Get an autoscaling policy Added in 7.11.0

GET /_autoscaling/policy/{name}

NOTE: This feature is designed for indirect use by Elasticsearch Service, Elastic Cloud Enterprise, and Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes. Direct use is not supported.

External documentation

Path parameters

name string Required

the name of the autoscaling policy

Query parameters

master_timeout string

Period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

Responses

200 application/json
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- roles array[string] Required
- deciders object Required
  
  Decider settings.
  
  External documentation
  
  Hide deciders attribute Show deciders attribute object
  
  * object Additional properties

GET /_autoscaling/policy/{name}

curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_autoscaling/policy/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Response examples (200)

This may be a response to `GET /_autoscaling/policy/my_autoscaling_policy`.

{
   "roles": <roles>,
   "deciders": <deciders>
}

Create or update an autoscaling policy Added in 7.11.0

PUT /_autoscaling/policy/{name}

Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

NOTE: This feature is designed for indirect use by Elasticsearch Service, Elastic Cloud Enterprise, and Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes. Direct use is not supported.

External documentation

Path parameters

name string Required

the name of the autoscaling policy

Query parameters

master_timeout string

Period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
timeout string

Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

application/json

Body Required

roles array[string] Required
deciders object Required

Decider settings.

External documentation
Hide deciders attribute Show deciders attribute object
- * object Additional properties

Responses

200 application/json
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- acknowledged boolean Required
  
  For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

PUT /_autoscaling/policy/{name}

curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_autoscaling/policy/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"roles\": [],\n  \"deciders\": {\n    \"fixed\": {\n    }\n  }\n}"'

Request examples

{
  "roles": [],
  "deciders": {
    "fixed": {
    }
  }
}

The API method and path for this request: `PUT /_autoscaling/policy/my_autoscaling_policy`. It creates `my_autoscaling_policy` using the fixed autoscaling decider, applying to the set of nodes having (only) the `data_hot` role.

{
  "roles" : [ "data_hot" ],
  "deciders": {
    "fixed": {
    }
  }
}

Response examples (200)

{
  "acknowledged": true
}

Get behavioral analytics collections Technical preview

GET /_application/analytics

Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Responses

200 application/json
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- * object Additional properties
  
  Hide * attribute Show * attribute object
  
  event_data_stream object Required
  
  Hide event_data_stream attribute Show event_data_stream attribute object
  
  name string Required

GET /_application/analytics

curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_application/analytics' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Response examples (200)

A successful response from `GET _application/analytics/my*`

{
  "my_analytics_collection": {
      "event_data_stream": {
          "name": "behavioral_analytics-events-my_analytics_collection"
      }
  },
  "my_analytics_collection2": {
      "event_data_stream": {
          "name": "behavioral_analytics-events-my_analytics_collection2"
      }
  }
}

Create a behavioral analytics collection event Technical preview

POST /_application/analytics/{collection_name}/event/{event_type}

Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

External documentation

Path parameters

collection_name string Required

The name of the behavioral analytics collection.
event_type string Required

The analytics event type.

Values are page_view, search, or search_click.

Query parameters

debug boolean

Whether the response type has to include more details

application/json

Body Required

object

Responses

200 application/json
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- accepted boolean Required
- event object

POST /_application/analytics/{collection_name}/event/{event_type}

curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_application/analytics/{collection_name}/event/{event_type}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"session\": {\n    \"id\": \"1797ca95-91c9-4e2e-b1bd-9c38e6f386a9\"\n  },\n  \"user\": {\n    \"id\": \"5f26f01a-bbee-4202-9298-81261067abbd\"\n  },\n  \"search\":{\n    \"query\": \"search term\",\n    \"results\": {\n      \"items\": [\n        {\n          \"document\": {\n            \"id\": \"123\",\n            \"index\": \"products\"\n          }\n        }\n      ],\n      \"total_results\": 10\n    },\n    \"sort\": {\n      \"name\": \"relevance\"\n    },\n    \"search_application\": \"website\"\n  },\n  \"document\":{\n    \"id\": \"123\",\n    \"index\": \"products\"\n  }\n}"'

Request example

Run `POST _application/analytics/my_analytics_collection/event/search_click` to send a `search_click` event to an analytics collection called `my_analytics_collection`.

