Set the default data view

Server: https://{kibana_url}

POST /api/data_views/default

Set the default data view for the current Kibana space. The default data view is used as a fallback when no specific data view is selected.

Request

Responses

Indicates a successful call.

application/json

Bad request

application/json

Examples

Set the default data view, using the force flag to overwrite an existing default.

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

POST kbn://api/data_views/default
{"data_view_id":"ff959d40-b880-11e8-a6d9-e546fe2bba5f","force":true}

curl Shell

curl \
  -X POST "${KIBANA_URL}/api/data_views/default" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"data_view_id":"ff959d40-b880-11e8-a6d9-e546fe2bba5f","force":true}'

Response

{
  "acknowledged": true
}

{
  "error": "Bad Request",
  "message": "[request body.data_view.title]: expected value of type [string] but got [undefined]",
  "statusCode": 400
}

Request { data_view_id , force , }

Responses

Request