Kibana REST API - saved pbjects import - createNewCopies

[ranitg (Ranit Gotsman)]

Hi,
I'm trying to use the flag "createNewCopies" in the saved_objects import api. I am using Kibana 7.9.3.
it is documented in:

Import objects API | Kibana Guide [7.x] | Elastic

but not implemented in the code...

How can I import and resolve a dashboard existing conflict? I want it to create a copy of the conflicted dashboards. This also doesn't work in the "Resolve import errors" api.

Thanks,
Ranit

[flash1293 (Joe Reuter)]

You are looking at the wrong version of the docs.

These are the 7.9 docs (not mentioning this feature because it wasn't available back then): Import objects API | Kibana Guide [7.9] | Elastic

In the 7.11 docs it is mentioned: Import objects API | Kibana Guide [7.9] | Elastic

[ranitg (Ranit Gotsman)]

thanks for the link. in my link it only showed:

no 7.9 ...

OK, so is it possible for me to clone a dashboard somehow using the kibana rest api?

[flash1293 (Joe Reuter)]

You have to click "other versions", then you can select 7.9

OK, so is it possible for me to clone a dashboard somehow using the kibana rest api?

The easiest way is probably to export, change the ids in the ndjson file to something else using a script, then import again (besides updating your stack, there are a lot of new features in 7.11)