{
  "session": {
    "id": "1797ca95-91c9-4e2e-b1bd-9c38e6f386a9"
  },
  "user": {
    "id": "5f26f01a-bbee-4202-9298-81261067abbd"
  },
  "search":{
    "query": "search term",
    "results": {
      "items": [
        {
          "document": {
            "id": "123",
            "index": "products"
          }
        }
      ],
      "total_results": 10
    },
    "sort": {
      "name": "relevance"
    },
    "search_application": "website"
  },
  "document":{
    "id": "123",
    "index": "products"
  }
}

Response examples (200)

{
  "accepted": true,
  "event": {}
}

Compact and aligned text (CAT)

The compact and aligned text (CAT) APIs aim are intended only for human consumption using the Kibana console or command line. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, it's recommend to use a corresponding JSON API. All the cat commands accept a query string parameter help to see all the headers and info they provide, and the /_cat command alone lists all the available commands.

Get a document count

GET /_cat/count/{index}

Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Get quick access to a document count for a data stream, an index, or an entire cluster. The document count only includes live documents, not deleted documents which have not yet been removed by the merge process.

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 count API.

Path parameters

index string | array[string] Required

A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. It supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

h string | array[string]

List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.
s string | array[string]

List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

Responses

200 application/json
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- epoch number | string
  
  Some APIs will return values such as numbers also as a string (notably epoch timestamps). This behavior is used to capture this behavior while keeping the semantics of the field type.
  
  Depending on the target language, code generators can keep the union or remove it and leniently parse strings to the target type.
  
  One of:
  UnitSeconds number StringifiedEpochTimeUnitSeconds string
  
  Time unit for seconds
- timestamp string
  
  Time of day, expressed as HH:MM:SS
- count string
  
  the document count

GET /_cat/count/{index}

curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/count/{index}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Response examples (200)

A successful response from `GET /_cat/count/my-index-000001?v=true&format=json`. It retrieves the document count for the `my-index-000001` data stream or index.

[
  {
    "epoch": "1475868259",
    "timestamp": "15:24:20",
    "count": "120"
  }
]

A successful response from `GET /_cat/count?v=true&format=json`. It retrieves the document count for all data streams and indices in the cluster.

[
  {
    "epoch": "1475868259",
    "timestamp": "15:24:20",
    "count": "121"
  }
]

Get field data cache information

GET /_cat/fielddata

Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Get the amount of heap memory currently used by the field data cache on every data node in the cluster.

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 stats API.

Query parameters

bytes string

The unit used to display byte values.

Values are b, kb, mb, gb, tb, or pb.
fields string | array[string]

Comma-separated list of fields used to limit returned information.
h string | array[string]

List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.
s string | array[string]

List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

Responses

200 application/json
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- id string
  
  node id
- host string
  
  host name
- ip string
  
  ip address
- node string
  
  node name
- field string
  
  field name
- size string
  
  field data usage

GET /_cat/fielddata

curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/fielddata' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Response examples (200)

A successful response from `GET /_cat/fielddata?v=true&fields=body&format=json`. You can specify an individual field in the request body or URL path. This example retrieves heap memory size information for the `body` field.

[
  {
    "id": "Nqk-6inXQq-OxUfOUI8jNQ",
    "host": "127.0.0.1",
    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
    "node": "Nqk-6in",
    "field": "body",
    "size": "544b"
  }
]

A successful response from `GET /_cat/fielddata/body,soul?v=true&format=json`. You can specify a comma-separated list of fields in the request body or URL path. This example retrieves heap memory size information for the `body` and `soul` fields. To get information for all fields, run `GET /_cat/fielddata?v=true`.

