Authentication

The API accepts 3 different authentication methods:

Api key auth (http_api_key)

Elasticsearch APIs support key-based authentication. You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header. For example:

curl -X GET "${ES_URL}/_cat/indices?v=true" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"

To get API keys, use the /_security/api_key APIs.

Basic auth (http)

Basic auth tokens are constructed with the Basic keyword, followed by a space, followed by a base64-encoded string of your username:password (separated by a : colon).

Example: send a Authorization: Basic aGVsbG86aGVsbG8= HTTP header with your requests to authenticate with the API.

Bearer auth (http)

Elasticsearch APIs support the use of bearer tokens in the Authorization HTTP header to authenticate with the API. For examples, refer to Token-based authentication services

Autoscaling





Create or update an autoscaling policy Generally available; Added in 7.11.0

PUT /_autoscaling/policy/{name}

NOTE: This feature is designed for indirect use by Elasticsearch Service, Elastic Cloud Enterprise, and Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes. Direct use is not supported.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    the name of the autoscaling policy

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation
application/json

Body Required

  • roles array[string] Required
  • deciders object Required

    Decider settings.

    External documentation
    Hide deciders attribute Show deciders attribute object
    • * object Additional properties

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

PUT /_autoscaling/policy/{name}
PUT /_autoscaling/policy/<name>
{
  "roles": [],
  "deciders": {
    "fixed": {
    }
  }
}
resp = client.autoscaling.put_autoscaling_policy(
    name="<name>",
    policy={
        "roles": [],
        "deciders": {
            "fixed": {}
        }
    },
)
const response = await client.autoscaling.putAutoscalingPolicy({
  name: "<name>",
  policy: {
    roles: [],
    deciders: {
      fixed: {},
    },
  },
});
response = client.autoscaling.put_autoscaling_policy(
  name: "<name>",
  body: {
    "roles": [],
    "deciders": {
      "fixed": {}
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->autoscaling()->putAutoscalingPolicy([
    "name" => "<name>",
    "body" => [
        "roles" => array(
        ),
        "deciders" => [
            "fixed" => new ArrayObject([]),
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"roles":[],"deciders":{"fixed":{}}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_autoscaling/policy/<name>"
client.autoscaling().putAutoscalingPolicy(p -> p
    .name("<name>")
    .policy(po -> po
        .deciders("fixed", JsonData.fromJson("{}"))
    )
);
Request examples
{
  "roles": [],
  "deciders": {
    "fixed": {
    }
  }
}
The API method and path for this request: `PUT /_autoscaling/policy/my_autoscaling_policy`. It creates `my_autoscaling_policy` using the fixed autoscaling decider, applying to the set of nodes having (only) the `data_hot` role.
{
  "roles" : [ "data_hot" ],
  "deciders": {
    "fixed": {
    }
  }
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "acknowledged": true
}

Delete an autoscaling policy Generally available; Added in 7.11.0

DELETE /_autoscaling/policy/{name}

NOTE: This feature is designed for indirect use by Elasticsearch Service, Elastic Cloud Enterprise, and Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes. Direct use is not supported.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    the name of the autoscaling policy

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_autoscaling/policy/{name}
DELETE /_autoscaling/policy/*
resp = client.autoscaling.delete_autoscaling_policy(
    name="*",
)
const response = await client.autoscaling.deleteAutoscalingPolicy({
  name: "*",
});
response = client.autoscaling.delete_autoscaling_policy(
  name: "*"
)
$resp = $client->autoscaling()->deleteAutoscalingPolicy([
    "name" => "*",
]);
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_autoscaling/policy/*"
client.autoscaling().deleteAutoscalingPolicy(d -> d
    .name("*")
);
Response examples (200)
This may be a response to either `DELETE /_autoscaling/policy/my_autoscaling_policy` or `DELETE /_autoscaling/policy/*`.
{
  "acknowledged": true
}

Get the autoscaling capacity Generally available; Added in 7.11.0

GET /_autoscaling/capacity

NOTE: This feature is designed for indirect use by Elasticsearch Service, Elastic Cloud Enterprise, and Elastic Cloud on Kubernetes. Direct use is not supported.

This API gets the current autoscaling capacity based on the configured autoscaling policy. It will return information to size the cluster appropriately to the current workload.

The required_capacity is calculated as the maximum of the required_capacity result of all individual deciders that are enabled for the policy.

The operator should verify that the current_nodes match the operator’s knowledge of the cluster to avoid making autoscaling decisions based on stale or incomplete information.

The response contains decider-specific information you can use to diagnose how and why autoscaling determined a certain capacity was required. This information is provided for diagnosis only. Do not use this information to make autoscaling decisions.

External documentation

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • policies object Required
      Hide policies attribute Show policies attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • required_capacity object Required
          Hide required_capacity attributes Show required_capacity attributes object
          • node object Required
          • total object Required
        • current_capacity object Required
          Hide current_capacity attributes Show current_capacity attributes object
          • node object Required
          • total object Required
        • current_nodes array[object] Required
          Hide current_nodes attribute Show current_nodes attribute object
          • name string Required
        • deciders object Required
          Hide deciders attribute Show deciders attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
            Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
            • required_capacity object Required
            • reason_summary string
            • reason_details object
GET /_autoscaling/capacity
GET /_autoscaling/capacity
resp = client.autoscaling.get_autoscaling_capacity()
const response = await client.autoscaling.getAutoscalingCapacity();
response = client.autoscaling.get_autoscaling_capacity
$resp = $client->autoscaling()->getAutoscalingCapacity();
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_autoscaling/capacity"
client.autoscaling().getAutoscalingCapacity(g -> g);
Response examples (200)
This may be a response to `GET /_autoscaling/capacity`.
{
  policies: {}
}

Behavioral analytics

Get behavioral analytics collections Technical preview; Added in 8.8.0

GET /_application/analytics/{name}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_application/analytics

GET /_application/analytics/{name}

Path parameters

  • name array[string] Required

    A list of analytics collections to limit the returned information

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attribute Show * attribute object
      • event_data_stream object Required

        Data stream for the collection.

