Update saved objects

deprecated

Base URL: https://{kibana_url}

PUT /api/saved_objects/_bulk_update

Warning

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

Updates 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).

Authentication

Api key

Authorization: <value>

These APIs use key-based authentication. You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header. For example: Authorization: ApiKey base64AccessApiKey

Basic

Authorization: Basic <credentials>

Header parameters

Request body

Responses

200

A bulk update response.

application/json

400

A bad request.

application/json

Base URL: https://{kibana_url}

Examples

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

PUT kbn://api/saved_objects/_bulk_update
[{"type":"dashboard","id":"example-dashboard-1","attributes":{"title":"Updated dashboard title"},"references":[]},{"type":"dashboard","id":"does-not-exist","attributes":{"title":"Updated dashboard title"}}]

curl Shell

curl \
  -X PUT "${KIBANA_URL}/api/saved_objects/_bulk_update" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '[{"type":"dashboard","id":"example-dashboard-1","attributes":{"title":"Updated dashboard title"},"references":[]},{"type":"dashboard","id":"does-not-exist","attributes":{"title":"Updated dashboard title"}}]'

Response

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

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

PUT kbn:/api/saved_objects/_bulk_update
[
  {
    "attributes": {
      "title": "Updated dashboard title"
    },
    "id": "example-dashboard-1",
    "references": [],
    "type": "dashboard"
  },
  {
    "attributes": {
      "title": "Updated dashboard title"
    },
    "id": "does-not-exist",
    "type": "dashboard"
  }
]

Generated from the API spec

curl Shell

curl \
  -X PUT "${KIBANA_URL}/api/saved_objects/_bulk_update" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '[
    {
      "attributes": {
        "title": "Updated dashboard title"
      },
      "id": "example-dashboard-1",
      "references": [],
      "type": "dashboard"
    },
    {
      "attributes": {
        "title": "Updated dashboard title"
      },
      "id": "does-not-exist",
      "type": "dashboard"
    }
  ]'

Generated from the API spec

Response

{
  "saved_objects": [
    {
      "attributes": {
        "title": "Updated dashboard title"
      },
      "id": "example-dashboard-1",
      "managed": false,
      "namespaces": [
        "default"
      ],
      "references": [],
      "type": "dashboard",
      "updated_at": "2026-04-17T12:00:00.000Z",
      "version": "WzIsMV0="
    },
    {
      "error": {
        "error": "Not Found",
        "message": "Saved object [dashboard/does-not-exist] not found",
        "statusCode": 404
      },
      "id": "does-not-exist",
      "type": "dashboard"
    }
  ]
}

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

Authentication

Header parameters

Request body [{ }]

Responses

Request body