[[saved-objects-api]]
== Saved objects APIs

Manage {kib} saved objects, including dashboards, visualizations, index patterns, and more.

WARNING: Do not write documents directly to the `.kibana` index. When you write directly
to the `.kibana` index, the data becomes corrupted and permanently breaks future {kib} versions.

* <<saved-objects-api-get, Get object API>>
* <<saved-objects-api-bulk-get, Bulk get objects API>>
* <<saved-objects-api-find, Find objects API>>
* <<saved-objects-api-create, Create saved object API>>
* <<saved-objects-api-bulk-create, Bulk create saved objects API>>
* <<saved-objects-api-update, Update object API>>
* <<saved-objects-api-delete, Delete object API>>
* <<saved-objects-api-export, Export objects API>>
* <<saved-objects-api-import, Import objects API>>
* <<saved-objects-api-resolve-import-errors, Resolve import errors API>>

include::saved-objects/get.asciidoc[]
include::saved-objects/bulk_get.asciidoc[]
include::saved-objects/find.asciidoc[]
include::saved-objects/create.asciidoc[]
include::saved-objects/bulk_create.asciidoc[]
include::saved-objects/update.asciidoc[]
include::saved-objects/delete.asciidoc[]
include::saved-objects/export.asciidoc[]
include::saved-objects/import.asciidoc[]
include::saved-objects/resolve_import_errors.asciidoc[]