Create a markdown library item

Base URL: https://{kibana_url}

POST /api/markdowns

Auth

Creates a new markdown library item and returns its ID, full state, and metadata.

Header parameters

kbn-xsrf string required: A required header to protect against CSRF attacks

Request body

content string required: The Markdown text rendered by the panel. Supports GitHub-flavored Markdown, including headings, paragraphs, lists, links, images, tables, blockquotes, and code blocks. Use \n for line breaks within JSON strings.
description string: A short description of the markdown library item.
settings object · default: { "open_links_in_new_tab": true }: Display settings for the markdown panel.
title string · min length: 1 required: The markdown library item title.

Responses

created

application/json

data object required
id string required: The unique ID of the markdown library item, as returned by the create or search endpoints.
meta object required

400

invalid request

403

forbidden

Base URL: https://{kibana_url}

Examples

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

POST kbn:/api/markdowns
{
  "title": "Web logs overview",
  "description": "Intro and context for the web logs dashboard.",
  "content": "## Web logs overview\n\nA quick reference for the **Kibana sample web logs** dataset (`kibana_sample_data_logs`).\n\n**Key metrics in this dashboard:**\n\n- Total request count by HTTP method\n- Average response size over time\n- Geographic distribution of client IPs\n\n> Use the time picker above to narrow the dashboard to an incident window.\n\nFor field reference, see the [sample data documentation](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest/sample-data).\n",
  "settings": {
    "open_links_in_new_tab": true
  }
}

curl Shell

curl -X POST "${KIBANA_URL}/api/markdowns" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "title": "Web logs overview",
  "description": "Intro and context for the web logs dashboard.",
  "content": "## Web logs overview\n\nA quick reference for the **Kibana sample web logs** dataset (`kibana_sample_data_logs`).\n\n**Key metrics in this dashboard:**\n\n- Total request count by HTTP method\n- Average response size over time\n- Geographic distribution of client IPs\n\n> Use the time picker above to narrow the dashboard to an incident window.\n\nFor field reference, see the [sample data documentation](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest/sample-data).\n",
  "settings": {
    "open_links_in_new_tab": true
  }
}'

Response

No example

Request Console 1 / 2 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

POST kbn:/api/markdowns
{
  "content": "## Web logs overview\n\nA quick reference for the **Kibana sample web logs** dataset (\u0060kibana_sample_data_logs\u0060).\n\n**Key metrics in this dashboard:**\n\n- Total request count by HTTP method\n- Average response size over time\n- Geographic distribution of client IPs\n\n\u003E Use the time picker above to narrow the dashboard to an incident window.\n\nFor field reference, see the [sample data documentation](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest/sample-data).\n",
  "description": "Intro and context for the web logs dashboard.",
  "settings": {
    "open_links_in_new_tab": true
  },
  "title": "Web logs overview"
}

Generated from the API spec

curl Shell

curl -X POST "${KIBANA_URL}/api/markdowns" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}" \
  -H "kbn-xsrf: true" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "content": "## Web logs overview\n\nA quick reference for the **Kibana sample web logs** dataset (\u0060kibana_sample_data_logs\u0060).\n\n**Key metrics in this dashboard:**\n\n- Total request count by HTTP method\n- Average response size over time\n- Geographic distribution of client IPs\n\n\u003E Use the time picker above to narrow the dashboard to an incident window.\n\nFor field reference, see the [sample data documentation](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest/sample-data).\n",
    "description": "Intro and context for the web logs dashboard.",
    "settings": {
      "open_links_in_new_tab": true
    },
    "title": "Web logs overview"
  }'

Generated from the API spec

Response

Response to creating a markdown library item. Returns the generated ID, the full item state in data, and metadata.

{
  "data": {
    "content": "## Web logs overview\n\nA quick reference for the **Kibana sample web logs** dataset (\u0060kibana_sample_data_logs\u0060).\n\n**Key metrics in this dashboard:**\n\n- Total request count by HTTP method\n- Average response size over time\n- Geographic distribution of client IPs\n\n\u003E Use the time picker above to narrow the dashboard to an incident window.\n\nFor field reference, see the [sample data documentation](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest/sample-data).\n",
    "description": "Intro and context for the web logs dashboard.",
    "settings": {
      "open_links_in_new_tab": true
    },
    "title": "Web logs overview"
  },
  "id": "5e1f3a20-c4d6-11ef-be8b-3c7c2b9d1f4e",
  "meta": {
    "created_at": "2026-04-13T10:00:00.000Z",
    "managed": false,
    "updated_at": "2026-04-13T10:00:00.000Z",
    "version": "WzU5LDFd"
  }
}