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Point in Time API
Use the Point in Time (PIT) API to manage PITs.
Table of contents
Create a PIT
Introduced 2.4
Creates a PIT. The keep_alive query parameter is required; it specifies how long to keep a PIT.
Path and HTTP methods
POST /<target_indexes>/_search/point_in_time?keep_alive=1h&routing=&expand_wildcards=&preference=
Path parameters
| Parameter | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| target_indexes | String | The name(s) of the target index(es) for the PIT. May contain a comma-separated list or a wildcard index pattern. |
Query parameters
| Parameter | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| keep_alive | Time | The amount of time to keep the PIT. Every time you access a PIT by using the Search API, the PIT lifetime is extended by the amount of time equal to the keep_alive parameter. Required. |
| preference | String | The node or the shard used to perform the search. Optional. Default is random. |
| routing | String | Specifies to route search requests to a specific shard. Optional. Default is the document’s _id. |
| expand_wildcards | String | The type of index that can match the wildcard pattern. Supports comma-separated values. Valid values are the following: - all: Match any index or data stream, including hidden ones. - open: Match open, non-hidden indexes or non-hidden data streams. - closed: Match closed, non-hidden indexes or non-hidden data streams. - hidden: Match hidden indexes or data streams. Must be combined with open, closed or both open and closed.- none: No wildcard patterns are accepted.Optional. Default is open. |
| allow_partial_pit_creation | Boolean | Specifies whether to create a PIT with partial failures. Optional. Default is true. |
Example request
POST /my-index-1/_search/point_in_time?keep_alive=100m
Example response
{
"pit_id": "o463QQEPbXktaW5kZXgtMDAwMDAxFnNOWU43ckt3U3IyaFVpbGE1UWEtMncAFjFyeXBsRGJmVFM2RTB6eVg1aVVqQncAAAAAAAAAAAIWcDVrM3ZIX0pRNS1XejE5YXRPRFhzUQEWc05ZTjdyS3dTcjJoVWlsYTVRYS0ydwAA",
"_shards": {
"total": 1,
"successful": 1,
"skipped": 0,
"failed": 0
},
"creation_time": 1658146050064
}
Response fields
| Field | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pit_id | Base64 encoded binary | The PIT ID. |
| creation_time | long | The time the PIT was created, in milliseconds since the epoch. |
Extend a PIT time
You can extend a PIT time by providing a keep_alive parameter in the pit object when you perform a search:
GET /_search
{
"size": 10000,
"query": {
"match" : {
"user.id" : "elkbee"
}
},
"pit": {
"id": "46ToAwMDaWR5BXV1aWQyKwZub2RlXzMAAAAAAAAAACoBYwADaWR4BXV1aWQxAgZub2RlXzEAAAAAAAAAAAEBYQADaWR5BXV1aWQyKgZub2RlXzIAAAAAAAAAAAwBYgACBXV1aWQyAAAFdXVpZDEAAQltYXRjaF9hbGw_gAAAAA==",
"keep_alive": "100m"
},
"sort": [
{"@timestamp": {"order": "asc"}}
],
"search_after": [
"2021-05-20T05:30:04.832Z"
]
}
The keep_alive parameter in a search request is optional. It specifies the amount by which to extend the time to keep a PIT.
List all PITs
Introduced 2.4
Returns all PITs in the OpenSearch cluster.
Cross-cluster behavior
The List All PITs API returns only local PITs or mixed PITs (PITs created in both local and remote clusters). It does not return fully remote PITs.
Example request
GET /_search/point_in_time/_all
Example response
{
"pits": [
{
"pit_id": "o463QQEPbXktaW5kZXgtMDAwMDAxFnNOWU43ckt3U3IyaFVpbGE1UWEtMncAFjFyeXBsRGJmVFM2RTB6eVg1aVVqQncAAAAAAAAAAAEWcDVrM3ZIX0pRNS1XejE5YXRPRFhzUQEWc05ZTjdyS3dTcjJoVWlsYTVRYS0ydwAA",
"creation_time": 1658146048666,
"keep_alive": 6000000
},
{
"pit_id": "o463QQEPbXktaW5kZXgtMDAwMDAxFnNOWU43ckt3U3IyaFVpbGE1UWEtMncAFjFyeXBsRGJmVFM2RTB6eVg1aVVqQncAAAAAAAAAAAIWcDVrM3ZIX0pRNS1XejE5YXRPRFhzUQEWc05ZTjdyS3dTcjJoVWlsYTVRYS0ydwAA",
"creation_time": 1658146050064,
"keep_alive": 6000000
}
]
}
Response fields
| Field | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pits | Array of JSON objects | The list of all PITs. |
Each PIT object contains the following fields.
| Field | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pit_id | Base64 encoded binary | The PIT ID. |
| creation_time | long | The time the PIT was created, in milliseconds since the epoch. |
| keep_alive | long | The amount of time to keep the PIT, in milliseconds. |
Delete PITs
Introduced 2.4
Deletes one, several, or all PITs. PITs are automatically deleted when the keep_alive time period elapses. However, to deallocate resources, you can delete a PIT using the Delete PIT API. The Delete PIT API supports deleting a list of PITs by ID or deleting all PITs at once.
