PUT _ilm/policy/my_policy
{
  "policy": {
    "_meta": {
      "description": "used for nginx log",
      "project": {
        "name": "myProject",
        "department": "myDepartment"
      }
    },
    "phases": {
      "warm": {
        "min_age": "10d",
        "actions": {
          "forcemerge": {
            "max_num_segments": 1
          }
        }
      },
      "delete": {
        "min_age": "30d",
        "actions": {
          "delete": {}
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

JavaScript Elasticsearch JavaScript Client

const response = await client.ilm.putLifecycle({
  name: "my_policy",
  policy: {
    _meta: {
      description: "used for nginx log",
      project: {
        name: "myProject",
        department: "myDepartment",
      },
    },
    phases: {
      warm: {
        min_age: "10d",
        actions: {
          forcemerge: {
            max_num_segments: 1,
          },
        },
      },
      delete: {
        min_age: "30d",
        actions: {
          delete: {},
        },
      },
    },
  },
});

Python Elasticsearch Python Client

resp = client.ilm.put_lifecycle(
    name="my_policy",
    policy={
        "_meta": {
            "description": "used for nginx log",
            "project": {
                "name": "myProject",
                "department": "myDepartment"
            }
        },
        "phases": {
            "warm": {
                "min_age": "10d",
                "actions": {
                    "forcemerge": {
                        "max_num_segments": 1
                    }
                }
            },
            "delete": {
                "min_age": "30d",
                "actions": {
                    "delete": {}
                }
            }
        }
    },
)

curl Shell

curl -X PUT "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_ilm/policy/my_policy" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "policy": {
      "_meta": {
        "description": "used for nginx log",
        "project": {
          "name": "myProject",
          "department": "myDepartment"
        }
      },
      "phases": {
        "warm": {
          "min_age": "10d",
          "actions": {
            "forcemerge": {
              "max_num_segments": 1
            }
          }
        },
        "delete": {
          "min_age": "30d",
          "actions": {
            "delete": {}
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }'

Java Elasticsearch Java Client

client.ilm().putLifecycle(p -> p
    .name("my_policy")
    .policy(po -> po
        .phases(ph -> ph
            .delete(d -> d
                .actions(a -> a
                    .delete(de -> de)
                )
                .minAge(m -> m
                    .time("30d")
                )
            )
            .warm(w -> w
                .actions(a -> a
                    .forcemerge(f -> f
                        .maxNumSegments(1)
                    )
                )
                .minAge(m -> m
                    .time("10d")
                )
            )
        )
        .meta(Map.of("description", JsonData.fromJson("\"used for nginx log\""),"project", JsonData.fromJson("""
{"name":"myProject","department":"myDepartment"}
""")))
    )
);

C# Elasticsearch .NET Client

var response = await client.IndexLifecycleManagement
    .PutLifecycleAsync(name: "my_policy", d1 => d1
        .Policy(d2 => d2
            .Meta(new Dictionary<string, object>()
            {
                { "description", "used for nginx log" },
                { "project", JsonSerializer.Deserialize<JsonElement>("""
                {
                  "name": "myProject",
                  "department": "myDepartment"
                }
                """) }
            })
            .Phases(d3 => d3
                .Delete(d4 => d4
                    .Actions(d5 => d5
                        .Delete()
                    )
                    .MinAge("30d")
                )
                .Warm(d4 => d4
                    .Actions(d5 => d5
                        .Forcemerge(d6 => d6
                            .MaxNumSegments(1)
                        )
                    )
                    .MinAge("10d")
                )
            )
        )
    );

PHP Elasticsearch PHP Client

$resp = $client->ilm()->putLifecycle([
    "policy" => "my_policy",
    "body" => [
        "policy" => [
            "_meta" => [
                "description" => "used for nginx log",
                "project" => [
                    "name" => "myProject",
                    "department" => "myDepartment",
                ],
            ],
            "phases" => [
                "warm" => [
                    "min_age" => "10d",
                    "actions" => [
                        "forcemerge" => [
                            "max_num_segments" => 1,
                        ],
                    ],
                ],
                "delete" => [
                    "min_age" => "30d",
                    "actions" => [
                        "delete" => new ArrayObject([]),
                    ],
                ],
            ],
        ],
    ],
]);

Ruby Elasticsearch Ruby Client

response = client.ilm.put_lifecycle(
  policy: "my_policy",
  body: {
    "policy": {
      "_meta": {
        "description": "used for nginx log",
        "project": {
          "name": "myProject",
          "department": "myDepartment"
        }
      },
      "phases": {
        "warm": {
          "min_age": "10d",
          "actions": {
            "forcemerge": {
              "max_num_segments": 1
            }
          }
        },
        "delete": {
          "min_age": "30d",
          "actions": {
            "delete": {}
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
)

Response

{
  "acknowledged": true
}

Required authorization

Path Parameters

Query Parameters { master_timeout , timeout , }

Request

Response

Query Parameters