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GET /_tasks

Get information about the tasks currently running on one or more nodes in the cluster.

WARNING: The task management API is new and should still be considered a beta feature. The API may change in ways that are not backwards compatible.

Identifying running tasks

The X-Opaque-Id header, when provided on the HTTP request header, is going to be returned as a header in the response as well as in the headers field for in the task information. This enables you to track certain calls or associate certain tasks with the client that started them. For example:

curl -i -H "X-Opaque-Id: 123456" "http://localhost:9200/_tasks?group_by=parents"

The API returns the following result:

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
X-Opaque-Id: 123456
content-type: application/json; charset=UTF-8
content-length: 831

{
  "tasks" : {
    "u5lcZHqcQhu-rUoFaqDphA:45" : {
      "node" : "u5lcZHqcQhu-rUoFaqDphA",
      "id" : 45,
      "type" : "transport",
      "action" : "cluster:monitor/tasks/lists",
      "start_time_in_millis" : 1513823752749,
      "running_time_in_nanos" : 293139,
      "cancellable" : false,
      "headers" : {
        "X-Opaque-Id" : "123456"
      },
      "children" : [
        {
          "node" : "u5lcZHqcQhu-rUoFaqDphA",
          "id" : 46,
          "type" : "direct",
          "action" : "cluster:monitor/tasks/lists[n]",
          "start_time_in_millis" : 1513823752750,
          "running_time_in_nanos" : 92133,
          "cancellable" : false,
          "parent_task_id" : "u5lcZHqcQhu-rUoFaqDphA:45",
          "headers" : {
            "X-Opaque-Id" : "123456"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
 }

In this example, X-Opaque-Id: 123456 is the ID as a part of the response header. The X-Opaque-Id in the task headers is the ID for the task that was initiated by the REST request. The X-Opaque-Id in the children headers is the child task of the task that was initiated by the REST request.

Query parameters

  • actions string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list or wildcard expression of actions used to limit the request. For example, you can use cluser:* to retrieve all cluster-related tasks.

  • detailed boolean

    If true, the response includes detailed information about the running tasks. This information is useful to distinguish tasks from each other but is more costly to run.

  • group_by string

    A key that is used to group tasks in the response. The task lists can be grouped either by nodes or by parent tasks.

    Values are nodes, parents, or none.

  • nodes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of node IDs or names that is used to limit the returned information.

  • A parent task identifier that is used to limit returned information. To return all tasks, omit this parameter or use a value of -1. If the parent task is not found, the API does not return a 404 response code.

  • The 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

    The period to wait for each node to respond. If a node does not respond before its timeout expires, the response does not include its information. However, timed out nodes are included in the node_failures property.

  • If true, the request blocks until the operation is complete.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • node_failures array[object]
      Hide node_failures attributes Show node_failures attributes object
      • type string Required

        The type of error

      • reason string

        A human-readable explanation of the error, in English.

      • The server stack trace. Present only if the error_trace=true parameter was sent with the request.

      • Additional properties are allowed.

      • root_cause array[object]

        Additional properties are allowed.

      • suppressed array[object]

        Additional properties are allowed.

    • task_failures array[object]
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      • task_id number Required
      • node_id string Required
      • status string Required
      • reason object Required

        Additional properties are allowed.

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        • type string Required

          The type of error

        • reason string

          A human-readable explanation of the error, in English.

        • The server stack trace. Present only if the error_trace=true parameter was sent with the request.

        • Additional properties are allowed.

        • root_cause array[object]

          Additional properties are allowed.

        • suppressed array[object]

          Additional properties are allowed.

    • nodes object

      Task information grouped by node, if group_by was set to node (the default).

      Hide nodes attribute Show nodes attribute object
      • * object Additional properties

        Additional properties are allowed.

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        • name string
        • host string
        • ip string
        • roles array[string]
        • Hide attributes attribute Show attributes attribute object
          • * string Additional properties
        • tasks object Required
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          • * object Additional properties

            Additional properties are allowed.

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            • action string Required
            • cancelled boolean
            • cancellable boolean Required
            • Human readable text that identifies the particular request that the task is performing. For example, it might identify the search request being performed by a search task. Other kinds of tasks have different descriptions, like _reindex which has the source and the destination, or _bulk which just has the number of requests and the destination indices. Many requests will have only an empty description because more detailed information about the request is not easily available or particularly helpful in identifying the request.

            • headers object Required
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              • * string Additional properties
            • id number Required
            • node string Required
            • 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.

            • Time unit for nanoseconds

            • Time unit for milliseconds

            • status object

              The internal status of the task, which varies from task to task. The format also varies. While the goal is to keep the status for a particular task consistent from version to version, this is not always possible because sometimes the implementation changes. Fields might be removed from the status for a particular request so any parsing you do of the status might break in minor releases.

              Additional properties are allowed.

            • type string Required
    • tasks array[object] | object

      One of:
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      • action string Required
      • cancelled boolean
      • cancellable boolean Required
      • Human readable text that identifies the particular request that the task is performing. For example, it might identify the search request being performed by a search task. Other kinds of tasks have different descriptions, like _reindex which has the source and the destination, or _bulk which just has the number of requests and the destination indices. Many requests will have only an empty description because more detailed information about the request is not easily available or particularly helpful in identifying the request.

      • headers object Required
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        • * string Additional properties
      • id number Required
      • node string Required
      • 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.

      • Time unit for nanoseconds

      • Time unit for milliseconds

      • status object

        The internal status of the task, which varies from task to task. The format also varies. While the goal is to keep the status for a particular task consistent from version to version, this is not always possible because sometimes the implementation changes. Fields might be removed from the status for a particular request so any parsing you do of the status might break in minor releases.

        Additional properties are allowed.

      • type string Required
GET /_tasks
curl \
 -X GET http://api.example.com/_tasks
Response examples (200)
A successful response when requesting information about the tasks currently executing in the cluster.
{
  "nodes" : {
    "oTUltX4IQMOUUVeiohTt8A" : {
      "name" : "H5dfFeA",
      "transport_address" : "127.0.0.1:9300",
      "host" : "127.0.0.1",
      "ip" : "127.0.0.1:9300",
      "tasks" : {
        "oTUltX4IQMOUUVeiohTt8A:124" : {
          "node" : "oTUltX4IQMOUUVeiohTt8A",
          "id" : 124,
          "type" : "direct",
          "action" : "cluster:monitor/tasks/lists[n]",
          "start_time_in_millis" : 1458585884904,
          "running_time_in_nanos" : 47402,
          "cancellable" : false,
          "parent_task_id" : "oTUltX4IQMOUUVeiohTt8A:123"
        },
        "oTUltX4IQMOUUVeiohTt8A:123" : {
          "node" : "oTUltX4IQMOUUVeiohTt8A",
          "id" : 123,
          "type" : "transport",
          "action" : "cluster:monitor/tasks/lists",
          "start_time_in_millis" : 1458585884904,
          "running_time_in_nanos" : 236042,
          "cancellable" : false
        }
      }
    }
  }
}