[
  {
    "id": "Nqk-6inXQq-OxUfOUI8jNQ",
    "host": "1127.0.0.1",
    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
    "node": "Nqk-6in",
    "field": "body",
    "size": "544b"
  },
  {
    "id": "Nqk-6inXQq-OxUfOUI8jNQ",
    "host": "127.0.0.1",
    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
    "node": "Nqk-6in",
    "field": "soul",
    "size": "480b"
  }
]

Get the cluster health status

GET /_cat/health

Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

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 cluster health API. This API is often used to check malfunctioning clusters. To help you track cluster health alongside log files and alerting systems, the API returns timestamps in two formats: HH:MM:SS, which is human-readable but includes no date information; Unix epoch time, which is machine-sortable and includes date information. The latter format is useful for cluster recoveries that take multiple days. You can use the cat health API to verify cluster health across multiple nodes. You also can use the API to track the recovery of a large cluster over a longer period of time.

Query parameters

time string

The unit used to display time values.

Values are nanos, micros, ms, s, m, h, or d.
ts boolean

If true, returns HH:MM:SS and Unix epoch timestamps.
h string | array[string]

List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.
s string | array[string]

List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

Responses

200 application/json
Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
- epoch number | string
  
  Some APIs will return values such as numbers also as a string (notably epoch timestamps). This behavior is used to capture this behavior while keeping the semantics of the field type.
  
  Depending on the target language, code generators can keep the union or remove it and leniently parse strings to the target type.
  
  One of:
  UnitSeconds number StringifiedEpochTimeUnitSeconds string
  
  Time unit for seconds
- timestamp string
  
  Time of day, expressed as HH:MM:SS
- cluster string
  
  cluster name
- status string
  
  health status
- node.total string
  
  total number of nodes
- node.data string
  
  number of nodes that can store data
- shards string
  
  total number of shards
- pri string
  
  number of primary shards
- relo string
  
  number of relocating nodes
- init string
  
  number of initializing nodes
- unassign.pri string
  
  number of unassigned primary shards
- unassign string
  
  number of unassigned shards
- pending_tasks string
  
  number of pending tasks
- max_task_wait_time string
  
  wait time of longest task pending
- active_shards_percent string
  
  active number of shards in percent

GET /_cat/health

curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/health' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Response examples (200)

A successful response from `GET /_cat/health?v=true&format=json`. By default, it returns `HH:MM:SS` and Unix epoch timestamps.

[
  {
    "epoch": "1475871424",
    "timestamp": "16:17:04",
    "cluster": "elasticsearch",
    "status": "green",
    "node.total": "1",
    "node.data": "1",
    "shards": "1",
    "pri": "1",
    "relo": "0",
    "init": "0",
    "unassign": "0",
    "unassign.pri": "0",
    "pending_tasks": "0",
    "max_task_wait_time": "-",
    "active_shards_percent": "100.0%"
  }
]

Get CAT help

GET /_cat

Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Get help for the CAT APIs.

Responses

200 application/json

GET /_cat

curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Response examples (200)

{}

Get master node information

GET /_cat/master

Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

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

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.

Query parameters

h string | array[string]

List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.
s string | array[string]

List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.
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

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 \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/master' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Response examples (200)

A successful response from `GET /_cat/master?v=true&format=json`.

[
  {
    "id": "YzWoH_2BT-6UjVGDyPdqYg",
    "host": "127.0.0.1",
    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
    "node": "YzWoH_2"
  }
]

Get data frame analytics jobs Added in 7.7.0

GET /_cat/ml/data_frame/analytics

Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Get configuration and usage information about data frame analytics jobs.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the Kibana console or command line. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the get data frame analytics jobs statistics API.

Query parameters

allow_no_match boolean

Whether to ignore if a wildcard expression matches no configs. (This includes _all string or when no configs have been specified)
bytes string

The unit in which to display byte values

Values are b, kb, mb, gb, tb, or pb.
h string | array[string]

Comma-separated list of column names to display.
s string | array[string]

Comma-separated list of column names or column aliases used to sort the response.
time string

Unit used to display time values.

Values are nanos, micros, ms, s, m, h, or d.

