Elastic Stack

Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Maintenance Window API

You can schedule single or recurring maintenance windows to temporarily reduce rule notifications. For example, a maintenance window prevents false alarms during planned outages.

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Operations 7

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POST /api/maintenance_window Create a maintenance window · Create a maintenance window #
Ask an LLM
“How do I silence alert notifications during a planned deployment?”
“Can I schedule a recurring maintenance window that only covers some alerts?”
Tell an agent
Create a maintenance window {title} on schedule {schedule}.
Schedule maintenance window {title} for {schedule} scoped to {scope}.
GET /api/maintenance_window/_find Search maintenance windows · Search for a maintenance window #
Ask an LLM
“Which maintenance windows are running right now?”
“Can I find maintenance windows created by a specific user?”
Tell an agent
Find maintenance windows with status {status}.
Search for maintenance windows titled {title}.
DELETE /api/maintenance_window/{id} Delete a maintenance window · Delete a maintenance window #
Ask an LLM
“How do I permanently delete a maintenance window?”
“Can I remove a maintenance window instead of just archiving it?”
Tell an agent destructive · confirm first
Delete maintenance window {id}.
Permanently remove maintenance window {id}.
GET /api/maintenance_window/{id} Get a maintenance window · Get maintenance window details #
Ask an LLM
“When does a particular maintenance window start and end?”
“What alerts does a given maintenance window cover?”
Tell an agent
Get maintenance window {id}.
Show the schedule and scope of maintenance window {id}.
PATCH /api/maintenance_window/{id} Edit a maintenance window · Update a maintenance window #
Ask an LLM
“How do I extend or reschedule an existing maintenance window?”
“Can I disable a maintenance window temporarily?”
Tell an agent
Change the schedule of maintenance window {id} to {schedule}.
Set enabled to {enabled} on maintenance window {id}.
POST /api/maintenance_window/{id}/_archive Archive a maintenance window · Archive a maintenance window #
Ask an LLM
“How do I end a maintenance window early by archiving it?”
“Can I archive a maintenance window I no longer need but keep its record?”
Tell an agent
Archive maintenance window {id}.
End maintenance window {id} now by archiving it.
POST /api/maintenance_window/{id}/_unarchive Restore an archived maintenance window · Unarchive a maintenance window #
Ask an LLM
“How do I bring back a maintenance window that was archived?”
“Can an archived maintenance window be reactivated?”
Tell an agent
Unarchive maintenance window {id}.
Restore archived maintenance window {id}.

Documentation

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Documentation
https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch
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APIReference
https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/
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Documentation
https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/kibana
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APIReference
https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana/

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elk-stack/refs/heads/main/openapi/elk-stack-maintenance-window-api-openapi.yml

Other Resources

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SourceCode
https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-specification
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SourceCode
https://github.com/elastic/kibana
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ToolCrosswalk
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elk-stack/refs/heads/main/mcp/elk-stack-tool-crosswalk.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

elk-stack-maintenance-window-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    name: Kibana Team
  description: The Kibana REST APIs enable you to manage resources such as connectors, data views, and saved objects.
  title: Kibana Maintenance Window API
  version: ''
  x-doc-license:
    name: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
    url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
  x-feedbackLink:
    label: Feedback
    url: https://github.com/elastic/docs-content/issues/new?assignees=&labels=feedback%2Ccommunity&projects=&template=api-feedback.yaml&title=%5BFeedback%5D%3A+
servers:
- url: https://{kibana_url}
  variables:
    kibana_url:
      default: localhost:5601
security:
- apiKeyAuth: []
- basicAuth: []
tags:


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