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Resolve index API
editResolve index API
editResolves the specified name(s) and/or index patterns for indices, aliases, and data streams. Multiple patterns and remote clusters are supported.
GET /_resolve/index/my-index-*
Request
editGET /_resolve/index/<name>
Prerequisites
edit-
If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
view_index_metadata
ormanage
index privilege for the target data stream, index, or index alias.
Path parameters
edit-
<name>
-
(Required, string) Comma-separated name(s) or index pattern(s) of the indices, aliases, and data streams to resolve. Resources on remote clusters can be specified using the
<cluster>:<name>
syntax.
Query parameters
edit-
expand_wildcards
-
(Optional, 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
- Match any data stream or index, including hidden ones.
-
open
- Match open, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream.
-
closed
- Match closed, non-hidden indices. Also matches any non-hidden data stream. Data streams cannot be closed.
-
hidden
-
Match hidden data streams and hidden indices. Must be combined with
open
,closed
, or both. -
none
- Wildcard patterns are not accepted.
Defaults to
open
. -
Examples
editGET /_resolve/index/f*,remoteCluster1:bar*?expand_wildcards=all
The API returns the following response:
{ "indices": [ { "name": "foo_closed", "attributes": [ "closed" ] }, { "name": "freeze-index", "aliases": [ "f-alias" ], "attributes": [ "frozen", "open" ] }, { "name": "remoteCluster1:bar-01", "attributes": [ "open" ] } ], "aliases": [ { "name": "f-alias", "indices": [ "freeze-index", "my-index-000001" ] } ], "data_streams": [ { "name": "foo", "backing_indices": [ ".ds-foo-2099.03.07-000001" ], "timestamp_field": "@timestamp" } ] }