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Update rule APIedit

Update the attributes for an existing rule.

For the most up-to-date API details, refer to the open API specification. For a preview, check out Alert and rule APIs.

Requestedit

PUT <kibana host>:<port>/api/alerting/rule/<id>

PUT <kibana host>:<port>/s/<space_id>/api/alerting/rule/<id>

Prerequisitesedit

You must have all privileges for the appropriate Kibana features, depending on the consumer and rule_type_id of the rule you’re updating. For example, the Management > Stack Rules feature, Analytics > Discover and Machine Learning features, Observability, or Security features. If the rule has actions, you must also have read privileges for the Management > Actions and Connectors feature. For more details, refer to Feature privileges.

Path parametersedit

id
(Required, string) The ID of the rule that you want to update.
space_id
(Optional, string) An identifier for the space. If space_id is not provided in the URL, the default space is used.

Request bodyedit

actions

(Optional, object array) An array of action objects. The default value is an empty array ([]).

Properties of the action objects:
group
(Required, string) Grouping actions is recommended for escalations for different types of alerts. If you don’t need this, set the value to default.
id
(Required, string) The identifier of the action.
params
(Required, object) The map to the params that the connector type will receive. The params are handled as Mustache templates and passed a default set of context.
name
(Required, string) A name to reference and search.
notify_when
(Required, string) The condition for throttling the notification: onActionGroupChange, onActiveAlert, or onThrottleInterval.
params
(Required, object) The parameters to pass to the rule type executor params value. This will also validate against the rule type params validator, if defined.
schedule

(Required, object) When to run this rule. Use one of the available schedule formats.

Schedule formats

A schedule uses a key: value format. Kibana currently supports the interval format, which specifies the interval in seconds, minutes, hours, or days at which to run the rule. For example: { "interval": "10s" }, { "interval": "5m" }, { "interval": "1h" }, or { "interval": "1d" }.

tags
(Optional, string array) A list of keywords to reference and search. The default value is an empty array ([]).
throttle
(Optional, string) How often this rule should fire the same actions. This will prevent the rule from sending out the same notification over and over. For example, if a rule with a schedule of 1 minute stays in a triggered state for 90 minutes, setting a throttle of 10m or 1h will prevent it from sending 90 notifications during this period. The default value is null.

Response codesedit

200
Indicates a successful call.

Examplesedit

Update an index threshold rule with ID ac4e6b90-6be7-11eb-ba0d-9b1c1f912d74:

PUT api/alerting/rule/ac4e6b90-6be7-11eb-ba0d-9b1c1f912d74
{
  "notify_when": "onActionGroupChange",
  "params": {
    "index":[".test-index"],
    "timeField":"@timestamp",
    "groupBy":"top",
    "aggType":"avg",
    "timeWindowSize":5,
    "timeWindowUnit":"m",
    "thresholdComparator":">",
    "threshold":[1000],
    "aggField":"sheet.version",
    "termField":"name.keyword",
    "termSize":6
  },
  "schedule": {
    "interval": "1m"
  },
  "actions": [],
  "tags": [],
  "name": "new name",
  "throttle": null
}

The API returns the following:

{
  "id": "ac4e6b90-6be7-11eb-ba0d-9b1c1f912d74",
  "consumer": "alerts",
  "tags": [],
  "name": "new name",
  "enabled": true,
  "throttle": null,
  "schedule": {
    "interval": "1m"
  },
  "params": {
    "index": [".updated-index"],
    "timeField": "@timestamp",
    "groupBy": "top",
    "aggType": "avg",
    "timeWindowSize": 5,
    "timeWindowUnit": "m",
    "thresholdComparator": ">",
    "threshold": [1000],
    "aggField": "sheet.version",
    "termField": "name.keyword",
    "termSize": 6
  },
  "api_key_owner": "elastic",
  "created_by": "elastic",
  "updated_by": "elastic",
  "rule_type_id": ".index-threshold",
  "scheduled_task_id": "4c5eda00-e74f-11ec-b72f-5b18752ff9ea",
  "created_at": "2022-12-12T22:43:20.578Z",
  "updated_at": "2022-12-12T22:44:21.783Z",
  "notify_when": "onActionGroupChange",
  "mute_all": false,
  "muted_alert_ids": [],
  "execution_status": {
    "status": "ok",
    "last_execution_date": "2022-12-12T22:43:21.723Z",
    "last_duration": 125
  },
  "actions":[],
  "last_run":{
    "alerts_count": {
      "new": 0,
      "ignored": 0,
      "recovered": 0,
      "active": 0
    },
    "outcome_msg" :null,
    "warning": null,
    "outcome": "succeeded"
  },
  "next_run": "2022-12-12T22:44:21.653Z"
}
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