        Hide event_data_stream attribute Show event_data_stream attribute object
        • name string Required
GET /_application/analytics/{name}
GET _application/analytics/my*
resp = client.search_application.get_behavioral_analytics(
    name="my*",
)
const response = await client.searchApplication.getBehavioralAnalytics({
  name: "my*",
});
response = client.search_application.get_behavioral_analytics(
  name: "my*"
)
$resp = $client->searchApplication()->getBehavioralAnalytics([
    "name" => "my*",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_application/analytics/my*"
client.searchApplication().getBehavioralAnalytics(g -> g
    .name("my*")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _application/analytics/my*`
{
  "my_analytics_collection": {
      "event_data_stream": {
          "name": "behavioral_analytics-events-my_analytics_collection"
      }
  },
  "my_analytics_collection2": {
      "event_data_stream": {
          "name": "behavioral_analytics-events-my_analytics_collection2"
      }
  }
}

Create a behavioral analytics collection Technical preview; Added in 8.8.0

PUT /_application/analytics/{name}

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    The name of the analytics collection to be created or updated.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

    • name string Required

      The name of the analytics collection created or updated

PUT /_application/analytics/{name}
PUT _application/analytics/my_analytics_collection
resp = client.search_application.put_behavioral_analytics(
    name="my_analytics_collection",
)
const response = await client.searchApplication.putBehavioralAnalytics({
  name: "my_analytics_collection",
});
response = client.search_application.put_behavioral_analytics(
  name: "my_analytics_collection"
)
$resp = $client->searchApplication()->putBehavioralAnalytics([
    "name" => "my_analytics_collection",
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_application/analytics/my_analytics_collection"
client.searchApplication().putBehavioralAnalytics(p -> p
    .name("my_analytics_collection")
);

Delete a behavioral analytics collection Technical preview; Added in 8.8.0

DELETE /_application/analytics/{name}

The associated data stream is also deleted.

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    The name of the analytics collection to be deleted

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_application/analytics/{name}
DELETE _application/analytics/my_analytics_collection/
resp = client.search_application.delete_behavioral_analytics(
    name="my_analytics_collection",
)
const response = await client.searchApplication.deleteBehavioralAnalytics({
  name: "my_analytics_collection",
});
response = client.search_application.delete_behavioral_analytics(
  name: "my_analytics_collection"
)
$resp = $client->searchApplication()->deleteBehavioralAnalytics([
    "name" => "my_analytics_collection",
]);
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_application/analytics/my_analytics_collection/"
client.searchApplication().deleteBehavioralAnalytics(d -> d
    .name("my_analytics_collection")
);

Create a behavioral analytics collection event Technical preview

POST /_application/analytics/{collection_name}/event/{event_type} External documentation

Path parameters

  • collection_name string Required

    The name of the behavioral analytics collection.

  • event_type string

    The analytics event type.

    Values are page_view, search, or search_click.

Query parameters

  • debug boolean

    Whether the response type has to include more details

application/json

Body Required

object object

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • accepted boolean Required
    • event object
POST /_application/analytics/{collection_name}/event/{event_type}
POST _application/analytics/my_analytics_collection/event/search_click
{
  "session": {
    "id": "1797ca95-91c9-4e2e-b1bd-9c38e6f386a9"
  },
  "user": {
    "id": "5f26f01a-bbee-4202-9298-81261067abbd"
  },
  "search":{
    "query": "search term",
    "results": {
      "items": [
        {
          "document": {
            "id": "123",
            "index": "products"
          }
        }
      ],
      "total_results": 10
    },
    "sort": {
      "name": "relevance"
    },
    "search_application": "website"
  },
  "document":{
    "id": "123",
    "index": "products"
  }
}
resp = client.search_application.post_behavioral_analytics_event(
    collection_name="my_analytics_collection",
    event_type="search_click",
    payload={
        "session": {
            "id": "1797ca95-91c9-4e2e-b1bd-9c38e6f386a9"
        },
        "user": {
            "id": "5f26f01a-bbee-4202-9298-81261067abbd"
        },
        "search": {
            "query": "search term",
            "results": {
                "items": [
                    {
                        "document": {
                            "id": "123",
                            "index": "products"
                        }
                    }
                ],
                "total_results": 10
            },
            "sort": {
                "name": "relevance"
            },
            "search_application": "website"
        },
        "document": {
            "id": "123",
            "index": "products"
        }
    },
)
const response = await client.searchApplication.postBehavioralAnalyticsEvent({
  collection_name: "my_analytics_collection",
  event_type: "search_click",
  payload: {
    session: {
      id: "1797ca95-91c9-4e2e-b1bd-9c38e6f386a9",
    },
    user: {
      id: "5f26f01a-bbee-4202-9298-81261067abbd",
    },
    search: {
      query: "search term",
      results: {
        items: [
          {
            document: {
              id: "123",
              index: "products",
            },
          },
        ],
        total_results: 10,
      },
      sort: {
        name: "relevance",
      },
      search_application: "website",
    },
    document: {
      id: "123",
      index: "products",
    },
  },
});
response = client.search_application.post_behavioral_analytics_event(
  collection_name: "my_analytics_collection",
  event_type: "search_click",
  body: {
    "session": {
      "id": "1797ca95-91c9-4e2e-b1bd-9c38e6f386a9"
    },
    "user": {
      "id": "5f26f01a-bbee-4202-9298-81261067abbd"
    },
    "search": {
      "query": "search term",
      "results": {
        "items": [
          {
            "document": {
              "id": "123",
              "index": "products"
            }
          }
        ],
        "total_results": 10
      },
      "sort": {
        "name": "relevance"
      },
      "search_application": "website"
    },
    "document": {
      "id": "123",
      "index": "products"
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->searchApplication()->postBehavioralAnalyticsEvent([
    "collection_name" => "my_analytics_collection",
    "event_type" => "search_click",
    "body" => [
        "session" => [
            "id" => "1797ca95-91c9-4e2e-b1bd-9c38e6f386a9",
        ],
        "user" => [
            "id" => "5f26f01a-bbee-4202-9298-81261067abbd",
        ],
        "search" => [
            "query" => "search term",
            "results" => [
                "items" => array(
                    [
                        "document" => [
                            "id" => "123",
                            "index" => "products",
                        ],
                    ],
                ),
                "total_results" => 10,
            ],
            "sort" => [
                "name" => "relevance",
            ],
            "search_application" => "website",
        ],
        "document" => [
            "id" => "123",
            "index" => "products",
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"session":{"id":"1797ca95-91c9-4e2e-b1bd-9c38e6f386a9"},"user":{"id":"5f26f01a-bbee-4202-9298-81261067abbd"},"search":{"query":"search term","results":{"items":[{"document":{"id":"123","index":"products"}}],"total_results":10},"sort":{"name":"relevance"},"search_application":"website"},"document":{"id":"123","index":"products"}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_application/analytics/my_analytics_collection/event/search_click"
client.searchApplication().postBehavioralAnalyticsEvent(p -> p
    .collectionName("my_analytics_collection")
    .eventType(EventType.SearchClick)
    .payload(JsonData.fromJson("{\"session\":{\"id\":\"1797ca95-91c9-4e2e-b1bd-9c38e6f386a9\"},\"user\":{\"id\":\"5f26f01a-bbee-4202-9298-81261067abbd\"},\"search\":{\"query\":\"search term\",\"results\":{\"items\":[{\"document\":{\"id\":\"123\",\"index\":\"products\"}}],\"total_results\":10},\"sort\":{\"name\":\"relevance\"},\"search_application\":\"website\"},\"document\":{\"id\":\"123\",\"index\":\"products\"}}"))
);
Request example
Run `POST _application/analytics/my_analytics_collection/event/search_click` to send a `search_click` event to an analytics collection called `my_analytics_collection`.
{
  "session": {
    "id": "1797ca95-91c9-4e2e-b1bd-9c38e6f386a9"
  },
  "user": {
    "id": "5f26f01a-bbee-4202-9298-81261067abbd"
  },
  "search":{
    "query": "search term",
    "results": {
      "items": [
        {
          "document": {
            "id": "123",
            "index": "products"
          }
        }
      ],
      "total_results": 10
    },
    "sort": {
      "name": "relevance"
    },
    "search_application": "website"
  },
  "document":{
    "id": "123",
    "index": "products"
  }
}

