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cat shards API
editcat shards API
editThe shards
command is the detailed view of what nodes contain which
shards. It will tell you if it’s a primary or replica, the number of
docs, the bytes it takes on disk, and the node where it’s located.
For data streams, the API returns information about the stream’s backing indices.
Prerequisites
edit-
If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
monitor
ormanage
cluster privilege to use this API. You must also have themonitor
ormanage
index privilege for any data stream, index, or index alias you retrieve.
Path parameters
edit-
<target>
-
(Optional, string) Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and index aliases used to limit the request. Wildcard expressions (
*
) are supported.To target all data streams and indices in a cluster, omit this parameter or use
_all
or*
.
Query parameters
edit-
bytes
- (Optional, byte size units) Unit used to display byte values.
-
format
- (Optional, string) Short version of the HTTP accept header. Valid values include JSON, YAML, etc.
-
h
-
(Optional, string) Comma-separated list of column names to display.
If you do not specify which columns to include, the API returns the default columns in the order listed below. If you explicitly specify one or more columns, it only returns the specified columns.
Valid columns are:
-
index
,i
,idx
- (Default) Name of the index.
-
shard
,s
,sh
- (Default) Name of the shard.
-
prirep
,p
,pr
,primaryOrReplica
-
(Default) Shard type. Returned values are
primary
orreplica
. -
state
,st
-
(Default) State of the shard. Returned values are:
-
INITIALIZING
: The shard is recovering from a peer shard or gateway. -
RELOCATING
: The shard is relocating. -
STARTED
: The shard has started. -
UNASSIGNED
: The shard is not assigned to any node.
-
-
docs
,d
,dc
-
(Default) Number of documents in shard, such as
25
. -
store
,sto
-
(Default) Disk space used by the shard, such as
5kb
. -
ip
-
(Default) IP address of the node, such as
127.0.1.1
. -
id
-
(Default) ID of the node, such as
k0zy
. -
node
,n
-
(Default) Node name, such as
I8hydUG
. -
completion.size
,cs
,completionSize
-
Size of completion, such as
0b
. -
fielddata.memory_size
,fm
,fielddataMemory
-
Used fielddata cache memory, such as
0b
. -
fielddata.evictions
,fe
,fielddataEvictions
-
Fielddata cache evictions, such as
0
. -
flush.total
,ft
,flushTotal
-
Number of flushes, such as
1
. -
flush.total_time
,ftt
,flushTotalTime
-
Time spent in flush, such as
1
. -
get.current
,gc
,getCurrent
-
Number of current get operations, such as
0
. -
get.time
,gti
,getTime
-
Time spent in get, such as
14ms
. -
get.total
,gto
,getTotal
-
Number of get operations, such as
2
. -
get.exists_time
,geti
,getExistsTime
-
Time spent in successful gets, such as
14ms
. -
get.exists_total
,geto
,getExistsTotal
-
Number of successful get operations, such as
2
. -
get.missing_time
,gmti
,getMissingTime
-
Time spent in failed gets, such as
0s
. -
get.missing_total
,gmto
,getMissingTotal
-
Number of failed get operations, such as
1
. -
indexing.delete_current
,idc
,indexingDeleteCurrent
-
Number of current deletion operations, such as
0
. -
indexing.delete_time
,idti
,indexingDeleteTime
-
Time spent in deletions, such as
2ms
. -
indexing.delete_total
,idto
,indexingDeleteTotal
-
Number of deletion operations, such as
2
. -
indexing.index_current
,iic
,indexingIndexCurrent
-
Number of current indexing operations, such as
0
. -
indexing.index_time
,iiti
,indexingIndexTime
-
Time spent in indexing, such as
134ms
. -
indexing.index_total
,iito
,indexingIndexTotal
-
Number of indexing operations, such as
1
. -
indexing.index_failed
,iif
,indexingIndexFailed
-
Number of failed indexing operations, such as
0
. -
merges.current
,mc
,mergesCurrent
-
Number of current merge operations, such as
0
. -
merges.current_docs
,mcd
,mergesCurrentDocs
-
Number of current merging documents, such as
0
. -
merges.current_size
,mcs
,mergesCurrentSize
-
Size of current merges, such as
0b
. -
merges.total
,mt
,mergesTotal
-
Number of completed merge operations, such as
0
. -
merges.total_docs
,mtd
,mergesTotalDocs
-
Number of merged documents, such as
0
. -
merges.total_size
,mts
,mergesTotalSize
-
Size of current merges, such as
0b
. -
merges.total_time
,mtt
,mergesTotalTime
-
Time spent merging documents, such as
0s
. -
query_cache.memory_size
,qcm
,queryCacheMemory
-
Used query cache memory, such as
0b
. -
query_cache.evictions
,qce
,queryCacheEvictions
-
Query cache evictions, such as
0
. -
recoverysource.type
,rs
- Type of recovery source.
