# maxbytes

Maximum size of a bulk request body when bulkmode is enabled.

This parameter applies to omelasticsearch: Elasticsearch Output Module.

Name:

  maxbytes

Scope:

  action

Type:

  word

Default:

  action=100m

Required?:

  no

Introduced:

  8.23.0

## Description

Events are batched until this size or the dequeue batch size is reached. Set to match Elasticsearch http.max_content_length.

## Action usage

    action(type="omelasticsearch" maxbytes="...")

## See also

See also omelasticsearch: Elasticsearch Output Module.

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