Compact and aligned text (CAT)

The compact and aligned text (CAT) APIs aim are intended only for human consumption using the Kibana console or command line. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, it's recommend to use a corresponding JSON API. All the cat commands accept a query string parameter help to see all the headers and info they provide, and the /_cat command alone lists all the available commands.

Get aliases Generally available

GET /_cat/aliases/{name}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/aliases

GET /_cat/aliases/{name}

Get the cluster's index aliases, including filter and routing information. This API does not return data stream aliases.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or the Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the aliases API.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: view_index_metadata

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of aliases to retrieve. Supports wildcards (*). To retrieve all aliases, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of columns names to display. It supports simple wildcards.

    Supported values include:

    • alias (or a): The name of the alias.
    • index (or i, idx): The name of the index the alias points to.
    • filter (or f, fi): The filter applied to the alias.
    • routing.index (or ri, routingIndex): Index routing value for the alias.
    • routing.search (or rs, routingSearch): Search routing value for the alias.
    • is_write_index (or w, isWriteIndex): Indicates if the index is the write index for the alias.

    Values are alias, a, index, i, idx, filter, f, fi, routing.index, ri, routingIndex, routing.search, rs, routingSearch, is_write_index, w, or isWriteIndex.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    The 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. It supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request computes the list of selected nodes from the local cluster state. If false the list of selected nodes are computed from the cluster state of the master node. In both cases the coordinating node will send requests for further information to each selected node.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • alias string

      alias name

    • index string

      index alias points to

    • filter string

      filter

    • routing.index string

      index routing

    • is_write_index string

      write index

GET /_cat/aliases/{name}
GET _cat/aliases?format=json&v=true
resp = client.cat.aliases(
    format="json",
    v=True,
)
const response = await client.cat.aliases({
  format: "json",
  v: "true",
});
response = client.cat.aliases(
  format: "json",
  v: "true"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->aliases([
    "format" => "json",
    "v" => "true",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/aliases?format=json&v=true"
client.cat().aliases();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _cat/aliases?format=json&v=true`. This response shows that `alias2` has configured a filter and `alias3` and `alias4` have routing configurations.
[
  {
    "alias": "alias1",
    "index": "test1",
    "filter": "-",
    "routing.index": "-",
    "routing.search": "-",
    "is_write_index": "true"
  },
  {
    "alias": "alias1",
    "index": "test1",
    "filter": "*",
    "routing.index": "-",
    "routing.search": "-",
    "is_write_index": "true"
  },
  {
    "alias": "alias3",
    "index": "test1",
    "filter": "-",
    "routing.index": "1",
    "routing.search": "1",
    "is_write_index": "true"
  },
  {
    "alias": "alias4",
    "index": "test1",
    "filter": "-",
    "routing.index": "2",
    "routing.search": "1,2",
    "is_write_index": "true"
  }
]

Get shard allocation information Generally available

GET /_cat/allocation/{node_id}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/allocation

GET /_cat/allocation/{node_id}

Get a snapshot of the number of shards allocated to each data node and their disk space.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Path parameters

  • node_id string | array[string]

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

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of columns names to display. It supports simple wildcards.

    Supported values include:

    • shards (or s): The number of shards on the node.
    • shards.undesired: The number of shards scheduled to be moved elsewhere in the cluster.
    • write_load.forecast (or wlf, writeLoadForecast): The sum of index write load forecasts.
    • disk.indices.forecast (or dif, diskIndicesForecast): The sum of shard size forecasts.
    • disk.indices (or di, diskIndices): The disk space used by Elasticsearch indices.
    • disk.used (or du, diskUsed): The total disk space used on the node.
    • disk.avail (or da, diskAvail): The available disk space on the node.
    • disk.total (or dt, diskTotal): The total disk capacity of all volumes on the node.
    • disk.percent (or dp, diskPercent): The percentage of disk space used on the node.
    • host (or h): IThe host of the node.
    • ip: The IP address of the node.
    • node (or n): The name of the node.
    • node.role (or r, role, nodeRole): The roles assigned to the node.

    Values are shards, s, shards.undesired, write_load.forecast, wlf, writeLoadForecast, disk.indices.forecast, dif, diskIndicesForecast, disk.indices, di, diskIndices, disk.used, du, diskUsed, disk.avail, da, diskAvail, disk.total, dt, diskTotal, disk.percent, dp, diskPercent, host, h, ip, node, n, node.role, r, role, or nodeRole.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request computes the list of selected nodes from the local cluster state. If false the list of selected nodes are computed from the cluster state of the master node. In both cases the coordinating node will send requests for further information to each selected node.

