Upsert a markdown library item

Server: https://{kibana_url}

PUT /api/markdowns/{id}

Api key auth Basic auth

Replaces the full state of a markdown library item. Partial updates are not supported. To make incremental changes, retrieve the item first, modify the fields you need, then send the complete object back.

If no item exists with the specified ID, a new one is created.

Path Parameters

id string required: The unique ID of the markdown library item to be created or updated.

Request

Responses

updated

application/json

created

application/json

400

invalid request

403

forbidden

Examples

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

PUT kbn:/api/markdowns/5e1f3a20-c4d6-11ef-be8b-3c7c2b9d1f4e
{
  "title": "Web logs overview",
  "description": "Intro and context for the web logs dashboard.",
  "content": "## Web logs overview\n\nA quick reference for the **Kibana sample web logs** dataset (`kibana_sample_data_logs`).\n\n**Key metrics in this dashboard:**\n\n- Total request count by HTTP method\n- Average response size over time\n- Geographic distribution of client IPs\n- _New:_ error rate broken down by status code\n\n> Use the time picker above to narrow the dashboard to an incident window.\n\nFor field reference, see the [sample data documentation](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest/sample-data).\n",
  "settings": {
    "open_links_in_new_tab": true
  }
}

curl Shell

curl -X PUT "${KIBANA_URL}/api/markdowns/5e1f3a20-c4d6-11ef-be8b-3c7c2b9d1f4e" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "title": "Web logs overview",
  "description": "Intro and context for the web logs dashboard.",
  "content": "## Web logs overview\n\nA quick reference for the **Kibana sample web logs** dataset (`kibana_sample_data_logs`).\n\n**Key metrics in this dashboard:**\n\n- Total request count by HTTP method\n- Average response size over time\n- Geographic distribution of client IPs\n- _New:_ error rate broken down by status code\n\n> Use the time picker above to narrow the dashboard to an incident window.\n\nFor field reference, see the [sample data documentation](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest/sample-data).\n",
  "settings": {
    "open_links_in_new_tab": true
  }
}'

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

PUT kbn:/api/markdowns/{id}
{
  "content": "## Web logs overview\n\nA quick reference for the **Kibana sample web logs** dataset (\u0060kibana_sample_data_logs\u0060).\n\n**Key metrics in this dashboard:**\n\n- Total request count by HTTP method\n- Average response size over time\n- Geographic distribution of client IPs\n- _New:_ error rate broken down by status code\n\n\u003E Use the time picker above to narrow the dashboard to an incident window.\n\nFor field reference, see the [sample data documentation](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest/sample-data).\n",
  "description": "Intro and context for the web logs dashboard.",
  "settings": {
    "open_links_in_new_tab": true
  },
  "title": "Web logs overview"
}

curl Shell

curl -X PUT "${KIBANA_URL}/api/markdowns/{id}" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "content": "## Web logs overview\n\nA quick reference for the **Kibana sample web logs** dataset (\u0060kibana_sample_data_logs\u0060).\n\n**Key metrics in this dashboard:**\n\n- Total request count by HTTP method\n- Average response size over time\n- Geographic distribution of client IPs\n- _New:_ error rate broken down by status code\n\n\u003E Use the time picker above to narrow the dashboard to an incident window.\n\nFor field reference, see the [sample data documentation](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest/sample-data).\n",
  "description": "Intro and context for the web logs dashboard.",
  "settings": {
    "open_links_in_new_tab": true
  },
  "title": "Web logs overview"
}'

Response

{
  "data": {
    "content": "## Web logs overview\n\nA quick reference for the **Kibana sample web logs** dataset (\u0060kibana_sample_data_logs\u0060).\n\n**Key metrics in this dashboard:**\n\n- Total request count by HTTP method\n- Average response size over time\n- Geographic distribution of client IPs\n- _New:_ error rate broken down by status code\n\n\u003E Use the time picker above to narrow the dashboard to an incident window.\n\nFor field reference, see the [sample data documentation](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest/sample-data).\n",
    "description": "Intro and context for the web logs dashboard.",
    "settings": {
      "open_links_in_new_tab": true
    },
    "title": "Web logs overview"
  },
  "id": "5e1f3a20-c4d6-11ef-be8b-3c7c2b9d1f4e",
  "meta": {
    "created_at": "2026-04-13T10:00:00.000Z",
    "managed": false,
    "updated_at": "2026-04-13T11:00:00.000Z",
    "version": "WzYwLDFd"
  }
}

{
  "data": {
    "content": "## Web logs overview\n\nA quick reference for the **Kibana sample web logs** dataset (\u0060kibana_sample_data_logs\u0060).\n\n**Key metrics in this dashboard:**\n\n- Total request count by HTTP method\n- Average response size over time\n- Geographic distribution of client IPs\n\n\u003E Use the time picker above to narrow the dashboard to an incident window.\n\nFor field reference, see the [sample data documentation](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest/sample-data).\n",
    "description": "Intro and context for the web logs dashboard.",
    "settings": {
      "open_links_in_new_tab": true
    },
    "title": "Web logs overview"
  },
  "id": "web-logs-overview",
  "meta": {
    "created_at": "2026-04-13T10:00:00.000Z",
    "managed": false,
    "updated_at": "2026-04-13T10:00:00.000Z",
    "version": "WzU5LDFd"
  }
}