Import value list items

Base URL: https://{kibana_url}

POST /api/lists/items/_import
POST /s/{space_id}/api/lists/items/_import

Refer to Spaces for more information.

Import value list items from a TXT or CSV file. The maximum file size is 9 million bytes.

You can import items to a new or existing list.

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>

Query parameters

Request body

Responses

Successful response

application/json

_version string: The version id, normally returned by the API when the document is retrieved. Use it ensure updates are done against the latest version.
@timestamp string · format: date-time
created_at string · format: date-time required: Autogenerated date of object creation.
created_by string required: Autogenerated value - user that created object.
description string · format: nonempty · min length: 1 required: Describes the value list.
id string · format: nonempty · min length: 1 required: Value list's identifier.
immutable boolean required
meta object: Placeholder for metadata about the value list.
name string · format: nonempty · min length: 1 required: Value list's name.
tie_breaker_id string required: Field used in search to ensure all containers are sorted and returned correctly.
type enum required: Specifies the Elasticsearch data type of excludes the list container holds. Some common examples:

keyword: Many ECS fields are Elasticsearch keywords

ip: IP addresses

ip_range: Range of IP addresses (supports IPv4, IPv6, and CIDR notation); Values: binary boolean byte date date_nanos date_range double double_range float float_range geo_point geo_shape
updated_at string · format: date-time required: Autogenerated date of last object update.
updated_by string required: Autogenerated value - user that last updated object.
version integer · min: 1 required: The document version number.

Invalid input data response

application/json

Unsuccessful authentication response

application/json

Not enough privileges response

application/json

List with specified list_id does not exist response

application/json

Internal server error response

application/json

Base URL: https://{kibana_url}

Examples

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

POST kbn:/api/lists/items/_import
{
  "file": "list_values.txt"
}

Generated from the API spec

curl Shell

curl -X POST "${KIBANA_URL}/api/lists/items/_import" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: multipart/form-data" \
  -d '{
    "file": "list_values.txt"
  }'

Generated from the API spec

Response

{
  "_version": "WzAsMV0=",
  "@timestamp": "2025-01-08T04:47:34.273Z",
  "created_at": "2025-01-08T04:47:34.273Z",
  "created_by": "elastic",
  "description": "This list describes bad internet ip",
  "id": "ip_list",
  "immutable": false,
  "name": "Simple list with an ip",
  "tie_breaker_id": "f5508188-b1e9-4e6e-9662-d039a7d89899",
  "type": "ip",
  "updated_at": "2025-01-08T04:47:34.273Z",
  "updated_by": "elastic",
  "version": 1
}

{
  "message": "Either type or list_id need to be defined in the query",
  "status_code": 400
}

{
  "error": "Unauthorized",
  "message": "[security_exception\\n\\tRoot causes:\\n\\t\\tsecurity_exception: unable to authenticate user [elastic] for REST request [/_security/_authenticate]]: unable to authenticate user [elastic] for REST request [/_security/_authenticate]",
  "statusCode": 401
}

{
  "error": "Forbidden",
  "message": "API [POST /api/lists/items/_import?list_id=ip_list] is unauthorized for user, this action is granted by the Kibana privileges [lists-all]",
  "statusCode": 403
}

{
  "message": "List with the specified list_id does not exist, create the list or fix list_id to import to an existing one",
  "status_code": 409
}

{
  "message": "Internal Server Error",
  "status_code": 500
}