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation

Responses

GET /_cat/allocation/{node_id}
GET /_cat/allocation?v=true&format=json
resp = client.cat.allocation(
    v=True,
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.allocation({
  v: "true",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.allocation(
  v: "true",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->allocation([
    "v" => "true",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/allocation?v=true&format=json"
client.cat().allocation();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/allocation?v=true&format=json`. It shows a single shard is allocated to the one node available.
[
  {
    "shards": "1",
    "shards.undesired": "0",
    "write_load.forecast": "0.0",
    "disk.indices.forecast": "260b",
    "disk.indices": "260b",
    "disk.used": "47.3gb",
    "disk.avail": "43.4gb",
    "disk.total": "100.7gb",
    "disk.percent": "46",
    "host": "127.0.0.1",
    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
    "node": "CSUXak2",
    "node.role": "himrst"
  }
]

Get component templates Generally available; Added in 5.1.0

GET /_cat/component_templates/{name}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/component_templates

GET /_cat/component_templates/{name}

Get information about component templates in a cluster. Component templates are building blocks for constructing index templates that specify index mappings, settings, and aliases.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the get component template API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    The name of the component template. It accepts wildcard expressions. If it is omitted, all component templates are returned.

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of columns names to display. It supports simple wildcards.

    Supported values include:

    • name (or n): The name of the component template.
    • version (or v): The version number of the component template.
    • alias_count (or a): The number of aliases in the component template.
    • mapping_count (or m): The number of mappings in the component template.
    • settings_count (or s): The number of settings in the component template.
    • metadata_count (or me): The number of metadata entries in the component template.
    • included_in (or i): The index templates that include this component template.

    Values are name, n, version, v, alias_count, a, mapping_count, m, settings_count, s, metadata_count, me, included_in, or i.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request computes the list of selected nodes from the local cluster state. If false the list of selected nodes are computed from the cluster state of the master node. In both cases the coordinating node will send requests for further information to each selected node.

  • master_timeout string

    The period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • name string Required
    • version string | null Required

    • alias_count string Required
    • mapping_count string Required
    • settings_count string Required
    • metadata_count string Required
    • included_in string Required
GET /_cat/component_templates/{name}
GET _cat/component_templates/my-template-*?v=true&s=name&format=json
resp = client.cat.component_templates(
    name="my-template-*",
    v=True,
    s="name",
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.componentTemplates({
  name: "my-template-*",
  v: "true",
  s: "name",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.component_templates(
  name: "my-template-*",
  v: "true",
  s: "name",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->componentTemplates([
    "name" => "my-template-*",
    "v" => "true",
    "s" => "name",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/component_templates/my-template-*?v=true&s=name&format=json"
client.cat().componentTemplates();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _cat/component_templates/my-template-*?v=true&s=name&format=json`.
[
  {
    "name": "my-template-1",
    "version": "null",
    "alias_count": "0",
    "mapping_count": "0",
    "settings_count": "1",
    "metadata_count": "0",
    "included_in": "[my-index-template]"
  },
    {
    "name": "my-template-2",
    "version": null,
    "alias_count": "0",
    "mapping_count": "3",
    "settings_count": "0",
    "metadata_count": "0",
    "included_in": "[my-index-template]"
  }
]

Get a document count Generally available

GET /_cat/count/{index}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/count

GET /_cat/count/{index}

Get quick access to a document count for a data stream, an index, or an entire cluster. The document count only includes live documents, not deleted documents which have not yet been removed by the merge process.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the count API.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: read

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. It supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of columns names to display. It supports simple wildcards.

    Supported values include:

    • epoch (or t, time): The Unix epoch time in seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00.
    • timestamp (or ts, hms, hhmmss): The current time in HH:MM:SS format.
    • count (or dc, docs.count, docsCount): The document count in the cluster or index.

    Values are epoch, t, time, timestamp, ts, hms, hhmmss, count, dc, docs.count, or docsCount.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • epoch number | string

      seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00

      One of:

      seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00

    • timestamp string

      time in HH:MM:SS

    • count string

      the document count

GET /_cat/count/{index}
GET /_cat/count/my-index-000001?v=true&format=json
resp = client.cat.count(
    index="my-index-000001",
    v=True,
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.count({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  v: "true",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.count(
  index: "my-index-000001",
  v: "true",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->count([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
    "v" => "true",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/count/my-index-000001?v=true&format=json"
client.cat().count();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/count/my-index-000001?v=true&format=json`. It retrieves the document count for the `my-index-000001` data stream or index.
[
  {
    "epoch": "1475868259",
    "timestamp": "15:24:20",
    "count": "120"
  }
]
A successful response from `GET /_cat/count?v=true&format=json`. It retrieves the document count for all data streams and indices in the cluster.
[
  {
    "epoch": "1475868259",
    "timestamp": "15:24:20",
    "count": "121"
  }
]

Get field data cache information Generally available

GET /_cat/fielddata/{fields}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/fielddata

GET /_cat/fielddata/{fields}

Get the amount of heap memory currently used by the field data cache on every data node in the cluster.

IMPORTANT: cat APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the nodes stats API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Path parameters

  • fields string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of fields used to limit returned information. To retrieve all fields, omit this parameter.

Query parameters

  • fields string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list of fields used to limit returned information.

  • h string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of columns names to display. It supports simple wildcards.

    Supported values include:

    • id: The node ID.
    • host (or h): The host name of the node.
    • ip: The IP address of the node.
    • node (or n): The node name.
    • field (or f): The field name.
    • size (or s): The field data usage.

    Values are id, host, h, ip, node, n, field, f, size, or s.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • id string

      node id

    • host string

      host name

    • ip string

      ip address

    • node string

      node name

    • field string

      field name

    • size string

      field data usage

GET /_cat/fielddata/{fields}
GET /_cat/fielddata?v=true&fields=body&format=json
resp = client.cat.fielddata(
    v=True,
    fields="body",
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.fielddata({
  v: "true",
  fields: "body",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.fielddata(
  v: "true",
  fields: "body",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->fielddata([
    "v" => "true",
    "fields" => "body",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/fielddata?v=true&fields=body&format=json"
client.cat().fielddata();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/fielddata?v=true&fields=body&format=json`. You can specify an individual field in the request body or URL path. This example retrieves heap memory size information for the `body` field.
[
  {
    "id": "Nqk-6inXQq-OxUfOUI8jNQ",
    "host": "127.0.0.1",
    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
    "node": "Nqk-6in",
    "field": "body",
    "size": "544b"
  }
]
A successful response from `GET /_cat/fielddata/body,soul?v=true&format=json`. You can specify a comma-separated list of fields in the request body or URL path. This example retrieves heap memory size information for the `body` and `soul` fields. To get information for all fields, run `GET /_cat/fielddata?v=true`.
[
  {
    "id": "Nqk-6inXQq-OxUfOUI8jNQ",
    "host": "1127.0.0.1",
    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
    "node": "Nqk-6in",
    "field": "body",
    "size": "544b"
  },
  {
    "id": "Nqk-6inXQq-OxUfOUI8jNQ",
    "host": "127.0.0.1",
    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
    "node": "Nqk-6in",
    "field": "soul",
    "size": "480b"
  }
]




Get CAT help Generally available

GET /_cat

Get help for the CAT APIs.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
GET /_cat
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Get index information Generally available

GET /_cat/indices/{index}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/indices

GET /_cat/indices/{index}

Get high-level information about indices in a cluster, including backing indices for data streams.