Responses

200 application/json
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- id string
- type string
  
  The type of analysis that the job performs.
- create_time string
  
  The time when the job was created.
- version string
- source_index string
- dest_index string
- description string
  
  A description of the job.
- model_memory_limit string
  
  The approximate maximum amount of memory resources that are permitted for the job.
- state string
  
  The current status of the job.
- failure_reason string
  
  Messages about the reason why the job failed.
- progress string
  
  The progress report for the job by phase.
- assignment_explanation string
  
  Messages related to the selection of a node.
- node.id string
- node.name string
- node.ephemeral_id string
- node.address string
  
  The network address of the assigned node.

GET /_cat/ml/data_frame/analytics

curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/ml/data_frame/analytics' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Response examples (200)

A successful response from `GET _cat/ml/data_frame/analytics?v=true&format=json`.

[
  {
    "id": "classifier_job_1",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:09.594Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  },
    {
    "id": "classifier_job_2",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:14.479Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  },
  {
    "id": "classifier_job_3",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:16.928Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  },
  {
    "id": "classifier_job_4",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:19.127Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  },
  {
    "id": "classifier_job_5",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:21.349Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  }
]

Get data frame analytics jobs Added in 7.7.0

GET /_cat/ml/data_frame/analytics/{id}

Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Get configuration and usage information about data frame analytics jobs.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the Kibana console or command line. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the get data frame analytics jobs statistics API.

Path parameters

id string Required

The ID of the data frame analytics to fetch

Query parameters

allow_no_match boolean

Whether to ignore if a wildcard expression matches no configs. (This includes _all string or when no configs have been specified)
bytes string

The unit in which to display byte values

Values are b, kb, mb, gb, tb, or pb.
h string | array[string]

Comma-separated list of column names to display.
s string | array[string]

Comma-separated list of column names or column aliases used to sort the response.
time string

Unit used to display time values.

Values are nanos, micros, ms, s, m, h, or d.

Responses

200 application/json
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- id string
- type string
  
  The type of analysis that the job performs.
- create_time string
  
  The time when the job was created.
- version string
- source_index string
- dest_index string
- description string
  
  A description of the job.
- model_memory_limit string
  
  The approximate maximum amount of memory resources that are permitted for the job.
- state string
  
  The current status of the job.
- failure_reason string
  
  Messages about the reason why the job failed.
- progress string
  
  The progress report for the job by phase.
- assignment_explanation string
  
  Messages related to the selection of a node.
- node.id string
- node.name string
- node.ephemeral_id string
- node.address string
  
  The network address of the assigned node.

GET /_cat/ml/data_frame/analytics/{id}

curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/ml/data_frame/analytics/{id}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Response examples (200)

A successful response from `GET _cat/ml/data_frame/analytics?v=true&format=json`.

[
  {
    "id": "classifier_job_1",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:09.594Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  },
    {
    "id": "classifier_job_2",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:14.479Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  },
  {
    "id": "classifier_job_3",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:16.928Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  },
  {
    "id": "classifier_job_4",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:19.127Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  },
  {
    "id": "classifier_job_5",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:21.349Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  }
]

Get trained models Added in 7.7.0

GET /_cat/ml/trained_models/{model_id}

Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Get configuration and usage information about inference trained models.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the Kibana console or command line. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the get trained models statistics API.

Path parameters

model_id string Required

A unique identifier for the trained model.

Query parameters

allow_no_match boolean

Specifies what to do when the request: contains wildcard expressions and there are no models that match; contains the _all string or no identifiers and there are no matches; contains wildcard expressions and there are only partial matches. If true, the API returns an empty array when there are no matches and the subset of results when there are partial matches. If false, the API returns a 404 status code when there are no matches or only partial matches.
bytes string

The unit used to display byte values.

Values are b, kb, mb, gb, tb, or pb.
h string | array[string]

A comma-separated list of column names to display.
s string | array[string]

A comma-separated list of column names or aliases used to sort the response.
from number

Skips the specified number of transforms.
size number

The maximum number of transforms to display.
time string

Unit used to display time values.

Values are nanos, micros, ms, s, m, h, or d.

