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.

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"
  }
]