Get the status for a data stream lifecycle Added in 8.11.0

GET /{index}/_lifecycle/explain

Retrieves information about an index or data stream’s current data stream lifecycle status, such as time since index creation, time since rollover, the lifecycle configuration managing the index, or any errors encountered during lifecycle execution.

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    The name of the index to explain

Query parameters

  • indicates if the API should return the default values the system uses for the index's lifecycle

  • Specify timeout for connection to master

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • indices object Required
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      • * object Additional properties

        Additional properties are allowed.

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        • index string Required
        • managed_by_lifecycle boolean Required
        • Time unit for milliseconds

        • A duration. Units can be nanos, micros, ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours) and d (days). Also accepts "0" without a unit and "-1" to indicate an unspecified value.

        • Time unit for milliseconds

        • A duration. Units can be nanos, micros, ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours) and d (days). Also accepts "0" without a unit and "-1" to indicate an unspecified value.

        • Additional properties are allowed.

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          • A duration. Units can be nanos, micros, ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours) and d (days). Also accepts "0" without a unit and "-1" to indicate an unspecified value.

          • Additional properties are allowed.

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            • rounds array[object] Required

              The list of downsampling rounds to execute as part of this downsampling configuration

          • enabled boolean

            If defined, it turns data stream lifecycle on/off (true/false) for this data stream. A data stream lifecycle that's disabled (enabled: false) will have no effect on the data stream.

          • rollover object

            Additional properties are allowed.

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        • A duration. Units can be nanos, micros, ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours) and d (days). Also accepts "0" without a unit and "-1" to indicate an unspecified value.

        • error string
GET /{index}/_lifecycle/explain
curl \
 -X GET http://api.example.com/{index}/_lifecycle/explain
Response examples (200)
A successful response for retrieving data stream lifecycle status for a data stream backing index.
{
  "indices": {
    ".ds-metrics-2023.03.22-000001": {
      "index" : ".ds-metrics-2023.03.22-000001",
      "managed_by_lifecycle" : true,
      "index_creation_date_millis" : 1679475563571,
      "time_since_index_creation" : "843ms",
      "rollover_date_millis" : 1679475564293,
      "time_since_rollover" : "121ms",
      "lifecycle" : { },
      "generation_time" : "121ms"
  }
}