---
type: api
title: Create or update a GeoIP database configuration
description: Refer to the create or update IP geolocation database configuration API.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-ingest-put-geoip-database
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-ingest-put-geoip-database
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Create or update a GeoIP database configuration

Availability: Generally available since 8.15

## Paths

- `PUT` `/_ingest/geoip/database/{id}`

#### Path parameters

- `id` (string) — required
  ID of the database configuration to create or update.

## Description

Refer to the create or update IP geolocation database configuration API.

## Authentication

- Api key: `Authorization: <value>`
  Elasticsearch APIs support key-based authentication.
  You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header.
  For example:
  
  
  ```
  curl -X GET "${ES_URL}/_cat/indices?v=true" \
    -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"
  ```
  
  To get API keys, use the `/_security/api_key` APIs.
- Basic: `Authorization: Basic <credentials>`
- Bearer: `Authorization: Bearer <token>`
  Elasticsearch APIs support the use of bearer tokens in the `Authorization` HTTP header to authenticate with the API.
  For examples, refer to [Token-based authentication services](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/users-roles/cluster-or-deployment-auth/token-based-authentication-services)

## Query string parameters

- `master_timeout` (string · default: 30s) — optional
  Period to wait for a connection to the master node.
If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
- `timeout` (string · default: 30s) — optional
  Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

## Request body

`application/json`

- `name` (string) — required
  The provider-assigned name of the IP geolocation database to download.
- `maxmind` (object) — required
  The configuration necessary to identify which IP geolocation provider to use to download the database, as well as any provider-specific configuration necessary for such downloading.
At present, the only supported provider is maxmind, and the maxmind provider requires that an account_id (string) is configured.
  - `account_id` (string) — required

## Response

`application/json`

- `acknowledged` (boolean)
  For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.
## Code examples

#### Console

```console
PUT /_ingest/geoip/database/ID
{
  "name": "string",
  "maxmind": {
    "account_id": "string"
  }
}
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X PUT "${ELASTICSEARCH_URL}/_ingest/geoip/database/${ID}" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "name": "string",
    "maxmind": {
      "account_id": "string"
    }
  }'
```