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Set index retention patterns

This article describes how to configure the maximum number of indices to keep in your Aiven for OpenSearch® instance. For more information on OpenSearch® indices and shards, see this article.

To create cleanup patterns for OpenSearch indices:

  1. Log in to the Aiven web console and select your service.

  2. Select Indexes from the left sidebar.

    The Indexes section lists the patterns that are currently in use.

  3. Select Add pattern.

  4. Enter the pattern that you want to use and the maximum index count for the pattern, then select Create.

Alternatively, you can use our API with a request similar to the following:

curl -X PUT --data '{"user_config":{"index_patterns": [{"pattern": "logs*", "max_index_count": 2},{"pattern":"test.?", "max_index_count": 3}]}' header "content-type: application-json" --header "authorization: aivenv1 <YOUR TOKEN HERE>" https://api.aiven.io/v1beta/project/<project>/service/<service_name>