Preview a transform Generally available; Added in 7.2.0

POST /_transform/{transform_id}/_preview

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_transform/_preview

POST /_transform/_preview
GET /_transform/{transform_id}/_preview
POST /_transform/{transform_id}/_preview

Generates a preview of the results that you will get when you create a transform with the same configuration.

It returns a maximum of 100 results. The calculations are based on all the current data in the source index. It also generates a list of mappings and settings for the destination index. These values are determined based on the field types of the source index and the transform aggregations.

highlight#highlightFromAnchor" href="#topic-required-authorization"> Required authorization

  • Index privileges: read,view_index_metadata
  • Cluster privileges: manage_transform

Path parameters

  • transform_id string Required

    Identifier for the transform to preview. If you specify this path parameter, you cannot provide transform configuration details in the request body.

Query parameters

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    Values are -1 or 0.

application/json

Body

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • generated_dest_index object Required
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      • aliases object
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        • * object Additional properties
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          • filter object

            An Elasticsearch Query DSL (Domain Specific Language) object that defines a query.

            External documentation
          • index_routing string
          • is_hidden boolean

            If true, the alias is hidden. All indices for the alias must have the same is_hidden value.

            Default value is false.

          • is_write_index boolean

            If true, the index is the write index for the alias.

            Default value is false.

          • routing string
          • search_routing string
      • mappings object
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        • all_field object
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          • analyzer string Required
          • enabled boolean Required
          • omit_norms boolean Required
          • search_analyzer string Required
          • similarity string Required
          • store boolean Required
          • store_term_vector_offsets boolean Required
          • store_term_vector_payloads boolean Required
          • store_term_vector_positions boolean Required
          • store_term_vectors boolean Required
        • date_detection boolean
        • dynamic string

          Values are strict, runtime, true, or false.

        • dynamic_date_formats array[string]
        • dynamic_templates array[object]
        • _field_names object
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          • enabled boolean Required
        • index_field object
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          • enabled boolean Required
        • _meta object
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          • * object Additional properties
        • numeric_detection boolean
        • properties object
        • _routing object
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          • required boolean Required
        • _size object
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          • enabled boolean Required
        • _source object
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          • compress boolean
          • compress_threshold string
          • enabled boolean
          • excludes array[string]
          • includes array[string]
          • mode string

            Values are disabled, stored, or synthetic.

        • runtime object
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          • * object Additional properties
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            • fields object

              For type composite

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              • * object Additional properties
            • fetch_fields array[object]

              For type lookup

            • format string

              A custom format for date type runtime fields.

            • input_field string

              Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

            • target_field string

              Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

            • target_index string
            • script object
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              • source
              • id string
              • params object

                Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables. Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.

              • lang
              • options object
            • type string Required

              Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

        • enabled boolean
        • subobjects string

          Values are true or false.

        • _data_stream_timestamp object
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          • enabled boolean Required
      • settings object
        Index settings
      • defaults object
        Index settings
      • data_stream string
      • lifecycle object

        Data stream lifecycle denotes that a data stream is managed by the data stream lifecycle and contains the configuration.

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        • data_retention string

          A duration. Units can be nanos, micros, ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours) and d (days). Also accepts "0" without a unit and "-1" to indicate an unspecified value.

        • downsampling object
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          • rounds array[object] Required

            The list of downsampling rounds to execute as part of this downsampling configuration

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            • after string Required

              A duration. Units can be nanos, micros, ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours) and d (days). Also accepts "0" without a unit and "-1" to indicate an unspecified value.

            • config object Required
        • enabled boolean

          If defined, it turns data stream lifecycle on/off (true/false) for this data stream. A data stream lifecycle that's disabled (enabled: false) will have no effect on the data stream.

          Default value is true.