Use this request to get the following information for each index in a cluster:

  • shard count
  • document count
  • deleted document count
  • primary store size
  • total store size of all shards, including shard replicas

These metrics are retrieved directly from Lucene, which Elasticsearch uses internally to power indexing and search. As a result, all document counts include hidden nested documents. To get an accurate count of Elasticsearch documents, use the cat count or count APIs.

CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use an index endpoint.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: monitor
  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    The type of index that wildcard patterns can match.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • health string

    The health status used to limit returned indices. By default, the response includes indices of any health status.

    Supported values include:

    • green (or GREEN): All shards are assigned.
    • yellow (or YELLOW): All primary shards are assigned, but one or more replica shards are unassigned. If a node in the cluster fails, some data could be unavailable until that node is repaired.
    • red (or RED): One or more primary shards are unassigned, so some data is unavailable. This can occur briefly during cluster startup as primary shards are assigned.
    • unknown
    • unavailable

    Values are green, GREEN, yellow, YELLOW, red, RED, unknown, or unavailable.

  • include_unloaded_segments boolean

    If true, the response includes information from segments that are not loaded into memory.

  • pri boolean

    If true, the response only includes information from primary shards.

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation
  • h string | array[string]

    List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • health string

      current health status

    • status string

      open/close status

    • index string

      index name

    • uuid string

      index uuid

    • pri string

      number of primary shards

    • rep string

      number of replica shards

    • docs.count string | null

      available docs

    • docs.deleted string | null

      deleted docs

    • creation.date string

      index creation date (millisecond value)

    • creation.date.string string

      index creation date (as string)

    • store.size string | null

      store size of primaries & replicas

    • pri.store.size string | null

      store size of primaries

    • dataset.size string | null

      total size of dataset (including the cache for partially mounted indices)

