Flushes one or more data streams or indices
Path parameters
-
Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases to flush. Supports wildcards (
*
). To flush all data streams and indices, 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
. -
force boolean
If
true
, the request forces a flush even if there are no changes to commit to the index. -
wait_if_ongoing boolean
If
true
, the flush operation blocks until execution when another flush operation is running. Iffalse
, Elasticsearch returns an error if you request a flush when another flush operation is running.
curl \
-X POST http://api.example.com/{index}/_flush
{
"_shards": {
"failed": 42.0,
"successful": 42.0,
"total": 42.0,
"failures": [
{
"index": "string",
"node": "string",
"reason": {
"type": "string",
"reason": "string",
"stack_trace": "string",
"caused_by": {},
"root_cause": [
{}
],
"suppressed": [
{}
]
},
"shard": 42.0,
"status": "string"
}
],
"skipped": 42.0
}
}