    • preview array[object] Required
POST _transform/_preview
{
  "source": {
    "index": "kibana_sample_data_ecommerce"
  },
  "pivot": {
    "group_by": {
      "customer_id": {
        "terms": {
          "field": "customer_id",
          "missing_bucket": true
        }
      }
    },
    "aggregations": {
      "max_price": {
        "max": {
          "field": "taxful_total_price"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
resp = client.transform.preview_transform(
    source={
        "index": "kibana_sample_data_ecommerce"
    },
    pivot={
        "group_by": {
            "customer_id": {
                "terms": {
                    "field": "customer_id",
                    "missing_bucket": True
                }
            }
        },
        "aggregations": {
            "max_price": {
                "max": {
                    "field": "taxful_total_price"
                }
            }
        }
    },
)
const response = await client.transform.previewTransform({
  source: {
    index: "kibana_sample_data_ecommerce",
  },
  pivot: {
    group_by: {
      customer_id: {
        terms: {
          field: "customer_id",
          missing_bucket: true,
        },
      },
    },
    aggregations: {
      max_price: {
        max: {
          field: "taxful_total_price",
        },
      },
    },
  },
});
response = client.transform.preview_transform(
  body: {
    "source": {
      "index": "kibana_sample_data_ecommerce"
    },
    "pivot": {
      "group_by": {
        "customer_id": {
          "terms": {
            "field": "customer_id",
            "missing_bucket": true
          }
        }
      },
      "aggregations": {
        "max_price": {
          "max": {
            "field": "taxful_total_price"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->transform()->previewTransform([
    "body" => [
        "source" => [
            "index" => "kibana_sample_data_ecommerce",
        ],
        "pivot" => [
            "group_by" => [
                "customer_id" => [
                    "terms" => [
                        "field" => "customer_id",
                        "missing_bucket" => true,
                    ],
                ],
            ],
            "aggregations" => [
                "max_price" => [
                    "max" => [
                        "field" => "taxful_total_price",
                    ],
                ],
            ],
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"source":{"index":"kibana_sample_data_ecommerce"},"pivot":{"group_by":{"customer_id":{"terms":{"field":"customer_id","missing_bucket":true}}},"aggregations":{"max_price":{"max":{"field":"taxful_total_price"}}}}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_transform/_preview"
client.transform().previewTransform(p -> p
    .pivot(pi -> pi
        .aggregations("max_price", a -> a
            .max(m -> m
                .field("taxful_total_price")
            )
        )
        .groupBy("customer_id", g -> g
            .terms(t -> t
                .field("customer_id")
                .missingBucket(true)
            )
        )
    )
    .source(s -> s
        .index("kibana_sample_data_ecommerce")
    )
);
Request example
Run `POST _transform/_preview` to preview a transform that uses the pivot method.
{
  "source": {
    "index": "kibana_sample_data_ecommerce"
  },
  "pivot": {
    "group_by": {
      "customer_id": {
        "terms": {
          "field": "customer_id",
          "missing_bucket": true
        }
      }
    },
    "aggregations": {
      "max_price": {
        "max": {
          "field": "taxful_total_price"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
Response examples (200)
An abbreviated response from `POST _transform/_preview` that contains a preview a transform that uses the pivot method.
{
  "preview": [
    {
      "max_price": 171,
      "customer_id": "10"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 233,
      "customer_id": "11"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 200,
      "customer_id": "12"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 301,
      "customer_id": "13"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 176,
      "customer_id": "14"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 2250,
      "customer_id": "15"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 170,
      "customer_id": "16"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 243,
      "customer_id": "17"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 154,
      "customer_id": "18"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 393,
      "customer_id": "19"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 165,
      "customer_id": "20"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 115,
      "customer_id": "21"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 192,
      "customer_id": "22"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 169,
      "customer_id": "23"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 230,
      "customer_id": "24"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 278,
      "customer_id": "25"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 200,
      "customer_id": "26"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 344,
      "customer_id": "27"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 175,
      "customer_id": "28"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 177,
      "customer_id": "29"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 190,
      "customer_id": "30"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 190,
      "customer_id": "31"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 205,
      "customer_id": "32"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 215,
      "customer_id": "33"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 270,
      "customer_id": "34"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 184,
      "customer_id": "36"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 222,
      "customer_id": "37"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 370,
      "customer_id": "38"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 240,
      "customer_id": "39"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 230,
      "customer_id": "4"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 229,
      "customer_id": "41"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 190,
      "customer_id": "42"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 150,
      "customer_id": "43"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 175,
      "customer_id": "44"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 190,
      "customer_id": "45"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 150,
      "customer_id": "46"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 310,
      "customer_id": "48"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 223,
      "customer_id": "49"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 283,
      "customer_id": "5"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 185,
      "customer_id": "50"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 190,
      "customer_id": "51"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 333,
      "customer_id": "52"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 165,
      "customer_id": "6"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 144,
      "customer_id": "7"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 198,
      "customer_id": "8"
    },
    {
      "max_price": 210,
      "customer_id": "9"
    }
  ],
  "generated_dest_index": {
    "mappings": {
      "_meta": {
        "_transform": {
          "transform": "transform-preview",
          "version": {
            "created": "10.0.0"
          },
          "creation_date_in_millis": 1712948905889
        },
        "created_by": "transform"
      },
      "properties": {
        "max_price": {
          "type": "half_float"
        },
        "customer_id": {
          "type": "keyword"
        }
      }
    },
    "settings": {
      "index": {
        "number_of_shards": "1",
        "auto_expand_replicas": "0-1"
      }
    },
    "aliases": {}
  }
}