# Saved Objects imported via Kibana API do not display **URL:** \ **Category:** Kibana\ **Created:** [September 10, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saved-objects-imported-via-kibana-api-do-not-display/283889 "2021-09-10T13:37:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pheathers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@pheathers](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pheathers)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 1:37pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saved-objects-imported-via-kibana-api-do-not-display/283889/1 "2021-09-10T13:37:41Z")
I have been working to script the import of an index pattern with a fields. The import appears to run successfully, but when I try to display the imported index pattern under Kibana | Index Patterns, it fails to load. All I see is a blank screen. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/a/6/a6bfb3812e2c1ebc2388e2226699f63cbf94597e.png) I'm using the following PowerShell script to create the index pattern ```auto $url = "http://localhost:5601/api/saved_objects/index-pattern/my-pattern"; $body = @" { "attributes": { "title": "my-pattern-*", "timeFieldName": "@timestamp", "fields": [ { "name": "field1", "type": "string", "count": 0, "scripted": false, "searchable": true, "aggregatable": false, "readFromDocValues": false } ] } } "@; $params = @{ Uri = $url; Method = 'POST'; Headers = @{ 'kbn-xsrf' = "true" } ContentType = 'application/json'; }; $Result = Invoke-WebRequest @params -Body $body; Write-Host $Result.StatusCode; Write-Host $Result; ``` I receive an HTTP 200 response with the following JSON ```auto { "type": "index-pattern", "id": "my-pattern", "attributes": { "title": "my-pattern-*", "timeFieldName": "@timestamp", "fields": [ { "name": "field1", "type": "string", "count": 0, "scripted": false, "searchable": true, "aggregatable": false, "readFromDocValues": false } ] }, "references": [], "migrationVersion": { "index-pattern": "7.11.0" }, "coreMigrationVersion": "7.12.0", "updated_at": "2021-09-10T13:31:54.118Z", "version": "WzE4NDcsMTFd", "namespaces": [ "default" ] } ``` I can then see the new index pattern under Kibana | Index Patterns or under Kibana | Saved Objects. However, when I try to view the Index Pattern, it fails to load. The browser Dev Tools | Console shows the following message ```auto Uncaught (in promise) SyntaxError: Unexpected token o in JSON at position 1 at JSON.parse () at index_patterns_IndexPatternsService.savedObjectToSpec (data.plugin.js:1) at index_patterns_IndexPatternsService.getSavedObjectAndInit (data.plugin.js:1) ``` ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/a/f/af2905b1d2a8b032a9f8e50fc5c0f8619a4ad06f.png) If I look at the Dev Tools | Network, I can see that Kibana is making a request for the data of the index pattern and it returns JSON in the **\_bulk\_get** request. It is immediately after this request that the error displays. ```auto { "saved_objects": [ { "id": "my-pattern", "type": "index-pattern", "namespaces": [ "default" ], "updated_at": "2021-09-10T13:31:54.118Z", "version": "WzE4NDcsMTFd", "attributes": { "title": "my-pattern-*", "timeFieldName": "@timestamp", "fields": [ { "name": "field1", "type": "string", "count": 0, "scripted": false, "searchable": true, "aggregatable": false, "readFromDocValues": false } ] }, "references": [], "migrationVersion": { "index-pattern": "7.11.0" }, "coreMigrationVersion": "7.12.0" } ] } ``` If I import the index pattern without the _fields_ attribute, it imports successfully. Any thoughts on what's wrong? ---
**Author:** ![pheathers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@pheathers](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pheathers)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saved-objects-imported-via-kibana-api-do-not-display/283889/2 "2021-09-10T14:00:54Z")
My example above created an index pattern (my-pattern), but the index pattern didn't match any indexes. When I created an index pattern which matched existing indexes, I was able to create the index pattern via the Kibana API, however I didn't include any fields (note, dclogstash-troubleshooting is the name of my index) ```auto $url = "http://localhost:5601/api/saved_objects/index-pattern/dclogstash"; $body = @" { "attributes": { "title": "dclogstash-*", "timeFieldName": "@timestamp" } } "@; $params = @{ Uri = $url; Method = 'POST'; Headers = @{ 'kbn-xsrf' = "true" } ContentType = 'application/json'; }; $Result = Invoke-WebRequest @params -Body $body; Write-Host $Result.StatusCode; Write-Host $Result; ``` When I did this all of the fields associated with the index appeared in the index pattern. ---
**Author:** ![mattkime](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mattkime/32/43522_2.png) [@mattkime](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mattkime)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 8:00pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saved-objects-imported-via-kibana-api-do-not-display/283889/3 "2021-09-10T20:00:17Z")
@pheathers What version of the elastic stack are you using? Its possible that there's a better API for your needs - [Create index pattern API | Kibana Guide [7.14] | Elastic](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/index-patterns-api-create.html) Note that you shouldn't need to 'refreshFields' unless you need to see the field list in the response. ---
**Author:** ![pheathers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@pheathers](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pheathers)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 8:39pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saved-objects-imported-via-kibana-api-do-not-display/283889/4 "2021-09-10T20:39:22Z")
Hi @mattkime . I'm using Kibana 7.12. What I noticed is that if I don't include the fields and the newly created index pattern has a match for an existing index, all of the fields show in the index pattern. ---
**Author:** ![mattkime](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/mattkime/32/43522_2.png) [@mattkime](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mattkime)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 8:49pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saved-objects-imported-via-kibana-api-do-not-display/283889/5 "2021-09-10T20:49:42Z")
@pheathers Yes, that is correct. Are you trying to modify the field list in some manner? ---
**Author:** ![pheathers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@pheathers](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pheathers)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saved-objects-imported-via-kibana-api-do-not-display/283889/6 "2021-09-10T21:29:57Z")
Yes, and likely incorrectly. I _thought_ that I would be able to create the index pattern and all of the fields manually, but what I learned is that I only have to create the index pattern and associate with existing indexes. That is all I needed. I appreciate the help. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2021, 9:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/saved-objects-imported-via-kibana-api-do-not-display/283889/7 "2021-10-08T21:30:33Z")
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