    • completion.size string

      size of completion

    • pri.completion.size string

      size of completion

    • fielddata.memory_size string

      used fielddata cache

    • pri.fielddata.memory_size string

      used fielddata cache

    • fielddata.evictions string

      fielddata evictions

    • pri.fielddata.evictions string

      fielddata evictions

    • query_cache.memory_size string

      used query cache

    • pri.query_cache.memory_size string

      used query cache

    • query_cache.evictions string

      query cache evictions

    • pri.query_cache.evictions string

      query cache evictions

    • request_cache.memory_size string

      used request cache

    • pri.request_cache.memory_size string

      used request cache

    • request_cache.evictions string

      request cache evictions

    • pri.request_cache.evictions string

      request cache evictions

    • request_cache.hit_count string

      request cache hit count

    • pri.request_cache.hit_count string

      request cache hit count

    • request_cache.miss_count string

      request cache miss count

    • pri.request_cache.miss_count string

      request cache miss count

    • flush.total string

      number of flushes

    • pri.flush.total string

      number of flushes

    • flush.total_time string

      time spent in flush

    • pri.flush.total_time string

      time spent in flush

    • get.current string

      number of current get ops

    • pri.get.current string

      number of current get ops

    • get.time string

      time spent in get

    • pri.get.time string

      time spent in get

    • get.total string

      number of get ops

    • pri.get.total string

      number of get ops

    • get.exists_time string

      time spent in successful gets

    • pri.get.exists_time string

      time spent in successful gets

    • get.exists_total string

      number of successful gets

    • pri.get.exists_total string

      number of successful gets

    • get.missing_time string

      time spent in failed gets

    • pri.get.missing_time string

      time spent in failed gets

    • get.missing_total string

      number of failed gets

    • pri.get.missing_total string

      number of failed gets

    • indexing.delete_current string

      number of current deletions

    • pri.indexing.delete_current string

      number of current deletions

    • indexing.delete_time string

      time spent in deletions

    • pri.indexing.delete_time string

      time spent in deletions

    • indexing.delete_total string

      number of delete ops

    • pri.indexing.delete_total string

      number of delete ops

    • indexing.index_current string

      number of current indexing ops

    • pri.indexing.index_current string

      number of current indexing ops

    • indexing.index_time string

      time spent in indexing

    • pri.indexing.index_time string

      time spent in indexing

    • indexing.index_total string

      number of indexing ops

    • pri.indexing.index_total string

      number of indexing ops

    • indexing.index_failed string

      number of failed indexing ops

    • pri.indexing.index_failed string

      number of failed indexing ops

    • merges.current string

      number of current merges

    • pri.merges.current string

      number of current merges

    • merges.current_docs string

      number of current merging docs

    • pri.merges.current_docs string

      number of current merging docs

    • merges.current_size string

      size of current merges

    • pri.merges.current_size string

      size of current merges

    • merges.total string

      number of completed merge ops

    • pri.merges.total string

      number of completed merge ops

    • merges.total_docs string

      docs merged

    • pri.merges.total_docs string

      docs merged

    • merges.total_size string

      size merged

    • pri.merges.total_size string

      size merged

    • merges.total_time string

      time spent in merges

    • pri.merges.total_time string

      time spent in merges

    • refresh.total string

      total refreshes

    • pri.refresh.total string

      total refreshes

    • refresh.time string

      time spent in refreshes

    • pri.refresh.time string

      time spent in refreshes

    • refresh.external_total string

      total external refreshes

    • pri.refresh.external_total string

      total external refreshes

    • refresh.external_time string

      time spent in external refreshes

    • pri.refresh.external_time string

      time spent in external refreshes

    • refresh.listeners string

      number of pending refresh listeners

    • pri.refresh.listeners string

      number of pending refresh listeners

    • search.fetch_current string

      current fetch phase ops

    • pri.search.fetch_current string

      current fetch phase ops

    • search.fetch_time string

      time spent in fetch phase

    • pri.search.fetch_time string

      time spent in fetch phase

    • search.fetch_total string

      total fetch ops

    • pri.search.fetch_total string

      total fetch ops

    • search.open_contexts string

      open search contexts

    • pri.search.open_contexts string

      open search contexts

    • search.query_current string

      current query phase ops

    • pri.search.query_current string

      current query phase ops

    • search.query_time string

      time spent in query phase

    • pri.search.query_time string

      time spent in query phase

    • search.query_total string

      total query phase ops

    • pri.search.query_total string

      total query phase ops

    • search.scroll_current string

      open scroll contexts

    • pri.search.scroll_current string

      open scroll contexts

    • search.scroll_time string

      time scroll contexts held open

    • pri.search.scroll_time string

      time scroll contexts held open

    • search.scroll_total string

      completed scroll contexts

    • pri.search.scroll_total string

      completed scroll contexts

    • segments.count string

      number of segments

    • pri.segments.count string

      number of segments

    • segments.memory string

      memory used by segments

    • pri.segments.memory string

      memory used by segments

    • segments.index_writer_memory string

      memory used by index writer

    • pri.segments.index_writer_memory string

      memory used by index writer

    • segments.version_map_memory string

      memory used by version map

    • pri.segments.version_map_memory string

      memory used by version map

    • segments.fixed_bitset_memory string

      memory used by fixed bit sets for nested object field types and export type filters for types referred in _parent fields

    • pri.segments.fixed_bitset_memory string

      memory used by fixed bit sets for nested object field types and export type filters for types referred in _parent fields

    • warmer.current string

      current warmer ops

    • pri.warmer.current string

      current warmer ops

    • warmer.total string

      total warmer ops

    • pri.warmer.total string

      total warmer ops

    • warmer.total_time string

      time spent in warmers

    • pri.warmer.total_time string

      time spent in warmers

    • suggest.current string

      number of current suggest ops

    • pri.suggest.current string

      number of current suggest ops

    • suggest.time string

      time spend in suggest

    • pri.suggest.time string

      time spend in suggest

    • suggest.total string

      number of suggest ops

    • pri.suggest.total string

      number of suggest ops

    • memory.total string

      total used memory

    • pri.memory.total string

      total user memory

    • search.throttled string

      indicates if the index is search throttled

    • bulk.total_operations string

      number of bulk shard ops

    • pri.bulk.total_operations string

      number of bulk shard ops

    • bulk.total_time string

      time spend in shard bulk

    • pri.bulk.total_time string

      time spend in shard bulk

    • bulk.total_size_in_bytes string

      total size in bytes of shard bulk

    • pri.bulk.total_size_in_bytes string

      total size in bytes of shard bulk

    • bulk.avg_time string

      average time spend in shard bulk

    • pri.bulk.avg_time string

      average time spend in shard bulk

    • bulk.avg_size_in_bytes string

      average size in bytes of shard bulk

    • pri.bulk.avg_size_in_bytes string

      average size in bytes of shard bulk

GET /_cat/indices/{index}
GET /_cat/indices/my-index-*?v=true&s=index&format=json
resp = client.cat.indices(
    index="my-index-*",
    v=True,
    s="index",
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.indices({
  index: "my-index-*",
  v: "true",
  s: "index",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.indices(
  index: "my-index-*",
  v: "true",
  s: "index",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->indices([
    "index" => "my-index-*",
    "v" => "true",
    "s" => "index",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/indices/my-index-*?v=true&s=index&format=json"
client.cat().indices();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/indices/my-index-*?v=true&s=index&format=json`.
[
  {
    "health": "yellow",
    "status": "open",
    "index": "my-index-000001",
    "uuid": "u8FNjxh8Rfy_awN11oDKYQ",
    "pri": "1",
    "rep": "1",
    "docs.count": "1200",
    "docs.deleted": "0",
    "store.size": "88.1kb",
    "pri.store.size": "88.1kb",
    "dataset.size": "88.1kb"
  },
  {
    "health": "green",
    "status": "open",
    "index": "my-index-000002",
    "uuid": "nYFWZEO7TUiOjLQXBaYJpA ",
    "pri": "1",
    "rep": "0",
    "docs.count": "0",
    "docs.deleted": "0",
    "store.size": "260b",
    "pri.store.size": "260b",
    "dataset.size": "260b"
  }
]




Get data frame analytics jobs Generally available; Added in 7.7.0

GET /_cat/ml/data_frame/analytics/{id}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/ml/data_frame/analytics

GET /_cat/ml/data_frame/analytics/{id}

Get configuration and usage information about data frame analytics jobs.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the Kibana console or command line. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the get data frame analytics jobs statistics API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor_ml

Path parameters

  • id string Required

    The ID of the data frame analytics to fetch

Query parameters

  • allow_no_match boolean

    Whether to ignore if a wildcard expression matches no configs. (This includes _all string or when no configs have been specified)

  • h string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list of column names to display.

    Supported values include:

    • assignment_explanation (or ae): Contains messages relating to the selection of a node.
    • create_time (or ct, createTime): The time when the data frame analytics job was created.
    • description (or d): A description of a job.
    • dest_index (or di, destIndex): Name of the destination index.
    • failure_reason (or fr, failureReason): Contains messages about the reason why a data frame analytics job failed.
    • id: Identifier for the data frame analytics job.
    • model_memory_limit (or mml, modelMemoryLimit): The approximate maximum amount of memory resources that are permitted for the data frame analytics job.
    • node.address (or na, nodeAddress): The network address of the node that the data frame analytics job is assigned to.
    • node.ephemeral_id (or ne, nodeEphemeralId): The ephemeral ID of the node that the data frame analytics job is assigned to.
    • node.id (or ni, nodeId): The unique identifier of the node that the data frame analytics job is assigned to.
    • node.name (or nn, nodeName): The name of the node that the data frame analytics job is assigned to.
    • progress (or p): The progress report of the data frame analytics job by phase.
    • source_index (or si, sourceIndex): Name of the source index.
    • state (or s): Current state of the data frame analytics job.
    • type (or t): The type of analysis that the data frame analytics job performs.
    • version (or v): The Elasticsearch version number in which the data frame analytics job was created.
  • s string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list of column names or column aliases used to sort the response.

    Supported values include:

    • assignment_explanation (or ae): Contains messages relating to the selection of a node.
    • create_time (or ct, createTime): The time when the data frame analytics job was created.
    • description (or d): A description of a job.
    • dest_index (or di, destIndex): Name of the destination index.
    • failure_reason (or fr, failureReason): Contains messages about the reason why a data frame analytics job failed.
    • id: Identifier for the data frame analytics job.
    • model_memory_limit (or mml, modelMemoryLimit): The approximate maximum amount of memory resources that are permitted for the data frame analytics job.
    • node.address (or na, nodeAddress): The network address of the node that the data frame analytics job is assigned to.
    • node.ephemeral_id (or ne, nodeEphemeralId): The ephemeral ID of the node that the data frame analytics job is assigned to.
    • node.id (or ni, nodeId): The unique identifier of the node that the data frame analytics job is assigned to.
    • node.name (or nn, nodeName): The name of the node that the data frame analytics job is assigned to.
    • progress (or p): The progress report of the data frame analytics job by phase.
    • source_index (or si, sourceIndex): Name of the source index.
    • state (or s): Current state of the data frame analytics job.
    • type (or t): The type of analysis that the data frame analytics job performs.
    • version (or v): The Elasticsearch version number in which the data frame analytics job was created.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • id string

      The identifier for the job.

