Elasticsearch Ingest
Load CSV, JSON, and NDJSON files into Elasticsearch indices using the bulk API and...
Install
npx skills add elastic/agent-skills --skill elasticsearch-ingest -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- elastic/agent-skills603
- Category
- Engineering
- Updated
- 6d ago
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Context cost
- Mediumabout 2,787 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Load CSV, JSON, and NDJSON files into Elasticsearch indices using the bulk API and explicit mappings when field types matter. Use when batch-importing local files, converting CSV rows or JSON arrays to NDJSON bulk format, confirming cluster connectivity with elastic es info before ingest, or verifying document counts and mappings after ingest, not for Logstash pipelines, Beats, custom scripts, or index-to-index reindex.
Elasticsearch File Ingest
Load local data files into Elasticsearch by converting them to bulk NDJSON, creating an index with the right mappings when types matter, bulk-indexing documents, and verifying the outcome.
<!-- begin-partial: preamble -->Environment Configuration
This skill executes Elasticsearch operations through the elastic CLI. If the
elastic CLI is not installed, tell the user what it is needed for. Do
not guess credentials, call the HTTP API directly, or attempt other workarounds.
This skill references operations in HTTP-shorthand form (e.g., GET /, GET /_cat/indices, GET /{index}/_mapping,
GET /{index}/_settings/index.mode, POST /_query). The Operations table at the end of this document
maps each shorthand to the equivalent elastic CLI command, always use the CLI rather than calling the HTTP API
directly.
Scope
This skill covers file → index loading through POST /_bulk. It does not use Logstash, Filebeat, Elastic Agent,
Node.js ingest tools, or other sidecar pipelines. For copying documents between existing indices, use index-to-index
reindex instead of re-parsing source files.
Supported source shapes:
