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Elasticsearch + NodeHub

Create, read, update, delete and search documents, and manage indices.

Explore 9 workflow actions for Elasticsearch, including account permissions and operation limits.

4 read actions5 write actions
WORKFLOW ACTIONS

What you can configure.

Choose an action in the workflow builder, connect an account, and map its inputs. These actions are available in the catalog; your account access and a successful test determine whether they work for your setup.

Create document

Write

Add a document to an index with an ID you choose; an existing ID is refused.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • create_doc or write privilege on the index

Operation limits

  • Using your own ID makes a repeat refused instead of duplicated.
  • A lost answer remains uncertain and is never automatically repeated.

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Create index

Write

Create an index with optional settings and mappings.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • create_index privilege

Operation limits

  • An existing index is refused.
  • A lost answer remains uncertain and is never automatically repeated.

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Delete document

Write

Delete one document by its ID.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • delete privilege on the index

Operation limits

  • Deletion cannot be undone.
  • A lost answer remains uncertain and is never automatically repeated.

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Delete index

Write

Delete an index and every document in it.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • delete_index privilege

Operation limits

  • Deletes all documents in the index and cannot be undone.
  • A lost answer remains uncertain and is never automatically repeated.

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

Get document

Read

Read one document by its ID.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • read privilege on the index

Get index

Read

Read an index's settings, mappings and aliases.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • view_index_metadata privilege

List indices

Read

Read the cluster's indices with health, document count and size.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • monitor privilege on the cluster or view_index_metadata

Search documents

Read

Run a Query DSL search and return one page of hits.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • read privilege on the index

Operation limits

  • from plus size is capped at 10,000 by Elasticsearch's default window.

Pagination: offset. Check the result for additional pages; a single action may not return every record.

Update document

Write

Merge fields into an existing document.

Permissions and limits

Account permissions

  • write privilege on the index

Operation limits

  • A result of noop means nothing changed.
  • A lost answer remains uncertain and is never automatically repeated.

A repeated request may repeat the external action. Review the previous result before retrying a write.

SETUP

Start with a controlled test.

01Connect the intended account

Use the account and permissions required for your process. Review the connection check before configuring a workflow action.

02Review inputs and access

Select a listed operation and map its required inputs. Use test records and add a human approval before writes that need review.

03Confirm the result

Inspect step outputs and confirm the result in Elasticsearch. A saved workflow is not a completed provider action.

Follow the workflow quickstart
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