---
type: api
title: Data views
description: Data view APIs enable you to manage data views, formerly known as Kibana index patterns.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/group/endpoint-data-views
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/group/endpoint-data-views
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Data views

`data views`

Data view APIs enable you to manage data views, formerly known as Kibana index patterns.

- [Get all data views](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-getalldataviewsdefault): `GET` `/api/data_views`, `GET` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views`
- [Create a data view](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-createdataviewdefaultw): `POST` `/api/data_views/data_view`, `POST` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views/data_view`
- [Delete a data view](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-deletedataviewdefault): `DELETE` `/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}`, `DELETE` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}`
- [Get a data view](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-getdataviewdefault): `GET` `/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}`, `GET` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}`
- [Update a data view](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-updatedataviewdefault): `POST` `/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}`, `POST` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}`
- [Update field metadata](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-updatefieldsmetadatadefault): `POST` `/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}/fields`, `POST` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}/fields`
- [Create a runtime field](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-createruntimefielddefault): `POST` `/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}/runtime_field`, `POST` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}/runtime_field`
- [Create or update a runtime field](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-createupdateruntimefielddefault): `PUT` `/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}/runtime_field`, `PUT` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}/runtime_field`
- [Delete a runtime field](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-deleteruntimefielddefault): `DELETE` `/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}/runtime_field/{fieldName}`, `DELETE` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}/runtime_field/{fieldName}`
- [Get a runtime field](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-getruntimefielddefault): `GET` `/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}/runtime_field/{fieldName}`, `GET` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}/runtime_field/{fieldName}`
- [Update a runtime field](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-updateruntimefielddefault): `POST` `/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}/runtime_field/{fieldName}`, `POST` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views/data_view/{viewId}/runtime_field/{fieldName}`
- [Get the default data view](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-getdefaultdataviewdefault): `GET` `/api/data_views/default`, `GET` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views/default`
- [Set the default data view](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-setdefaultdatailviewdefault): `POST` `/api/data_views/default`, `POST` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views/default`
- [Swap saved object references](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-swapdataviewsdefault): `POST` `/api/data_views/swap_references`, `POST` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views/swap_references`
- [Preview swap references](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-previewswapdataviewsdefault): `POST` `/api/data_views/swap_references/_preview`, `POST` `/s/{space_id}/api/data_views/swap_references/_preview`