Cross-cluster behavior
The Delete PITs by ID API fully supports deleting cross-cluster PITs.
The Delete All PITs API deletes only local PITs or mixed PITs (PITs created in both local and remote clusters). It does not delete fully remote PITs.
Example request: Delete all PITs
DELETE /_search/point_in_time/_all
If you want to delete one or several PITs, specify their PIT IDs in the request body.
Request fields
| Field | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pit_id | Base64 encoded binary or an array of binaries | The PIT IDs of the PITs to be deleted. Required. |
Example request: Delete PITs by ID
DELETE /_search/point_in_time
{
"pit_id": [
"o463QQEPbXktaW5kZXgtMDAwMDAxFkhGN09fMVlPUkVPLXh6MUExZ1hpaEEAFjBGbmVEZHdGU1EtaFhhUFc4ZkR5cWcAAAAAAAAAAAEWaXBPNVJtZEhTZDZXTWFFR05waXdWZwEWSEY3T18xWU9SRU8teHoxQTFnWGloQQAA",
"o463QQEPbXktaW5kZXgtMDAwMDAxFkhGN09fMVlPUkVPLXh6MUExZ1hpaEEAFjBGbmVEZHdGU1EtaFhhUFc4ZkR5cWcAAAAAAAAAAAIWaXBPNVJtZEhTZDZXTWFFR05waXdWZwEWSEY3T18xWU9SRU8teHoxQTFnWGloQQAA"
]
}
Example response
For each PIT, the response contains a JSON object with a PIT ID and a successful field that specifies whether the deletion was successful. Partial failures are treated as failures.
{
"pits": [
{
"successful": true,
"pit_id": "o463QQEPbXktaW5kZXgtMDAwMDAxFkhGN09fMVlPUkVPLXh6MUExZ1hpaEEAFjBGbmVEZHdGU1EtaFhhUFc4ZkR5cWcAAAAAAAAAAAEWaXBPNVJtZEhTZDZXTWFFR05waXdWZwEWSEY3T18xWU9SRU8teHoxQTFnWGloQQAA"
},
{
"successful": false,
"pit_id": "o463QQEPbXktaW5kZXgtMDAwMDAxFkhGN09fMVlPUkVPLXh6MUExZ1hpaEEAFjBGbmVEZHdGU1EtaFhhUFc4ZkR5cWcAAAAAAAAAAAIWaXBPNVJtZEhTZDZXTWFFR05waXdWZwEWSEY3T18xWU9SRU8teHoxQTFnWGloQQAA"
}
]
}
Response fields
| Field | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| successful | Boolean | Whether the delete operation was successful. |
| pit_id | Base64 encoded binary | The PIT ID of the PIT to be deleted. |
PIT segments
Introduced 2.4
Similarly to the CAT Segments API, the PIT Segments API provides low-level information about the disk utilization of a PIT by describing its Lucene segments. The PIT Segments API supports listing segment information of a specific PIT by ID or of all PITs at once.
Example request: PIT segments of all PITs
GET /_cat/pit_segments/_all
If you want to list segments for one or several PITs, specify their PIT IDs in the request body.
Request fields
| Field | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| pit_id | Base64 encoded binary or an array of binaries | The PIT IDs of the PITs whose segments are to be listed. Required. |
Example request: PIT segments of PITs by ID
GET /_cat/pit_segments
{
"pit_id": [
"o463QQEPbXktaW5kZXgtMDAwMDAxFkhGN09fMVlPUkVPLXh6MUExZ1hpaEEAFjBGbmVEZHdGU1EtaFhhUFc4ZkR5cWcAAAAAAAAAAAEWaXBPNVJtZEhTZDZXTWFFR05waXdWZwEWSEY3T18xWU9SRU8teHoxQTFnWGloQQAA",
"o463QQEPbXktaW5kZXgtMDAwMDAxFkhGN09fMVlPUkVPLXh6MUExZ1hpaEEAFjBGbmVEZHdGU1EtaFhhUFc4ZkR5cWcAAAAAAAAAAAIWaXBPNVJtZEhTZDZXTWFFR05waXdWZwEWSEY3T18xWU9SRU8teHoxQTFnWGloQQAA"
]
}
Example response
index shard prirep ip segment generation docs.count docs.deleted size size.memory committed searchable version compound
index1 0 r 10.212.36.190 _0 0 4 0 3.8kb 1364 false true 8.8.2 true
index1 1 p 10.212.36.190 _0 0 3 0 3.7kb 1364 false true 8.8.2 true
index1 2 r 10.212.74.139 _0 0 2 0 3.6kb 1364 false true 8.8.2 true
PIT settings
You can specify the following settings for a PIT.
| Setting | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| point_in_time.max_keep_alive | A cluster-level setting that specifies the maximum value for the keep_alive parameter. | 24h |
| search.max_open_pit_context | A node-level setting that specifies the maximum number of open PIT contexts for the node. | 300 |