Get aliases

GET /_alias/{name}

Retrieves information for one or more data stream or index aliases.

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of aliases to retrieve. Supports wildcards (*). To retrieve all aliases, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Type of index that wildcard patterns can match. If the request can target data streams, this argument determines whether wildcard expressions match hidden data streams. Supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden. Valid values are: all, open, closed, hidden, none.

  • If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only.

Responses

GET /_alias/{name}
curl \
 -X GET http://api.example.com/_alias/{name}