Create and manage SLOs in Elastic Observability using the Kibana API. Use when defining SLIs, setting error budgets, or managing SLO lifecycle.
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name: observability-manage-slos
description: >
Create and manage SLOs in Elastic Observability using the Kibana API. Use when defining
SLIs, setting error budgets, or managing SLO lifecycle.
metadata:
author: elastic
version: 0.2.0
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# Service-Level Objectives (SLOs)
Create and manage SLOs in Elastic Observability. SLOs track service performance against measurable targets using
service-level indicators (SLIs) computed from Elasticsearch data.
## Authentication
SLO operations go through the Kibana API. Authenticate with either an API key or basic auth:
```bash
# API key
curl -H "Authorization: ApiKey <base64-encoded-key>" -H "kbn-xsrf: true" <KIBANA_URL>/api/observability/slos
# Basic auth
curl -u "$KIBANA_USER:$KIBANA_PASSWORD" -H "kbn-xsrf: true" <KIBANA_URL>/api/observability/slos… install to load the full skillIt activates automatically in your next session.
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