---
type: api
title: Create or update a GeoIP database configuration
description: Refer to the create or update IP geolocation database configuration API.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v8/operation/operation-ingest-put-geoip-database
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v8/operation/operation-ingest-put-geoip-database
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Create or update a GeoIP database configuration

Availability: 8.15+

## Paths

- `PUT` `/_ingest/geoip/database/{id}`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v8/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v8/authentication#basicauth)
- [Bearer auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v8/authentication#bearerauth)

#### Path Parameters

- `id` (string Id)
  ID of the database configuration to create or update.

## Description

Refer to the create or update IP geolocation database configuration API.

## Query String Parameters

- `master_timeout` (string Duration · default: 30s)
  Period to wait for a connection to the master node.
If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
- `timeout` (string Duration · default: 30s)
  Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

## Request Body

`application/json`

- `name` (string Name) — required
  The provider-assigned name of the IP geolocation database to download.
- `maxmind` ({} Maxmind) — required
  The configuration necessary to identify which IP geolocation provider to use to download the database, as well as any provider-specific configuration necessary for such downloading.
At present, the only supported provider is maxmind, and the maxmind provider requires that an account_id (string) is configured.
  - `account_id` (string Id) — required

## Response

`application/json`

- `acknowledged` (boolean)
  For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.
## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
PUT /_ingest/geoip/database/{id}
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X PUT "/_ingest/geoip/database/{id}"
```