Update an existing watchlist

Server: https://{kibana_url}

PUT /api/entity_analytics/watchlists/{id}
PUT /s/{space_id}/api/entity_analytics/watchlists/{id}

Api key auth Basic auth

Refer to Spaces for more information.

Updates the name, description, risk modifier, or managed status of an existing entity analytics watchlist.

Path Parameters

id string · max: 256 required: The ID of the watchlist to update

Request

Response

Watchlist updated successfully

application/json

Examples

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

PUT /api/entity_analytics/watchlists/{id}
{
  "description": "High risk vendor watchlist",
  "managed": false,
  "name": "High Risk Vendors",
  "riskModifier": 1.5
}

curl Shell

curl -X PUT "https://{kibana_url}/api/entity_analytics/watchlists/{id}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "description": "High risk vendor watchlist",
  "managed": false,
  "name": "High Risk Vendors",
  "riskModifier": 1.5
}'

Response

{
  "createdAt": "2026-01-28T12:00:00.000Z",
  "description": "High risk vendor watchlist",
  "id": "watchlist-123",
  "managed": false,
  "name": "High Risk Vendors",
  "riskModifier": 1.5,
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-18T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Path Parameters

Request { description , managed , name , riskModifier , }

Response

Request