[Actions][Docs] Actions and Connectors API Docs (#90974) (#91724)

* Stubbing out asciidocs

* wip

* Finishing connector API docs

* Cleanup

* Removing experimental label

* PR fixes

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Co-authored-by: ymao1 <ying.mao@elastic.co>

docs/api/actions-and-connectors.asciidoc

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+[[actions-and-connectors-api]]
+== Action and connector APIs
+
+Manage Actions and Connectors.
+
+The following action APIs are available:
+
+* <<actions-and-connectors-api-get, Get action API>> to retrieve a single action by ID
+
+* <<actions-and-connectors-api-get-all, Get all actions API>> to retrieve all actions
+
+* <<actions-and-connectors-api-list, List all action types API>> to retrieve a list of all action types
+
+* <<actions-and-connectors-api-create, Create action API>> to create actions
+
+* <<actions-and-connectors-api-update, Update action API>> to update the attributes for an existing action
+
+* <<actions-and-connectors-api-execute, Execute action API>> to execute an action by ID
+
+* <<actions-and-connectors-api-delete, Delete action API>> to delete an action by ID
+
+For information about the actions and connectors that {kib} supports, refer to <<action-types,Action and connector types>>.
+
+include::actions-and-connectors/get.asciidoc[]
+include::actions-and-connectors/get_all.asciidoc[]
+include::actions-and-connectors/list.asciidoc[]
+include::actions-and-connectors/create.asciidoc[]
+include::actions-and-connectors/update.asciidoc[]
+include::actions-and-connectors/execute.asciidoc[]
+include::actions-and-connectors/delete.asciidoc[]

docs/api/actions-and-connectors/create.asciidoc

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+[[actions-and-connectors-api-create]]
+=== Create action API
+++++
+<titleabbrev>Create action API</titleabbrev>
+++++
+
+Creates an action.
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-create-request]]
+==== Request
+
+`POST <kibana host>:<port>/api/actions/action`
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-create-request-body]]
+==== Request body
+
+`name`::
+  (Required, string) The display name for the action.
+
+`actionTypeId`::
+  (Required, string) The action type ID for the action.
+
+`config`::
+  (Required, object) The configuration for the action. Configuration properties vary depending on
+  the action type. For information about the configuration properties, refer to <<action-types,Action and connector types>>.
+
+`secrets`::
+  (Required, object) The secrets configuration for the action. Secrets configuration properties vary
+  depending on the action type. For information about the secrets configuration properties, refer to <<action-types,Action and connector types>>.
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-create-request-codes]]
+==== Response code
+
+`200`::
+    Indicates a successful call.
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-create-example]]
+==== Example
+
+[source,sh]
+--------------------------------------------------
+$ curl -X POST api/actions/action  -H 'kbn-xsrf: true' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '
+{
+  "name": "my-action",
+  "actionTypeId": ".index",
+  "config": {
+    "index": "test-index"
+  }
+}'
+--------------------------------------------------
+// KIBANA
+
+The API returns the following:
+
+[source,sh]
+--------------------------------------------------
+{
+  "id": "c55b6eb0-6bad-11eb-9f3b-611eebc6c3ad",
+  "actionTypeId": ".index",
+  "name": "my-action",
+  "config": {
+    "index": "test-index",
+    "refresh": false,
+    "executionTimeField": null
+  },
+  "isPreconfigured": false
+}
+--------------------------------------------------

docs/api/actions-and-connectors/delete.asciidoc

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+[[actions-and-connectors-api-delete]]
+=== Delete action API
+++++
+<titleabbrev>Delete action API</titleabbrev>
+++++
+
+Deletes an action by ID.
+
+WARNING: When you delete an action, _it cannot be recovered_.
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-delete-request]]
+==== Request
+
+`DELETE <kibana host>:<port>/api/actions/action/<id>`
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-delete-path-params]]
+==== Path parameters
+
+`id`::
+  (Required, string) The ID of the action.
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-delete-response-codes]]
+==== Response code
+
+`200`::
+  Indicates a successful call.
+
+==== Example
+
+[source,sh]
+--------------------------------------------------
+$ curl -X DELETE api/actions/action/c55b6eb0-6bad-11eb-9f3b-611eebc6c3ad
+--------------------------------------------------
+// KIBANA
+