    • type string

      The type of analysis that the job performs.

    • create_time string

      The time when the job was created.

    • version string

      The version of Elasticsearch when the job was created.

    • source_index string

      The name of the source index.

    • dest_index string

      The name of the destination index.

    • description string

      A description of the job.

    • model_memory_limit string

      The approximate maximum amount of memory resources that are permitted for the job.

    • state string

      The current status of the job.

    • failure_reason string

      Messages about the reason why the job failed.

    • progress string

      The progress report for the job by phase.

    • assignment_explanation string

      Messages related to the selection of a node.

    • node.id string

      The unique identifier of the assigned node.

    • node.name string

      The name of the assigned node.

    • node.ephemeral_id string

      The ephemeral identifier of the assigned node.

    • node.address string

      The network address of the assigned node.

GET /_cat/ml/data_frame/analytics/{id}
GET _cat/ml/data_frame/analytics?v=true&format=json
resp = client.cat.ml_data_frame_analytics(
    v=True,
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.mlDataFrameAnalytics({
  v: "true",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.ml_data_frame_analytics(
  v: "true",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->mlDataFrameAnalytics([
    "v" => "true",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/ml/data_frame/analytics?v=true&format=json"
client.cat().mlDataFrameAnalytics();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _cat/ml/data_frame/analytics?v=true&format=json`.
[
  {
    "id": "classifier_job_1",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:09.594Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  },
    {
    "id": "classifier_job_2",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:14.479Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  },
  {
    "id": "classifier_job_3",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:16.928Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  },
  {
    "id": "classifier_job_4",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:19.127Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  },
  {
    "id": "classifier_job_5",
    "type": "classification",
    "create_time": "2020-02-12T11:49:21.349Z",
    "state": "stopped"
  }
]








Get trained models Generally available; Added in 7.7.0

GET /_cat/ml/trained_models/{model_id}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/ml/trained_models

GET /_cat/ml/trained_models/{model_id}

Get configuration and usage information about inference trained models.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the Kibana console or command line. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the get trained models statistics API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor_ml

Path parameters

  • model_id string Required

    A unique identifier for the trained model.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_match boolean

    Specifies what to do when the request: contains wildcard expressions and there are no models that match; contains the _all string or no identifiers and there are no matches; contains wildcard expressions and there are only partial matches. If true, the API returns an empty array when there are no matches and the subset of results when there are partial matches. If false, the API returns a 404 status code when there are no matches or only partial matches.

  • h string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of column names to display.

    Supported values include:

    • create_time (or ct): The time when the trained model was created.
    • created_by (or c, createdBy): Information on the creator of the trained model.
    • data_frame_analytics_id (or df, dataFrameAnalytics, dfid): Identifier for the data frame analytics job that created the model. Only displayed if it is still available.
    • description (or d): The description of the trained model.
    • heap_size (or hs, modelHeapSize): The estimated heap size to keep the trained model in memory.
    • id: Identifier for the trained model.
    • ingest.count (or ic, ingestCount): The total number of documents that are processed by the model.
    • ingest.current (or icurr, ingestCurrent): The total number of document that are currently being handled by the trained model.
    • ingest.failed (or if, ingestFailed): The total number of failed ingest attempts with the trained model.
    • ingest.pipelines (or ip, ingestPipelines): The total number of ingest pipelines that are referencing the trained model.
    • ingest.time (or it, ingestTime): The total time that is spent processing documents with the trained model.
    • license (or l): The license level of the trained model.
    • operations (or o, modelOperations): The estimated number of operations to use the trained model. This number helps measuring the computational complexity of the model.
    • version (or v): The Elasticsearch version number in which the trained model was created.
  • s string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of column names or aliases used to sort the response.

    Supported values include:

    • create_time (or ct): The time when the trained model was created.
    • created_by (or c, createdBy): Information on the creator of the trained model.
    • data_frame_analytics_id (or df, dataFrameAnalytics, dfid): Identifier for the data frame analytics job that created the model. Only displayed if it is still available.
    • description (or d): The description of the trained model.
    • heap_size (or hs, modelHeapSize): The estimated heap size to keep the trained model in memory.
    • id: Identifier for the trained model.
    • ingest.count (or ic, ingestCount): The total number of documents that are processed by the model.
    • ingest.current (or icurr, ingestCurrent): The total number of document that are currently being handled by the trained model.
    • ingest.failed (or if, ingestFailed): The total number of failed ingest attempts with the trained model.
    • ingest.pipelines (or ip, ingestPipelines): The total number of ingest pipelines that are referencing the trained model.
    • ingest.time (or it, ingestTime): The total time that is spent processing documents with the trained model.
    • license (or l): The license level of the trained model.
    • operations (or o, modelOperations): The estimated number of operations to use the trained model. This number helps measuring the computational complexity of the model.
    • version (or v): The Elasticsearch version number in which the trained model was created.
  • from number

    Skips the specified number of transforms.

  • size number

    The maximum number of transforms to display.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • id string

      The model identifier.

    • created_by string

      Information about the creator of the model.

    • heap_size number | string

      The estimated heap size to keep the model in memory.

      One of:

      The estimated heap size to keep the model in memory.

    • operations string

      The estimated number of operations to use the model. This number helps to measure the computational complexity of the model.

    • license string

      The license level of the model.

    • create_time string | number

      The time the model was created.

      One of:

      The time the model was created.

    • version string

      The version of Elasticsearch when the model was created.

    • description string

      A description of the model.

    • ingest.pipelines string

      The number of pipelines that are referencing the model.

    • ingest.count string

      The total number of documents that are processed by the model.

    • ingest.time string

      The total time spent processing documents with thie model.

    • ingest.current string

      The total number of documents that are currently being handled by the model.

    • ingest.failed string

      The total number of failed ingest attempts with the model.

    • data_frame.id string

      The identifier for the data frame analytics job that created the model. Only displayed if the job is still available.

