elasticsearch/docs/reference/transform/apis/update-transform.asciidoc

[role="xpack"]
[testenv="basic"]
[[update-transform]]
= Update {transform} API

[subs="attributes"]
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<titleabbrev>Update {transform}</titleabbrev>
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Updates certain properties of a {transform}.

[[update-transform-request]]
== {api-request-title}

`POST _transform/<transform_id>/_update`

[[update-transform-prereqs]]
== {api-prereq-title}

If the {es} {security-features} are enabled, you must have the following
built-in roles and privileges:

* `transform_admin`

* `manage_transform` (the built-in `transform_admin` role has this privilege)
* source index: `read`, `view_index_metadata`
* destination index: `read`, `create_index`, `index`

For more information, see <<security-privileges>> and <<built-in-roles>>.


[[update-transform-desc]]
== {api-description-title}

This API updates an existing {transform}. The list of properties that you can
update is a subset of the list that you can define when you create a {transform}.

When the {transform} is updated, a series of validations occur to ensure its
success. You can use the `defer_validation` parameter to skip these checks.

All updated properties except description do not take effect until after the
{transform} starts the next checkpoint. This is so there is data consistency in
each checkpoint.

[IMPORTANT]
====

* When {es} {security-features} are enabled, your {transform} remembers which
roles the user who updated it had at the time of update and runs with those
privileges.
* You must use {kib} or this API to update a {transform}. Do not update a
{transform} directly via `.transform-internal*` indices using the {es} index API.
If {es} {security-features} are enabled, do not give users any privileges on
`.transform-internal*` indices. If you used {transforms} prior 7.5, also do not
give users any privileges on `.data-frame-internal*` indices.

====

[[update-transform-path-parms]]
== {api-path-parms-title}

`<transform_id>`::
(Required, string)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-id]

[[update-transform-query-parms]]
== {api-query-parms-title}

`defer_validation`::
  (Optional, Boolean) When `true`, deferrable validations are not run. This
  behavior may be desired if the source index does not exist until after the
  {transform} is updated.

[role="child_attributes"]
[[update-transform-request-body]]
== {api-request-body-title}

`description`::
  (Optional, string) Free text description of the {transform}.

//Begin dest
`dest`::
(Optional, object)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=dest]
+
.Properties of `dest`
[%collapsible%open]
====

`index`:::
(Required, string)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=dest-index]

`pipeline`:::
(Optional, string)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=dest-pipeline]
====
//End dest

`frequency`::
(Optional, <<time-units, time units>>)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=frequency]

//Begin retention policy
`retention_policy`::
(Optional, object)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-retention]
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.Properties of `retention_policy`
[%collapsible%open]
====
`time`:::
(Required, object)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-retention-time]
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.Properties of `time`
[%collapsible%open]
=====
`field`:::
(Required, string)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-retention-time-field]

`max_age`:::
(Required, <<time-units, time units>>)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-retention-time-max-age]
=====
====
//End retention policy

//Begin settings
`settings`::
(Optional, object)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-settings]
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.Properties of `settings`
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====
`dates_as_epoch_millis`:::
(Optional, boolean)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-settings-dates-as-epoch-milli]
`docs_per_second`:::
(Optional, float)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-settings-docs-per-second]
`max_page_search_size`:::
(Optional, integer)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=transform-settings-max-page-search-size]
====
//End settings

//Begin source
`source`::
(Optional, object)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=source-transforms]
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.Properties of `source`
[%collapsible%open]
====

`index`:::
(Required, string or array)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=source-index-transforms]

`query`:::
(Optional, object)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=source-query-transforms]
====
//End source

//Begin sync
`sync`::
(Optional, object)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync]
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.Properties of `sync`
[%collapsible%open]
====

//Begin sync.time
`time`:::
(Required, object)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync-time]
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.Properties of `time`
[%collapsible%open]
=====

`delay`::::
(Optional, <<time-units, time units>>)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync-time-delay]

`field`::::
(Required, string)
include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=sync-time-field]
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--
TIP: In general, it’s a good idea to use a field that contains the
<<access-ingest-metadata,ingest timestamp>>. If you use a different field,
you might need to set the `delay` such that it accounts for data transmission
delays.

--
=====
//End sync.time
====
//End sync

[[update-transform-example]]
== {api-examples-title}

[source,console]
--------------------------------------------------
POST _transform/simple-kibana-ecomm-pivot/_update
{
  "source": {
    "index": "kibana_sample_data_ecommerce",
    "query": {
      "term": {
        "geoip.continent_name": {
          "value": "Asia"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "description": "Maximum priced ecommerce data by customer_id in Asia",
  "dest": {
    "index": "kibana_sample_data_ecommerce_transform_v2",
    "pipeline": "add_timestamp_pipeline"
  },
  "frequency": "15m",
  "sync": {
    "time": {
      "field": "order_date",
      "delay": "120s"
    }
  }
}
--------------------------------------------------
// TEST[setup:simple_kibana_continuous_pivot]

When the {transform} is updated, you receive the updated configuration:

[source,console-result]
----
{
  "id": "simple-kibana-ecomm-pivot",
  "source": {
    "index": ["kibana_sample_data_ecommerce"],
    "query": {
      "term": {
        "geoip.continent_name": {
          "value": "Asia"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "pivot": {
    "group_by": {
      "customer_id": {
        "terms": {
          "field": "customer_id"
        }
      }
    },
    "aggregations": {
      "max_price": {
        "max": {
          "field": "taxful_total_price"
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "description": "Maximum priced ecommerce data by customer_id in Asia",
  "dest": {
    "index": "kibana_sample_data_ecommerce_transform_v2",
    "pipeline": "add_timestamp_pipeline"
  },
  "frequency": "15m",
  "sync": {
    "time": {
      "field": "order_date",
      "delay": "120s"
    }
  },
  "settings": { },
  "version": "7.5.0",
  "create_time": 1518808660505
}
----
// TESTRESPONSE[s/"version": "7.5.0"/"version": $body.version/]
// TESTRESPONSE[s/"create_time": 1518808660505/"create_time": $body.create_time/]