Start or resume reindexing

Server: https://{kibana_url}

POST /api/upgrade_assistant/reindex/{index}

Api key auth Basic auth

Start a new reindex or resume a paused reindex. The following steps are performed during a reindex task:

Set the index to read-only.
Create a new index.
Reindex documents into the new index.
Create an index alias for the new index.
Delete the old index.

Path Parameters

index string required: The name of the index to reindex.

Response

Indicates a successful call.

application/json

Examples

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

POST /api/upgrade_assistant/reindex/{index}

curl Shell

curl -X POST "https://{kibana_url}/api/upgrade_assistant/reindex/{index}"

Response

{
  "indexName": ".ml-state",
  "newIndexName": ".reindexed-v7-ml-state", 
  "status": 0, 
  "lastCompletedStep": 0, 
  "reindexTaskId": null, 
  "reindexTaskPercComplete": null, 
  "errorMessage": null 
}