Returns information about the master node, including the ID, bound IP address, and name

GET /_cat/master

IMPORTANT: cat APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the nodes info API.

Responses

200 application/json
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- id string
  
  node id
- host string
  
  host name
- ip string
  
  ip address
- node string
  
  node name

GET /_cat/master

curl \
 -X GET http://api.example.com/_cat/master

Response examples (200)

[
  {
    "id": "string",
    "host": "string",
    "ip": "string",
    "node": "string"
  }
]