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List dangling indices API
editList dangling indices API
editLists dangling indices.
Request
editresp = client.dangling_indices.list_dangling_indices() print(resp)
response = client.dangling_indices.list_dangling_indices puts response
const response = await client.danglingIndices.listDanglingIndices(); console.log(response);
GET /_dangling
Prerequisites
edit-
If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the
manage
cluster privilege to use this API.
Description
editIf Elasticsearch encounters index data that is absent from the current cluster
state, those indices are considered to be dangling. For example,
this can happen if you delete more than
cluster.indices.tombstones.size
indices while an Elasticsearch node is offline.
Use this API to list dangling indices, which you can then import or delete.
Examples
editThe API returns the following response:
{ "dangling_indices": [ { "index_name": "my-index-000001", "index_uuid": "zmM4e0JtBkeUjiHD-MihPQ", "creation_date_millis": 1589414451372, "node_ids": [ "pL47UN3dAb2d5RCWP6lQ3e" ] } ] }