Responses

200 application/json
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- id string
- created_by string
  
  Information about the creator of the model.
- heap_size number | string
  
  One of:
  ByteSize number ByteSize string
- operations string
  
  The estimated number of operations to use the model. This number helps to measure the computational complexity of the model.
- license string
  
  The license level of the model.
- create_time string | number
  
  A date and time, either as a string whose format can depend on the context (defaulting to ISO 8601), or a number of milliseconds since the Epoch. Elasticsearch accepts both as input, but will generally output a string representation.
  
  One of:
  DateTime string UnitMillis number
- version string
- description string
  
  A description of the model.
- ingest.pipelines string
  
  The number of pipelines that are referencing the model.
- ingest.count string
  
  The total number of documents that are processed by the model.
- ingest.time string
  
  The total time spent processing documents with thie model.
- ingest.current string
  
  The total number of documents that are currently being handled by the model.
- ingest.failed string
  
  The total number of failed ingest attempts with the model.
- data_frame.id string
  
  The identifier for the data frame analytics job that created the model. Only displayed if the job is still available.
- data_frame.create_time string
  
  The time the data frame analytics job was created.
- data_frame.source_index string
  
  The source index used to train in the data frame analysis.
- data_frame.analysis string
  
  The analysis used by the data frame to build the model.
- type string

GET /_cat/ml/trained_models/{model_id}

curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/ml/trained_models/{model_id}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Response examples (200)

A successful response from `GET _cat/ml/trained_models?v=true&format=json`.

[
  {
    "id": "ddddd-1580216177138",
    "heap_size": "0b",
    "operations": "196",
    "create_time": "2025-03-25T00:01:38.662Z",
    "type": "pytorch",
    "ingest.pipelines": "0",
    "data_frame.id": "__none__"
  },
  {
    "id": "lang_ident_model_1",
    "heap_size": "1mb",
    "operations": "39629",
    "create_time": "2019-12-05T12:28:34.594Z",
    "type": "lang_ident",
    "ingest.pipelines": "0",
    "data_frame.id": "__none__"
  }
]

Get snapshot repository information Added in 2.1.0

GET /_cat/repositories

Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Get a list of snapshot repositories for a cluster. 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 snapshot repository API.

Query parameters

h string | array[string]

List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.
s string | array[string]

List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.
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

200 application/json
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- id string
  
  The unique repository identifier.
- type string
  
  The repository type.

GET /_cat/repositories

curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/repositories' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Response examples (200)

A successful response from `GET /_cat/repositories?v=true&format=json`.

[
  {
    "id": "repo1",
    "type": "fs"
  },
  {
    "id": "repo2",
    "type": "s3"
  }
]

Get snapshot information Added in 2.1.0

GET /_cat/snapshots

Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Get information about the snapshots stored in one or more repositories. A snapshot is a backup of an index or running Elasticsearch cluster. 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 snapshot API.

Query parameters

ignore_unavailable boolean

If true, the response does not include information from unavailable snapshots.
h string | array[string]

List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.
s string | array[string]

List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.
master_timeout string

Period to wait for a connection to the master node.
time string

Unit used to display time values.

Values are nanos, micros, ms, s, m, h, or d.

Responses

200 application/json
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- id string
  
  The unique identifier for the snapshot.
- repository string
  
  The repository name.
- status string
  
  The state of the snapshot process. Returned values include: FAILED: The snapshot process failed. INCOMPATIBLE: The snapshot process is incompatible with the current cluster version. IN_PROGRESS: The snapshot process started but has not completed. PARTIAL: The snapshot process completed with a partial success. SUCCESS: The snapshot process completed with a full success.
- start_epoch number | string
  
  Some APIs will return values such as numbers also as a string (notably epoch timestamps). This behavior is used to capture this behavior while keeping the semantics of the field type.
  
  Depending on the target language, code generators can keep the union or remove it and leniently parse strings to the target type.
  
  One of:
  UnitSeconds number StringifiedEpochTimeUnitSeconds string
  
  Time unit for seconds
- start_time string | object
  
  A time of day, expressed either as hh:mm, noon, midnight, or an hour/minutes structure.
  
  One of:
  ScheduleTimeOfDay string HourAndMinute object
- end_epoch number | string
  
  Some APIs will return values such as numbers also as a string (notably epoch timestamps). This behavior is used to capture this behavior while keeping the semantics of the field type.
  
