---
title: stack kb security-timeline-api create-timelines cli command
description: Create a Timeline or Timeline template Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4075/reference/elastic-cli/cli/stack/kb/security-timeline-api/create-timelines
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Preview
  - Elastic Stack: Preview
---

# stack kb security-timeline-api create-timelines cli command
<cli-modifiers>
</cli-modifiers>

```bash
elastic stack kb security-timeline-api create-timelines \
  --timeline <timeline> \
  [options]
```

Create a Timeline or Timeline template
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--timeline string required">
  </definition>
  <definition term="--status enum">
    **Values:** active, draft, immutable
  </definition>
  <definition term="--template-timeline-id string">
    A unique identifier for the Timeline template.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--template-timeline-version number">
    Timeline template version number.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--timeline-id string">
    A unique identifier for the Timeline.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--timeline-type enum">
    **Values:** default, template
  </definition>
  <definition term="--version string">
  </definition>
  <definition term="--input-file string">
    path to a JSON file to use as command input
  </definition>
  <definition term="--dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Global Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--json">
    output as JSON
  </definition>
</definitions>