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

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    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.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

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

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • * object Additional properties

      Additional properties are allowed.

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      • aliases object Required
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        • * object Additional properties

          Additional properties are allowed.

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          • filter object

            Additional properties are allowed.

            External documentation
          • index_routing string

            Value used to route indexing operations to a specific shard. If specified, this overwrites the routing value for indexing operations.

          • is_write_index boolean

            If true, the index is the write index for the alias.

          • routing string

            Value used to route indexing and search operations to a specific shard.

          • search_routing string

            Value used to route search operations to a specific shard. If specified, this overwrites the routing value for search operations.

          • is_hidden boolean

            If true, the alias is hidden. All indices for the alias must have the same is_hidden value.
GET /_alias/{name} 
curl \
 -X GET http://api.example.com/_alias/{name}
Response examples (200) 
{
  "additionalProperty1": {
    "aliases": {
      "additionalProperty1": {
        "filter": {},
        "index_routing": "string",
        "is_write_index": true,
        "routing": "string",
        "search_routing": "string",
        "is_hidden": true
      },
      "additionalProperty2": {
        "filter": {},
        "index_routing": "string",
        "is_write_index": true,
        "routing": "string",
        "search_routing": "string",
        "is_hidden": true
      }
    }
  },
  "additionalProperty2": {
    "aliases": {
      "additionalProperty1": {
        "filter": {},
        "index_routing": "string",
        "is_write_index": true,
        "routing": "string",
        "search_routing": "string",
        "is_hidden": true
      },
      "additionalProperty2": {
        "filter": {},
        "index_routing": "string",
        "is_write_index": true,
        "routing": "string",
        "search_routing": "string",
        "is_hidden": true
      }
    }
  }
}