How AI is applied across API Evangelist and APIs.io. Read my AI disclosure →
API Evangelist API Evangelist
Discovery
Learnings
Guidance
Toolbox
Alignment
API Evangelist LLC
Discovery
Learnings
Guidance
Toolbox
Alignment
API Evangelist LLC

Need help?

Contact us
Elastic Stack (ELK Stack)

Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Slm API

The slm API from Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) — 8 operation(s) for slm.

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Slm API is one of 132 APIs that Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include slm. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 10 operations across 8 paths, and defines 24 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0.

Requests are made against the base URL https://{elasticsearch_endpoint}.

10 operations 8 paths 24 schemas 1 DELETE4 GET3 POST2 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
Base URL
https://{elasticsearch_endpoint}
License
Apache 2.0
Resource Areas
1

Paths & Operations 10

Across 8 paths, the API surfaces 10 operations — 1 DELETE, 4 GET, 3 POST, 2 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

slm 10
GET
/_slm/policy/{policy_id}
Get policy information
slm-get-lifecycle 3 params → 200
PUT
/_slm/policy/{policy_id}
Create or update a policy
slm-put-lifecycle 3 params body → 200
DELETE
/_slm/policy/{policy_id}
Delete a policy
slm-delete-lifecycle 3 params → 200
PUT
/_slm/policy/{policy_id}/_execute
Run a policy
slm-execute-lifecycle 3 params → 200
POST
/_slm/_execute_retention
Run a retention policy
slm-execute-retention 2 params → 200
GET
/_slm/policy
Get policy information
slm-get-lifecycle-1 2 params → 200
GET
/_slm/stats
Get snapshot lifecycle management statistics
slm-get-stats 2 params → 200
GET
/_slm/status
Get the snapshot lifecycle management status
slm-get-status 2 params → 200
POST
/_slm/start
Start snapshot lifecycle management
slm-start 2 params → 200
POST
/_slm/stop
Stop snapshot lifecycle management
slm-stop 2 params → 200

Schemas 24

The contract defines 24 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are slm._types.Statistics (10 properties), slm._types.SnapshotLifecycle (10 properties), slm._types.Configuration (6 properties), slm._types.SnapshotPolicyStats (5 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

slm._types.Configuration
object
6 properties
_types.AcknowledgedResponseBase
object
1 property 1 required
_types.IndexName
string
_types.Id
string
_types.Duration
A duration. Units can be nanos, micros, ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours) and d (days). Also accepts "0" without a unit and "-1" to indica…
_types.Uuid
string
slm._types.Statistics
object
10 properties
_types.Names
_types.EpochTimeUnitMillis
_types.LifecycleOperationMode
string
_types.DurationValueUnitMillis
slm._types.InProgress
object
4 properties 4 required
slm._types.Policy
object
5 properties 3 required
_types.Indices
slm._types.Invocation
object
2 properties 2 required
watcher._types.CronExpression
string
_types.Metadata
object
slm._types.Retention
object
3 properties 3 required
_types.DateTime
A date and time, either as a string whose format can depend on the context (defaulting to ISO 8601), or a number of milliseconds since the Epoch. Elasticsearch…
_types.VersionNumber
number
slm._types.SnapshotPolicyStats
object
5 properties 5 required
_types.Name
string
slm._types.SnapshotLifecycle
object
10 properties 5 required
_types.UnitMillis
number
Time unit for milliseconds

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

elk-stack-slm-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) publishes across the network.

Elastic Cloud API
AE Profile APIs.io
Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Accounts API
AE Profile APIs.io
Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Actions API
AE Profile APIs.io
Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) agent builder API
AE Profile APIs.io
Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Alerting API
AE Profile APIs.io
Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Alerting V2 API
AE Profile APIs.io
Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Analytics API
AE Profile APIs.io
Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) APM agent configuration API
AE Profile APIs.io
Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) APM agent keys API
AE Profile APIs.io
Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) APM annotations API
AE Profile APIs.io
Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) APM server schema API
AE Profile APIs.io
Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) APM sourcemaps API
AE Profile APIs.io
#slm
← Back to E APIs
API Details
ID
elk-stack:elk-stack-slm-api
Base URL
https://{elasticsearch_endpoint}
Docs
https://www.elastic.co/docs/api/doc/elasticsearch/
Provider
Elastic Stack (ELK Stack)
APIs.io →  GitHub →
Explore more
All APIs Providers APIs.io Network
Work with this as data

Every API here is available over the API and to AI agents over MCP. APIs is not yet its own endpoint on the v1 API. Reach this content through network search and the tag graph, or the MCP server below.

Installs https://mcp.apievangelist.com/mcp in Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest — one button, every client.

MCP tools for apis
4 tools reach this content
  • search_api_evangelistSearch every content type across the network at once.
  • find_relatedThe shared-tag relevance graph — what else covers this.
  • get_tagEverything one tag labels, across all content types.
  • guide_topicPRO — a curated bundle for a topic: area, guidance, rules, papers, stories, services.
All tools & prompts
Call it yourself
curl for this page
Search the network for this 
curl "https://api.apievangelist.com/v1/search?q=elk-stack-slm-api&limit=10"
Everything under a tag 
curl "https://api.apievangelist.com/v1/tags/elk-stack-slm-api"

Discovery needs no key. Full bodies and the synthesis endpoints are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no email required. Sign in with whichever identity you already have.

GitHub Google LinkedIn

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have. Your account

Where this information came from

This is an independent, third-party profile of Elastic Stack (ELK Stack) Slm API, published by API Evangelist. We do not operate, host, resell, or support these APIs, and we are not affiliated with or endorsed by the company unless stated above. Everything here is built from publicly available information — the company's own site, developer portal, documentation, public repositories, and the specifications it publishes for public use. Nothing is obtained by breaching a system, defeating an access control, or using credentials.

The Kin Score and Agent Readiness rating are independently calculated assessments of a company's public API artifacts, scored against a published rubric. They are not certifications, endorsements, security assessments, or audits.

Corrections, re-scores, and removal are free — no partnership or purchase required, and you do not need to justify the request. A removed company is recorded as unrated, never scored zero for having asked. Acknowledgement within one business day; removal within two.

info@apievangelist.com · Read the full data-sourcing policy →
On a security or compliance team? Put security in the subject line and you will get a person, not a form — we will tell you exactly which public URLs this profile was built from.