-
refresh.total
,rto
,refreshTotal
-
Number of refreshes, such as
16
. -
refresh.time
,rti
,refreshTime
-
Time spent in refreshes, such as
91ms
. -
search.fetch_current
,sfc
,searchFetchCurrent
-
Current fetch phase operations, such as
0
. -
search.fetch_time
,sfti
,searchFetchTime
-
Time spent in fetch phase, such as
37ms
. -
search.fetch_total
,sfto
,searchFetchTotal
-
Number of fetch operations, such as
7
. -
search.open_contexts
,so
,searchOpenContexts
-
Open search contexts, such as
0
. -
search.query_current
,sqc
,searchQueryCurrent
-
Current query phase operations, such as
0
. -
search.query_time
,sqti
,searchQueryTime
-
Time spent in query phase, such as
43ms
. -
search.query_total
,sqto
,searchQueryTotal
-
Number of query operations, such as
9
. -
search.scroll_current
,scc
,searchScrollCurrent
-
Open scroll contexts, such as
2
. -
search.scroll_time
,scti
,searchScrollTime
-
Time scroll contexts held open, such as
2m
. -
search.scroll_total
,scto
,searchScrollTotal
-
Completed scroll contexts, such as
1
. -
segments.count
,sc
,segmentsCount
-
Number of segments, such as
4
. -
segments.memory
,sm
,segmentsMemory
-
Memory used by segments, such as
1.4kb
. -
segments.index_writer_memory
,siwm
,segmentsIndexWriterMemory
-
Memory used by index writer, such as
18mb
. -
segments.version_map_memory
,svmm
,segmentsVersionMapMemory
-
Memory used by version map, such as
1.0kb
. -
segments.fixed_bitset_memory
,sfbm
,fixedBitsetMemory
-
Memory used by fixed bit sets for nested object field types and type filters for
types referred in
join
fields, such as1.0kb
. -
seq_no.global_checkpoint
,sqg
,globalCheckpoint
- Global checkpoint.
-
seq_no.local_checkpoint
,sql
,localCheckpoint
- Local checkpoint.
-
seq_no.max
,sqm
,maxSeqNo
- Maximum sequence number.
-
suggest.current
,suc
,suggestCurrent
-
Number of current suggest operations, such as
0
. -
suggest.time
,suti
,suggestTime
-
Time spent in suggest, such as
0
. -
suggest.total
,suto
,suggestTotal
-
Number of suggest operations, such as
0
. -
sync_id
- Sync ID of the shard.
-
unassigned.at
,ua
- Time at which the shard became unassigned in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
-
unassigned.details
,ud
- Details about why the shard became unassigned.
-
unassigned.for
,uf
- Time at which the shard was requested to be unassigned in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
-
unassigned.reason
,ur
-
Reason the shard is unassigned. Returned values are:
-
ALLOCATION_FAILED
: Unassigned as a result of a failed allocation of the shard. -
CLUSTER_RECOVERED
: Unassigned as a result of a full cluster recovery. -
DANGLING_INDEX_IMPORTED
: Unassigned as a result of importing a dangling index. -
EXISTING_INDEX_RESTORED
: Unassigned as a result of restoring into a closed index. -
INDEX_CREATED
: Unassigned as a result of an API creation of an index. -
INDEX_REOPENED
: Unassigned as a result of opening a closed index. -
NEW_INDEX_RESTORED
: Unassigned as a result of restoring into a new index. -
NODE_LEFT
: Unassigned as a result of the node hosting it leaving the cluster. -
REALLOCATED_REPLICA
: A better replica location is identified and causes the existing replica allocation to be cancelled. -
REINITIALIZED
: When a shard moves from started back to initializing. -
REPLICA_ADDED
: Unassigned as a result of explicit addition of a replica. -
REROUTE_CANCELLED
: Unassigned as a result of explicit cancel reroute command.
-
-
-
help
-
(Optional, Boolean) If
true
, the response includes help information. Defaults tofalse
. -
local
-
(Optional, Boolean) If
true
, the request retrieves information from the local node only. Defaults tofalse
, which means information is retrieved from the master node. -
master_timeout
-
(Optional, time units)
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. Defaults to
30s
. -
s
- (Optional, string) Comma-separated list of column names or column aliases used to sort the response.
-
time
- (Optional, time units) Unit used to display time values.
-
v
-
(Optional, Boolean) If
true
, the response includes column headings. Defaults tofalse
.
Examples
editExample with a single data stream or index
editGET _cat/shards
The API returns the following response:
my-index-000001 0 p STARTED 3014 31.1mb 192.168.56.10 H5dfFeA
Example with a wildcard pattern
editIf your cluster has many shards, you can use a wildcard pattern in the
<target>
path parameter to limit the API request.
The following request returns information for any data streams or indices
beginning with my-index-
.
GET _cat/shards/my-index-*
The API returns the following response:
my-index-000001 0 p STARTED 3014 31.1mb 192.168.56.10 H5dfFeA
Example with a relocating shard
editGET _cat/shards
The API returns the following response:
my-index-000001 0 p RELOCATING 3014 31.1mb 192.168.56.10 H5dfFeA -> -> 192.168.56.30 bGG90GE
The RELOCATING
value in state
column indicates the index shard is
relocating.
Example with a shard states
editBefore a shard is available for use, it goes through an INITIALIZING
state.
You can use the cat shards API to see which shards are initializing.
GET _cat/shards
The API returns the following response:
my-index-000001 0 p STARTED 3014 31.1mb 192.168.56.10 H5dfFeA my-index-000001 0 r INITIALIZING 0 14.3mb 192.168.56.30 bGG90GE
Example with reasons for unassigned shards
editThe following request returns the unassigned.reason
column, which indicates
why a shard is unassigned.
GET _cat/shards?h=index,shard,prirep,state,unassigned.reason
The API returns the following response:
my-index-000001 0 p STARTED 3014 31.1mb 192.168.56.10 H5dfFeA my-index-000001 0 r STARTED 3014 31.1mb 192.168.56.30 bGG90GE my-index-000001 0 r STARTED 3014 31.1mb 192.168.56.20 I8hydUG my-index-000001 0 r UNASSIGNED ALLOCATION_FAILED
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