Returns information about index templates in a cluster Added in 5.2.0

GET /_cat/templates/{name}

You can use index templates to apply index settings and field mappings to new indices at creation. 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 get index template API.

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    The name of the template to return. Accepts wildcard expressions. If omitted, all templates are returned.

Query parameters

  • local boolean

    If true, the request computes the list of selected nodes from the local cluster state. If false the list of selected nodes are computed from the cluster state of the master node. In both cases the coordinating node will send requests for further information to each selected node.

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

Responses

GET /_cat/templates/{name} 
curl \
 -X GET http://api.example.com/_cat/templates/{name}
Response examples (200) 
[
  {
    "name": "string",
    "index_patterns": "string",
    "order": "string",
    "version": "string",
    "composed_of": "string"
  }
]