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page_title: "opensearch_data_stream Resource - terraform-provider-opensearch"
subcategory: ""
description: |-
  A data stream lets you store append-only time series data across multiple (hidden, auto-generated) indices while giving you a single named resource for requests
---

# opensearch_data_stream (Resource)

A data stream lets you store append-only time series data across multiple (hidden, auto-generated) indices while giving you a single named resource for requests

## Example Usage

```terraform
resource "opensearch_composable_index_template" "foo" {
  name = "foo-template"
  body = <<EOF
{
  "index_patterns": ["foo-data-stream*"],
  "data_stream": {}
}
EOF
}

resource "opensearch_data_stream" "foo" {
  name       = "foo-data-stream"
  depends_on = [opensearch_composable_index_template.foo]
}
```

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## Schema

### Required

- `name` (String) Name of the data stream to create, must have a matching

### Read-Only

- `id` (String) The ID of this resource.