra_settings No default value. You can add any acceptable index settings and mappings as nested YAML. See the Elasticsearch Create Index API documentation for more information.
• timeout_override
• continue_if_exception
• disable_action