How do I add a lifecycle policy to an index via the API?

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In Kibana, if I click on an index, and then click the Manage button, I have the option to "Add lifecycle policy" to that existing index - I'm asked for the policy to add and the rollover index.

How do I do this via the API?

I see documentation on how to remove a policy but nothing on how to add one.

Thanks!

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Isn't this page?

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Thanks for getting back to me. I just updated my question to make it clearer - that page describes how to add a life cycle policy. I'm trying to figure out how to add an existing lifecycle policy to an existing index

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It's an index settings. So you need to call the update index settings API or the index template API. Of course this also works with the create index API.

See https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/ilm-settings.html#_index_level_settings

Specifically index.lifecycle.name.

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Thank you!! That looks like it's exactly what I need.

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