docs/api/actions-and-connectors/execute.asciidoc

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+[[actions-and-connectors-api-execute]]
+=== Execute action API
+++++
+<titleabbrev>Execute action API</titleabbrev>
+++++
+
+Executes an action by ID.
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-execute-request]]
+==== Request
+
+`POST <kibana host>:<port>/api/actions/action/<id>/_execute`
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-execute-params]]
+==== Path parameters
+
+`id`::
+  (Required, string) The ID of the action.
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-execute-request-body]]
+==== Request body
+
+`params`::
+  (Required, object) The parameters of the action. Parameter properties vary depending on
+  the action type. For information about the parameter properties, refer to <<action-types,Action and connector types>>.
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-execute-codes]]
+==== Response code
+
+`200`::
+    Indicates a successful call.
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-execute-example]]
+==== Example
+
+[source,sh]
+--------------------------------------------------
+$ curl -X POST api/actions/action/c55b6eb0-6bad-11eb-9f3b-611eebc6c3ad/_execute  -H 'kbn-xsrf: true' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' -d '
+{
+  "params": {
+    "documents": [
+      {
+        "id": "test_doc_id",
+        "name": "test_doc_name",
+        "message": "hello, world"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+}'
+--------------------------------------------------
+// KIBANA
+
+The API returns the following:
+
+[source,sh]
+--------------------------------------------------
+{
+  "status": "ok",
+  "data": {
+    "took": 197,
+    "errors": false,
+    "items": [
+      {
+        "index": {
+          "_index": "updated-index",
+          "_id": "iKyijHcBKCsmXNFrQe3T",
+          "_version": 1,
+          "result": "created",
+          "_shards": {
+            "total": 2,
+            "successful": 1,
+            "failed": 0
+          },
+          "_seq_no": 0,
+          "_primary_term": 1,
+          "status": 201
+        }
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "actionId": "c55b6eb0-6bad-11eb-9f3b-611eebc6c3ad"
+}
+--------------------------------------------------

docs/api/actions-and-connectors/get.asciidoc

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+[[actions-and-connectors-api-get]]
+=== Get action API
+++++
+<titleabbrev>Get action API</titleabbrev>
+++++
+
+Retrieves an action by ID.
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-get-request]]
+==== Request
+
+`GET <kibana host>:<port>/api/actions/action/<id>`
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-get-params]]
+==== Path parameters
+
+`id`::
+  (Required, string) The ID of the action.
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-get-codes]]
+==== Response code
+
+`200`::
+    Indicates a successful call.
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-get-example]]
+==== Example
+
+[source,sh]
+--------------------------------------------------
+$ curl -X GET api/actions/action/c55b6eb0-6bad-11eb-9f3b-611eebc6c3ad
+--------------------------------------------------
+// KIBANA
+
+The API returns the following:
+
+[source,sh]
+--------------------------------------------------
+{
+  "id": "c55b6eb0-6bad-11eb-9f3b-611eebc6c3ad",
+  "actionTypeId": ".index",
+  "name": "my-action",
+  "config": {
+    "index": "test-index",
+    "refresh": false,
+    "executionTimeField": null
+  },
+  "isPreconfigured": false
+}
+--------------------------------------------------

docs/api/actions-and-connectors/get_all.asciidoc

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+[[actions-and-connectors-api-get-all]]
+=== Get all actions API
+++++
+<titleabbrev>Get all actions API</titleabbrev>
+++++
+
+Retrieves all actions.
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-get-all-request]]
+==== Request
+
+`GET <kibana host>:<port>/api/actions`
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-get-all-codes]]
+==== Response code
+
+`200`::
+    Indicates a successful call.
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-get-all-example]]
+==== Example
+
+[source,sh]
+--------------------------------------------------
+$ curl -X GET api/actions
+--------------------------------------------------
+// KIBANA
+
+The API returns the following:
+
+[source,sh]
+--------------------------------------------------
+[
+  {
+    "id": "preconfigured-mail-action",
+    "actionTypeId": ".email",
+    "name": "email: preconfigured-mail-action",
+    "isPreconfigured": true
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "c55b6eb0-6bad-11eb-9f3b-611eebc6c3ad",
+    "actionTypeId": ".index",
+    "name": "my-action",
+    "config": {
+      "index": "test-index",
+      "refresh": false,
+      "executionTimeField": null
+    },
+    "isPreconfigured": false
+  }
+]
+--------------------------------------------------

docs/api/actions-and-connectors/list.asciidoc

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+[[actions-and-connectors-api-list]]
+=== List action types API
+++++
+<titleabbrev>List all action types API</titleabbrev>
+++++
+
+Retrieves a list of all action types.
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-list-request]]
+==== Request
+
+`GET <kibana host>:<port>/api/actions/list_action_types`
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-list-codes]]
+==== Response code
+
+`200`::
+    Indicates a successful call.
+
+[[actions-and-connectors-api-list-example]]
+==== Example
+
+[source,sh]
+--------------------------------------------------
+$ curl -X GET api/actions/list_action_types
+--------------------------------------------------
+// KIBANA
+
+The API returns the following:
+
+[source,sh]
+--------------------------------------------------
+[
+  {
+    "id": ".email", <1>
+    "name": "Email", <2>
+    "minimumLicenseRequired": "gold", <3>
+    "enabled": false, <4>
+    "enabledInConfig": true, <5>
+    "enabledInLicense": false <6>
+  },
+  {
+    "id": ".index",
+    "name": "Index",
+    "minimumLicenseRequired": "basic",
+    "enabled": true,
+    "enabledInConfig": true,
+    "enabledInLicense": true
+  }
+]
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+
+<1> `id` - The unique ID of the action type.
+<2> `name` - The name of the action type.
+<3> `minimumLicenseRequired` - The license required to use the action type.
+<4> `enabled` - Specifies if the action type is enabled or disabled in {kib}.
+<5> `enabledInConfig` - Specifies if the action type is enabled or enabled in the {kib} .yml file.
+<6> `enabledInLicense` - Specifies if the action type is enabled or disabled in the license.