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Releases API Introduction

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Last updated on Jul 7, 2023

The Releases API provides users a method to explore the different versions of Elasticsearch available to their account.

Alpha Stage

Info

The Bonsai API is currently in its Alpha release phase. It may not be feature-complete, and is subject to change without notice. If you have any questions about the roadmap of the API, please reach out to support.

The Releases API provides users a method to explore the different versions of Elasticsearch available to their account. This API supports the following actions:

  • View all available releases for your account
  • View a single release for your account

All calls to the Releases API must be authenticated with an active API token.

The Bonsai Release Object

The Bonsai API provides a standard format for Release objects. A Release object includes:

AttributeDescription
nameA String representing the name for the release.
slugA String representing the machine-readable name for the deployment.
versionA String representing the version of the release.
multitenantA Boolean representing whether or not the release is available on multitenant deployments.

View all available releases

The Bonsai API provides a method to get a list of all releases available to your account. An HTTP GET call is made to the /releases endpoint, and Bonsai will return a JSON list of Release objects.

Supported Parameters

No parameters are supported for this action.

HTTP Request

An HTTP GET call is made to /releases.

HTTP Response

Upon success, Bonsai responds with an HTTP 200: OK code, along with a JSON list representing the releases available to your account:

{
  "releases": [
    {
      "name": "Elasticsearch 5.6.16",
      "slug": "elasticsearch-5.6.16",
      "service_type": "elasticsearch",
      "version": "5.6.16",
      "multitenant": true
    },
    {
      "name": "Elasticsearch 6.5.4",
      "slug": "elasticsearch-6.5.4",
      "service_type": "elasticsearch",
      "version": "6.5.4",
      "multitenant": true
    },
    {
      "name": "Elasticsearch 7.2.0",
      "slug": "elasticsearch-7.2.0",
      "service_type": "elasticsearch",
      "version": "7.2.0",
      "multitenant": true
    }
  ]
}

View a single release

The Bonsai API provides a method to get information about a single release available to your account.

Supported Parameters

No parameters are supported for this action.

HTTP Request

An HTTP GET call is made to /releases/[:slug].

HTTP Response

Upon success, Bonsai responds with an HTTP 200: OK code, along with a JSON body representing the Release object:

{
  "name": "Elasticsearch 7.2.0",
  "slug": "elasticsearch-7.2.0",
  "service_type": "elasticsearch",
  "version": "7.2.0",
  "multitenant": true
}

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