---
id: kibTransformPluginApi
slug: /kibana-dev-docs/api/transform
title: "transform"
image: https://source.unsplash.com/400x175/?github
summary: API docs for the transform plugin
date: 2020-11-16
tags: ['contributor', 'dev', 'apidocs', 'kibana', 'transform']
warning: This document is auto-generated and is meant to be viewed inside our experimental, new docs system. Reach out in #docs-engineering for more info.
---
import transformObj from './transform.json';

This plugin provides access to the transforms features provided by Elastic. Transforms enable you to convert existing Elasticsearch indices into summarized indices, which provide opportunities for new insights and analytics.

Contact [Machine Learning UI](https://github.com/orgs/elastic/teams/ml-ui) for questions regarding this plugin.

**Code health stats**

| Public API count  | Any count | Items lacking comments | Missing exports | 
|-------------------|-----------|------------------------|-----------------|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 |

## Client

### Functions
<DocDefinitionList data={transformObj.client.functions}/>

## Server

### Functions
<DocDefinitionList data={transformObj.server.functions}/>

## Common

### Objects
<DocDefinitionList data={transformObj.common.objects}/>