---
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/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-ingest-put-geoip-database
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-ingest-put-geoip-database
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Create or update a GeoIP database configuration

Authentication: required

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.

## 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"
    }
  }'
```

## Response examples

#### 200

`application/json`

Generated from the API spec. Values are representative. Unions use the first variant; deeply nested or large bodies may omit fields.

```json
{
  "acknowledged": false
}
```