# Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) saved objects API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/elk-stack/elk-stack-saved-objects-api/  
**Provider:** Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) — https://apis.io/providers/elk-stack/  
**Base URL:** https://{elasticsearch_endpoint}  
**Documentation:** https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/

Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) saved objects API is one of 132 APIs that [Elastic Stack (ELK Stack)](https://apis.io/providers/elk-stack/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include SavedObjects. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

Export sets of saved objects that you want to import into Kibana, resolve import errors, and rotate an encryption key for encrypted saved objects with the saved objects APIs. To manage a specific type of saved object, use the corresponding APIs. For example, use: * [Data views](../group/endpoint-data-views) * [Spaces](../group/endpoint-spaces) * [Short URLs](../group/endpoint-short-url) Warning: Do not write documents directly to the `.kibana` index. When you write directly to the `.kibana` index, the data becomes corrupted and permanently breaks future Kibana versions.

## Operations (16)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| POST | `/api/encrypted_saved_objects/_rotate_key` | Rotate a key for encrypted saved objects |
| POST | `/api/saved_objects/_bulk_create` | Create saved objects |
| POST | `/api/saved_objects/_bulk_delete` | Delete saved objects |
| POST | `/api/saved_objects/_bulk_get` | Get saved objects |
| POST | `/api/saved_objects/_bulk_resolve` | Resolve saved objects |
| PUT | `/api/saved_objects/_bulk_update` | Update saved objects |
| POST | `/api/saved_objects/_export` | Export saved objects |
| GET | `/api/saved_objects/_find` | Search for saved objects |
| POST | `/api/saved_objects/_import` | Import saved objects |
| POST | `/api/saved_objects/_resolve_import_errors` | Resolve import errors |
| POST | `/api/saved_objects/{type}` | Create a saved object |
| DELETE | `/api/saved_objects/{type}/{id}` | Delete a saved object |
| GET | `/api/saved_objects/{type}/{id}` | Get a saved object |
| POST | `/api/saved_objects/{type}/{id}` | Create a saved object |
| PUT | `/api/saved_objects/{type}/{id}` | Update a saved object |
| GET | `/api/saved_objects/resolve/{type}/{id}` | Resolve a saved object |

## Machine-readable artifacts (8)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elk-stack/refs/heads/main/openapi/elk-stack-saved-objects-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/elasticsearch
- **APIReference** — https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/
- **SourceCode** — https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch-specification
- **Documentation** — https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/kibana
- **APIReference** — https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/kibana/
- **SourceCode** — https://github.com/elastic/kibana
- **ToolCrosswalk** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/elk-stack/refs/heads/main/mcp/elk-stack-tool-crosswalk.yml

## Other Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) APIs (12)

- [Elastic Cloud API](https://apis.io/apis/elk-stack/elastic-cloud-api/)
- [Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Accounts API](https://apis.io/apis/elk-stack/elk-stack-accounts-api/)
- [Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Actions API](https://apis.io/apis/elk-stack/elk-stack-actions-api/)
- [Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) agent builder API](https://apis.io/apis/elk-stack/elk-stack-agent-builder-api/)
- [Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Alerting API](https://apis.io/apis/elk-stack/elk-stack-alerting-api/)
- [Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Alerting V2 API](https://apis.io/apis/elk-stack/elk-stack-alerting-v2-api/)
- [Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Analytics API](https://apis.io/apis/elk-stack/elk-stack-analytics-api/)
- [Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) APM agent configuration API](https://apis.io/apis/elk-stack/elk-stack-apm-agent-configuration-api/)
- [Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) APM agent keys API](https://apis.io/apis/elk-stack/elk-stack-apm-agent-keys-api/)
- [Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) APM annotations API](https://apis.io/apis/elk-stack/elk-stack-apm-annotations-api/)
- [Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) APM server schema API](https://apis.io/apis/elk-stack/elk-stack-apm-server-schema-api/)
- [Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) APM sourcemaps API](https://apis.io/apis/elk-stack/elk-stack-apm-sourcemaps-api/)

## Tags

SavedObjects

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