Create saved objects

deprecated

Server: https://{kibana_url}

POST /api/saved_objects/_bulk_create

WARNING: This API is deprecated. This is a legacy Saved Objects API and may be removed in a future version of Kibana.

Creates multiple Kibana saved objects in a single request.

For transferring or backing up saved objects, prefer the import and export APIs (POST /api/saved_objects/_import and POST /api/saved_objects/_export).

Query Parameters

overwrite boolean · default: false: Overwrite existing saved objects that match the same type and ID.

Request

Type: [] object · max: 10000

Responses

200

A bulk create response.

application/json

400

A bad request.

application/json

Examples

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

POST kbn://api/saved_objects/_bulk_create?overwrite=false
[{"type":"dashboard","id":"example-dashboard-1","attributes":{"title":"Example dashboard 1"},"references":[]},{"type":"dashboard","id":"example-dashboard-2","attributes":{"title":"Example dashboard 2"},"references":[]}]

curl Shell

curl \
  -X POST "${KIBANA_URL}/api/saved_objects/_bulk_create?overwrite=false" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '[{"type":"dashboard","id":"example-dashboard-1","attributes":{"title":"Example dashboard 1"},"references":[]},{"type":"dashboard","id":"example-dashboard-2","attributes":{"title":"Example dashboard 2"},"references":[]}]'

Response

{
  "error": "Bad Request",
  "message": "Unsupported saved object type(s): unknownType",
  "statusCode": 400
}

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

POST kbn:/api/saved_objects/_bulk_create
[
  {
    "attributes": {
      "title": "Example dashboard 1"
    },
    "id": "example-dashboard-1",
    "references": [],
    "type": "dashboard"
  },
  {
    "attributes": {
      "title": "Example dashboard 2"
    },
    "id": "example-dashboard-2",
    "references": [],
    "type": "dashboard"
  }
]

curl Shell

curl \
  -X POST "${KIBANA_URL}/api/saved_objects/_bulk_create" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '[
  {
    "attributes": {
      "title": "Example dashboard 1"
    },
    "id": "example-dashboard-1",
    "references": [],
    "type": "dashboard"
  },
  {
    "attributes": {
      "title": "Example dashboard 2"
    },
    "id": "example-dashboard-2",
    "references": [],
    "type": "dashboard"
  }
]'

Response

{
  "saved_objects": [
    {
      "attributes": {
        "title": "Example dashboard 1"
      },
      "id": "example-dashboard-1",
      "managed": false,
      "namespaces": [
        "default"
      ],
      "references": [],
      "type": "dashboard",
      "updated_at": "2026-04-17T12:00:00.000Z",
      "version": "WzEsMV0="
    },
    {
      "error": {
        "error": "Conflict",
        "message": "Saved object [dashboard/example-dashboard-2] conflict",
        "statusCode": 409
      },
      "id": "example-dashboard-2",
      "type": "dashboard"
    }
  ]
}

{
  "error": "Bad Request",
  "message": "Unsupported saved object type(s): unknownType",
  "statusCode": 400
}