Manage ES lookup retention period.

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Updated:October 7, 2026
Document ID:SPLK055378

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Splunk Cloud ES

Description

ES lookup is to big on size and takes several minutes to load and run.

The size of the lookup can be manage by and Admin user from the UI following this article.


Resolution

To manage the retention period or set up the one it is possible by going to the Enterprise Security app > Configure > Content > Content management > search for the lookup name > click on the name, wait for it to load; at the end of the page  there is the "Retention" section, in there the Earliest time setting, it can set it up to -14d, -7d, -1y or any setting wanted.
 
Once it is set up; when the lookup retention search runs within the next 24 hours, it should remove everything older than the one set up.

Splunk ES documentation

Revision History

Revision Publish Date Comments
1.0
07-Oct-2026
Initial Release

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