Update settings
Introduced 1.0
You can use the update settings API operation to update index-level settings. You can change dynamic index settings at any time, but static settings cannot be changed after index creation. For more information about static and dynamic index settings, see Configuring OpenSearch.
Aside from the static and dynamic index settings, you can also update individual plugins’ settings. To get the full list of updatable settings, run GET <target-index>/_settings?include_defaults=true.
Path and HTTP methods
PUT /<index>/_settings
Path parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| <index> | String | The index to update. Can be a comma-separated list of multiple index names. Use _all or * to specify all indexes. |
Query parameters
All update settings parameters are optional.
| Parameter | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| allow_no_indices | Boolean | Whether to ignore wildcards that don’t match any indexes. Default is true. |
| expand_wildcards | String | Expands wildcard expressions to different indexes. Combine multiple values with commas. Available values are all (match all indexes), open (match open indexes), closed (match closed indexes), hidden (match hidden indexes), and none (do not accept wildcard expressions), which must be used with open, closed, or both. Default is open. |
| cluster_manager_timeout | Time | How long to wait for a connection to the cluster manager node. Default is 30s. |
| preserve_existing | Boolean | Whether to preserve existing index settings. Default is false. |
| timeout | Time | How long to wait for a connection to return. Default is 30s. |
Request body
The request body must all of the index settings that you want to update.
{
"index.plugins.index_state_management.rollover_skip": true,
"index": {
"number_of_replicas": 4
}
}
Example request
PUT /sample-index1/_settings
{
"index.plugins.index_state_management.rollover_skip": true,
"index": {
"number_of_replicas": 4
}
}
Example response
{
"acknowledged": true
}