elasticsearch/docs/reference/cluster/update-settings.asciidoc

[[cluster-update-settings]]
=== Cluster update settings API
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<titleabbrev>Cluster update settings</titleabbrev>
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For the most up-to-date API details, refer to {api-es}/group/endpoint-cluster[Cluster APIs].
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Configures <<dynamic-cluster-setting,dynamic cluster settings>>.

[[cluster-update-settings-api-request]]
==== {api-request-title}

`PUT /_cluster/settings`

[[cluster-update-settings-api-prereqs]]
==== {api-prereq-title}

* If the {es} {security-features} are enabled, you must have the `manage`
<<privileges-list-cluster,cluster privilege>> to use this API.

[[cluster-update-settings-api-desc]]
==== {api-description-title}

:strip-api-link: true
include::{es-ref-dir}/setup/configuration.asciidoc[tag=cluster-setting-precedence]

[[cluster-update-settings-api-query-params]]
==== {api-query-parms-title}

include::{es-ref-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=flat-settings]

`include_defaults`::
    (Optional, Boolean) If `true`, returns all default cluster settings.
    Defaults to `false`.

include::{es-ref-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=timeoutparms]


[[cluster-update-settings-api-example]]
==== {api-examples-title}

An example of a persistent update:

[source,console]
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PUT /_cluster/settings
{
  "persistent" : {
    "indices.recovery.max_bytes_per_sec" : "50mb"
  }
}
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An example of a transient update:

// tag::transient-settings-warning[]
[WARNING]
====
We no longer recommend using transient cluster settings. Use persistent cluster
settings instead. If a cluster becomes unstable, transient settings can clear
unexpectedly, resulting in a potentially undesired cluster configuration. See
the <<transient-settings-migration-guide>>.
====
// end::transient-settings-warning[]

[source,console]
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PUT /_cluster/settings?flat_settings=true
{
  "transient" : {
    "indices.recovery.max_bytes_per_sec" : "20mb"
  }
}
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The response to an update returns the changed setting, as in this response to
the transient example:

[source,console-result]
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{
  ...
  "persistent" : { },
  "transient" : {
    "indices.recovery.max_bytes_per_sec" : "20mb"
  }
}
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// TESTRESPONSE[s/\.\.\./"acknowledged": true,/]


This example resets a setting:

[source,console]
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PUT /_cluster/settings
{
  "transient" : {
    "indices.recovery.max_bytes_per_sec" : null
  }
}
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The response does not include settings that have been reset:

[source,console-result]
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{
  ...
  "persistent" : {},
  "transient" : {}
}
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// TESTRESPONSE[s/\.\.\./"acknowledged": true,/]


You can also reset settings using wildcards. For example, to reset
all dynamic `indices.recovery` settings:

[source,console]
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PUT /_cluster/settings
{
  "transient" : {
    "indices.recovery.*" : null
  }
}
--------------------------------------------------