  Depending on the target language, code generators can keep the union or remove it and leniently parse strings to the target type.
  
  One of:
  UnitSeconds number StringifiedEpochTimeUnitSeconds string
  
  Time unit for seconds
- end_time string
  
  Time of day, expressed as HH:MM:SS
- duration string
  
  A duration. Units can be nanos, micros, ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours) and d (days). Also accepts "0" without a unit and "-1" to indicate an unspecified value.
- indices string
  
  The number of indices in the snapshot.
- successful_shards string
  
  The number of successful shards in the snapshot.
- failed_shards string
  
  The number of failed shards in the snapshot.
- total_shards string
  
  The total number of shards in the snapshot.
- reason string
  
  The reason for any snapshot failures.

GET /_cat/snapshots

curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/snapshots' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Response examples (200)

A successful response from `GET /_cat/snapshots/repo1?v=true&s=id&format=json`.

[
  {
    "id": "snap1",
    "repository": "repo1",
    "status": "FAILED",
    "start_epoch": "1445616705",
    "start_time": "18:11:45",
    "end_epoch": "1445616978",
    "end_time": "18:16:18",
    "duration": "4.6m",
    "indices": "1",
    "successful_shards": "4",
    "failed_shards": "1",
    "total_shards": "5"
  },
  {
    "id": "snap2",
    "repository": "repo1",
    "status": "SUCCESS",
    "start_epoch": "1445634298",
    "start_time": "23:04:58",
    "end_epoch": "1445634672",
    "end_time": "23:11:12",
    "duration": "6.2m",
    "indices": "2",
    "successful_shards": "10",
    "failed_shards": "0",
    "total_shards": "10"
  }
]

Get index template information Added in 5.2.0

GET /_cat/templates/{name}

Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Get information about the index templates in a cluster. 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

h string | array[string]

List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.
s string | array[string]

List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.
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

200 application/json
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- name string
- index_patterns string
  
  The template index patterns.
- order string
  
  The template application order or priority number.
- version string | null
  
  The template version.
  
  One of:
  VersionString string string-2 string | null
- composed_of string
  
  The component templates that comprise the index template.

GET /_cat/templates/{name}

curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/templates/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Response examples (200)

A successful response from `GET _cat/templates/my-template-*?v=true&s=name&format=json`.

[
  {
    "name": "my-template-0",
    "index_patterns": "[te*]",
    "order": "500",
    "version": null,
    "composed_of": "[]"
  },
  {
    "name": "my-template-1",
    "index_patterns": "[tea*]",
    "order": "501",
    "version": null,
    "composed_of": "[]"
  },
  {
    "name": "my-template-2",
    "index_patterns": "[teak*]",
    "order": "502",
    "version": "7",
    "composed_of": "[]"
  }
]

Get the cluster health status Added in 1.3.0

GET /_cluster/health

Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

You can also use the API to get the health status of only specified data streams and indices. For data streams, the API retrieves the health status of the stream’s backing indices.

The cluster health status is: green, yellow or red. On the shard level, a red status indicates that the specific shard is not allocated in the cluster. Yellow means that the primary shard is allocated but replicas are not. Green means that all shards are allocated. The index level status is controlled by the worst shard status.

One of the main benefits of the API is the ability to wait until the cluster reaches a certain high watermark health level. The cluster status is controlled by the worst index status.

Query parameters

expand_wildcards string | array[string]

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

Can be one of cluster, indices or shards. Controls the details level of the health information returned.

Values are cluster, indices, or shards.
local boolean

If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only. Defaults to false, which means information is retrieved from the master node.
master_timeout string

Period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
timeout string

Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
wait_for_active_shards number | string

A number controlling to how many active shards to wait for, all to wait for all shards in the cluster to be active, or 0 to not wait.
wait_for_events string

Can be one of immediate, urgent, high, normal, low, languid. Wait until all currently queued events with the given priority are processed.

