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Get index lifecycle management status API
editGet index lifecycle management status API
editRetrieves the current index lifecycle management (ILM) status.
Request
editGET /_ilm/status
Prerequisites
edit-
If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
manage_ilmorread_ilmor both cluster privileges to use this API. For more information, see Security privileges.
Description
editReturns the status of the ILM plugin.
The operation_mode in the response shows one of three states: STARTED, STOPPING, or STOPPED.
You can start or stop ILM with the
start ILM and stop ILM APIs.
Query parameters
edit-
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. -
timeout -
(Optional, time units)
Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout
expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to
30s.
Examples
editThe following example gets the ILM plugin status.
GET _ilm/status
If the request succeeds, the body of the response shows the operation mode:
{
"operation_mode": "RUNNING"
}