• Added native OpenTelemetry support (#2435)
• Added optional orjson (a fast, correct JSON library) serialization support (#2493)
• Added the text_structure.test_grok_pattern API
• Added the indices.resolve_cluster API
• Renamed the model_id parameter to inference_id in the inference APIs
• Changed all synonyms APIs from experimental to stable.
• Fixed API key documentation (#2477, contributed by @iuliaferoli)

• Fixed but deprecated parameter aliases in body parameter (#2427)
• Added mappings and bulk to quickstart page (#2417)

• Dropped support for Python 3.6
• Allowed unrestricted body parameter again (see #2383 for details)
• Added the Inference APIs
• Added the ES|QL API
• Added active_only parameter to security.get_api_key API
• Added expiration parameter to security.update_api_key API

• Added missing role_templates to security.put_role_mapping API
• Added interactive examples page to documentation
• Changed API reference to have one page per sub-client

• Added support for Python 3.12
• Added missing scores parameter to create trained model vocabulary API
• Added missing delete_dest_index parameter to delete transform API

• Removed deprecation warnings when using body parameter (#2302)
• Fixed some type hints to use covariant Sequence instead of invariant List (#2324, #2325)

• Add the Query rules APIs
• Add the Synonyms APIs

• Added the cluster.info API
• Updated the inference_config argument in ml.put_trained_model API to reflect an improvement in the specification

Client is compatible with Elasticsearch 8.8.2

• Added the rank parameter in search() endpoint 2d5434f

• Added include_defaults parameter to the cluster.get_component_template, indices.get_data_stream, and indices.get_index_template API
• Added the indices.delete_data_lifecycle, indices.explain_data_lifecycle, indices.get_data_lifecycle, and indices.put_data_lifecycle APIs
• Added the experimental search_application.delete, search_application.delete_behavioral_analytics, search_application.get, search_application.get_behavioral_analytics, search_application.list, search_application.put, search_application.put_behavioral_analytics, and search_application.search APIs.

• Added the health_report API
• Added the transform.schedule_now_transform API
• Added the from_ request parameter to the transform.start_transform API
• Added the buffer, grid_agg, and with_labels parameters to the search_mvt API
• Added the allow_auto_create parameter to the cluster.create_component_template API
• Added the delete_user_annotations parameter to the ml.delete_job, ml.reset_job API
• Added the start and end parameters to the ml.preview_datafeed API
• Added the priority parameter to the ml.start_datafeed API
• Added the job_id parameter to the ml.update_datafeed API
• Added the model_prune_window parameter to the ml.update_job API
• Added the feature_states parameter to the snapshot.restore_snapshot API
• Added the timeout parameter to the transform.get_transform_stats API
• Added the from_ parameter to the transform.start_transform API
• Changed the input parameter of the ml.put_trained_models API from required to optional
• Fixed the cluster.create_component_template API by removing the erroneously provided aliases, mappings, and settings parameters. Only the template parameter should be used for specifying component templates.

• Client is compatible with Elasticsearch 8.6.2

• Added the expand_wildcards, preference, and routing parameters to the open_point_in_time API.

• Client is compatible with Elasticsearch 7.17.9

Core

• Changed the fields parameter of the field_caps API to be encoded in the HTTP request body.
• Changed the index parameter of the rank_eval API to be optional.
• Changed the requests parameter of the rank_eval API to be optional.

CAT

• Added the time parameter to the cat.indices API

Machine Learning

• Fixed the model_id parameter of the ml.clear_trained_model_deployment_cache API to be required.

• Removed the work-around for a bug in aiohttp when sending HEAD requests. This change was backported from v8.x of elastic-transport.

• Client is compatible with Elasticsearch 8.5.3

• Client is compatible with Elasticsearch 8.5.2

• Client is compatible with Elasticsearch 8.5.1