Values are immediate, urgent, high, normal, low, or languid.
wait_for_nodes string | number

The request waits until the specified number N of nodes is available. It also accepts >=N, <=N, >N and <N. Alternatively, it is possible to use ge(N), le(N), gt(N) and lt(N) notation.
wait_for_no_initializing_shards boolean

A boolean value which controls whether to wait (until the timeout provided) for the cluster to have no shard initializations. Defaults to false, which means it will not wait for initializing shards.
wait_for_no_relocating_shards boolean

A boolean value which controls whether to wait (until the timeout provided) for the cluster to have no shard relocations. Defaults to false, which means it will not wait for relocating shards.
wait_for_status string

One of green, yellow or red. Will wait (until the timeout provided) until the status of the cluster changes to the one provided or better, i.e. green > yellow > red. By default, will not wait for any status.

Values are green, GREEN, yellow, YELLOW, red, or RED.

Responses

200 application/json
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- active_primary_shards number Required
  
  The number of active primary shards.
- active_shards number Required
  
  The total number of active primary and replica shards.
- active_shards_percent string
  
  The ratio of active shards in the cluster expressed as a string formatted percentage.
- active_shards_percent_as_number number Required
  
  The ratio of active shards in the cluster expressed as a percentage.
- cluster_name string Required
- delayed_unassigned_shards number Required
  
  The number of shards whose allocation has been delayed by the timeout settings.
- indices object
  
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  * object Additional properties
  
  Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
  
  active_primary_shards number Required
  
  active_shards number Required
  
  initializing_shards number Required
  
  number_of_replicas number Required
  
  number_of_shards number Required
  
  relocating_shards number Required
  
  shards object
  
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  * object Additional properties
  
  Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
  
  active_shards number Required
  
  initializing_shards number Required
  
  primary_active boolean Required
  
  relocating_shards number Required
  
  status string Required
  
  Values are green, GREEN, yellow, YELLOW, red, or RED.
  
  unassigned_shards number Required
  
  unassigned_primary_shards number Required
  
  status string Required
  
  Values are green, GREEN, yellow, YELLOW, red, or RED.
  
  unassigned_shards number Required
  
  unassigned_primary_shards number Required
- initializing_shards number Required
  
  The number of shards that are under initialization.
- number_of_data_nodes number Required
  
  The number of nodes that are dedicated data nodes.
- number_of_in_flight_fetch number Required
  
  The number of unfinished fetches.
- number_of_nodes number Required
  
  The number of nodes within the cluster.
- number_of_pending_tasks number Required
  
  The number of cluster-level changes that have not yet been executed.
- relocating_shards number Required
  
  The number of shards that are under relocation.
- status string Required
  
  Values are green, GREEN, yellow, YELLOW, red, or RED.
- task_max_waiting_in_queue string
  
  A duration. Units can be nanos, micros, ms (milliseconds), s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours) and d (days). Also accepts "0" without a unit and "-1" to indicate an unspecified value.
- task_max_waiting_in_queue_millis number
  
  Time unit for milliseconds
- timed_out boolean Required
  
  If false the response returned within the period of time that is specified by the timeout parameter (30s by default)
- unassigned_primary_shards number Required
  
  The number of primary shards that are not allocated.
- unassigned_shards number Required
  
  The number of shards that are not allocated.

GET /_cluster/health

curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cluster/health' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Response examples (200)

A successful response from `GET _cluster/health`. It is the health status of a quiet single node cluster with a single index with one shard and one replica.

{
  "cluster_name" : "testcluster",
  "status" : "yellow",
  "timed_out" : false,
  "number_of_nodes" : 1,
  "number_of_data_nodes" : 1,
  "active_primary_shards" : 1,
  "active_shards" : 1,
  "relocating_shards" : 0,
  "initializing_shards" : 0,
  "unassigned_shards" : 1,
  "delayed_unassigned_shards": 0,
  "number_of_pending_tasks" : 0,
  "number_of_in_flight_fetch": 0,
  "task_max_waiting_in_queue_millis": 0,
  "active_shards_percent_as_number": 50.0
}

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heap_size number | string

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start_epoch number | string

start_time string | object

end_epoch number | string

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version string | null

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