Search data views
Base URL
https://{kibana_url}
GET
/api/data_views/v2
GET
/s/{space_id} /api/data_views/v2
Auth
Returns a paginated list of the data views in the current space. Each item includes only the name, index pattern, and time field. To get the full definition, use GET /api/data_views/v2/{id}.
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space_id
string optional
An identifier for the space. If space_id is not provided in the URL, the default space is used. Refer to Spaces for more information.
page
number · min: 1 · default: 1
The page of results to return.
per_page
number · min: 1 · max: 1000 · default: 20
The number of results to return per page.
query
string
Filters results by name and index_pattern using Elasticsearch simple_query_string
data
object [] · max items: 1000 required
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data
object required
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index_pattern
string · min length: 1 required
The index pattern (Elasticsearch index expression) to use as the data source. Example: "my-index-*".
name
string · min length: 1 · max length: 256
The name of the data view. Example: "Sample data view".
time_field
string
The name of the time field in the index. Used for time-based filtering. Example: "@timestamp".
id
string · max length: 1000 required
The ID of the data view.
meta
object required
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meta
object required
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Base URL
https://{kibana_url}
Examples
Request
Console
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GET kbn:/api/data_views/v2
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curl -X GET "${KIBANA_URL}/api/data_views/v2" \
-H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"
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{
"data": [
{
"data": {
"index_pattern": "logs-*",
"name": "Web logs",
"time_field": "@timestamp"
},
"id": "c0ffee00-d57a-11ef-9a52-4f3c2a8d0e1b",
"meta": {
"created_at": "2026-01-15T10:00:00.000Z",
"created_by": "u_mGBROF_q5bmFCATbLXAcCwKa0k8JvONAwSruelyKA5E_0",
"managed": false,
"spaces": [
"default"
],
"updated_at": "2026-01-16T08:30:00.000Z",
"updated_by": "u_mGBROF_q5bmFCATbLXAcCwKa0k8JvONAwSruelyKA5E_0",
"version": "WzIsMV0="
}
},
{
"data": {
"index_pattern": "metrics-*",
"name": "Metrics"
},
"id": "a1b2c3d4-d57a-11ef-9a52-4f3c2a8d0e1b",
"meta": {
"created_at": "2026-01-15T11:00:00.000Z",
"managed": false,
"spaces": [
"default"
],
"updated_at": "2026-01-15T11:00:00.000Z",
"version": "WzMsMV0="
}
}
],
"meta": {
"page": 1,
"per_page": 20,
"total": 2
}
}