Get the cluster state Added in 1.3.0

GET /_cluster/state

Get comprehensive information about the state of the cluster.

The cluster state is an internal data structure which keeps track of a variety of information needed by every node, including the identity and attributes of the other nodes in the cluster; cluster-wide settings; index metadata, including the mapping and settings for each index; the location and status of every shard copy in the cluster.

The elected master node ensures that every node in the cluster has a copy of the same cluster state. This API lets you retrieve a representation of this internal state for debugging or diagnostic purposes. You may need to consult the Elasticsearch source code to determine the precise meaning of the response.

By default the API will route requests to the elected master node since this node is the authoritative source of cluster states. You can also retrieve the cluster state held on the node handling the API request by adding the ?local=true query parameter.

Elasticsearch may need to expend significant effort to compute a response to this API in larger clusters, and the response may comprise a very large quantity of data. If you use this API repeatedly, your cluster may become unstable.

WARNING: The response is a representation of an internal data structure. Its format is not subject to the same compatibility guarantees as other more stable APIs and may change from version to version. Do not query this API using external monitoring tools. Instead, obtain the information you require using other more stable cluster APIs.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    Whether to ignore if a wildcard indices expression resolves into no concrete indices. (This includes _all string or when no indices have been specified)

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Whether to expand wildcard expression to concrete indices that are open, closed or both.

  • flat_settings boolean

    Return settings in flat format (default: false)

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    Whether specified concrete indices should be ignored when unavailable (missing or closed)

  • local boolean

    Return local information, do not retrieve the state from master node (default: false)

  • master_timeout string

    Specify timeout for connection to master

  • wait_for_metadata_version number

    Wait for the metadata version to be equal or greater than the specified metadata version

  • wait_for_timeout string

    The maximum time to wait for wait_for_metadata_version before timing out

Responses

  • 200 application/json

    Additional properties are allowed.
GET /_cluster/state 
curl \
 -X GET http://api.example.com/_cluster/state
Response examples (200) 
{}