    • data_frame.create_time string

      The time the data frame analytics job was created.

    • data_frame.source_index string

      The source index used to train in the data frame analysis.

    • data_frame.analysis string

      The analysis used by the data frame to build the model.

    • type string Generally available; Added in 8.0.0
GET /_cat/ml/trained_models/{model_id}
GET _cat/ml/trained_models?v=true&format=json
resp = client.cat.ml_trained_models(
    v=True,
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.mlTrainedModels({
  v: "true",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.ml_trained_models(
  v: "true",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->mlTrainedModels([
    "v" => "true",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/ml/trained_models?v=true&format=json"
client.cat().mlTrainedModels();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _cat/ml/trained_models?v=true&format=json`.
[
  {
    "id": "ddddd-1580216177138",
    "heap_size": "0b",
    "operations": "196",
    "create_time": "2025-03-25T00:01:38.662Z",
    "type": "pytorch",
    "ingest.pipelines": "0",
    "data_frame.id": "__none__"
  },
  {
    "id": "lang_ident_model_1",
    "heap_size": "1mb",
    "operations": "39629",
    "create_time": "2019-12-05T12:28:34.594Z",
    "type": "lang_ident",
    "ingest.pipelines": "0",
    "data_frame.id": "__none__"
  }
]

Get node attribute information Generally available

GET /_cat/nodeattrs

Get information about custom node attributes. IMPORTANT: cat APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the nodes info API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

    List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request computes the list of selected nodes from the local cluster state. If false the list of selected nodes are computed from the cluster state of the master node. In both cases the coordinating node will send requests for further information to each selected node.

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • node string

      The node name.

    • id string

      The unique node identifier.

    • pid string

      The process identifier.

    • host string

      The host name.

    • ip string

      The IP address.

    • port string

      The bound transport port.

    • attr string

      The attribute name.

    • value string

      The attribute value.

GET /_cat/nodeattrs
GET /_cat/nodeattrs?v=true&format=json
resp = client.cat.nodeattrs(
    v=True,
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.nodeattrs({
  v: "true",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.nodeattrs(
  v: "true",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->nodeattrs([
    "v" => "true",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/nodeattrs?v=true&format=json"
client.cat().nodeattrs();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/nodeattrs?v=true&format=json`. The `node`, `host`, and `ip` columns provide basic information about each node. The `attr` and `value` columns return custom node attributes, one per line.
[
  {
    "node": "node-0",
    "host": "127.0.0.1",
    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
    "attr": "testattr",
    "value": "test"
  }
]
A successful response from `GET /_cat/nodeattrs?v=true&h=name,pid,attr,value`. It returns the `name`, `pid`, `attr`, and `value` columns.
[
  {
    "name": "node-0",
    "pid": "19566",
    "attr": "testattr",
    "value": "test"
  }
]

Get node information Generally available

GET /_cat/nodes

Get information about the nodes in a cluster. IMPORTANT: cat APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the nodes info API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Query parameters

  • full_id boolean | string

    If true, return the full node ID. If false, return the shortened node ID.

  • include_unloaded_segments boolean

    If true, the response includes information from segments that are not loaded into memory.

  • h string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of columns names to display. It supports simple wildcards.

    Supported values include:

    • build (or b): The Elasticsearch build hash. For example: 5c03844.
    • completion.size (or cs, completionSize): The size of completion. For example: 0b.
    • cpu: The percentage of recent system CPU used.
    • disk.avail (or d, disk, diskAvail): The available disk space. For example: 198.4gb.
    • disk.total (or dt, diskTotal): The total disk space. For example: 458.3gb.
    • disk.used (or du, diskUsed): The used disk space. For example: 259.8gb.
    • disk.used_percent (or dup, diskUsedPercent): The percentage of disk space used.
    • fielddata.evictions (or fe, fielddataEvictions): The number of fielddata cache evictions.
    • fielddata.memory_size (or fm, fielddataMemory): The fielddata cache memory used. For example: 0b.
    • file_desc.current (or fdc, fileDescriptorCurrent): The number of file descriptors used.
    • file_desc.max (or fdm, fileDescriptorMax): The maximum number of file descriptors.
    • file_desc.percent (or fdp, fileDescriptorPercent): The percentage of file descriptors used.
    • flush.total (or ft, flushTotal): The number of flushes.
    • flush.total_time (or ftt, flushTotalTime): The amount of time spent in flush.
    • get.current (or gc, getCurrent): The number of current get operations.
    • get.exists_time (or geti, getExistsTime): The time spent in successful get operations. For example: 14ms.
    • get.exists_total (or geto, getExistsTotal): The number of successful get operations.
    • get.missing_time (or gmti, getMissingTime): The time spent in failed get operations. For example: 0s.
    • get.missing_total (or gmto, getMissingTotal): The number of failed get operations.
    • get.time (or gti, getTime): The amount of time spent in get operations. For example: 14ms.
    • get.total (or gto, getTotal): The number of get operations.
    • heap.current (or hc, heapCurrent): The used heap size. For example: 311.2mb.
    • heap.max (or hm, heapMax): The total heap size. For example: 4gb.
    • heap.percent (or hp, heapPercent): The used percentage of total allocated Elasticsearch JVM heap. This value reflects only the Elasticsearch process running within the operating system and is the most direct indicator of its JVM, heap, or memory resource performance.
    • http_address (or http): The bound HTTP address.
    • id (or nodeId): The identifier for the node.
    • indexing.delete_current (or idc, indexingDeleteCurrent): The number of current deletion operations.
    • indexing.delete_time (or idti, indexingDeleteTime): The time spent in deletion operations. For example: 2ms.
    • indexing.delete_total (or idto, indexingDeleteTotal): The number of deletion operations.
    • indexing.index_current (or iic, indexingIndexCurrent): The number of current indexing operations.
    • indexing.index_failed (or iif, indexingIndexFailed): The number of failed indexing operations.
    • indexing.index_failed_due_to_version_conflict (or iifvc, indexingIndexFailedDueToVersionConflict): The number of indexing operations that failed due to version conflict.
    • indexing.index_time (or iiti, indexingIndexTime): The time spent in indexing operations. For example: 134ms.
    • indexing.index_total (or iito, indexingIndexTotal): The number of indexing operations.
    • ip (or i): The IP address.
    • jdk (or j): The Java version. For example: 1.8.0.
    • load_1m (or l): The most recent load average. For example: 0.22.
    • load_5m (or l): The load average for the last five minutes. For example: 0.78.
    • load_15m (or l): The load average for the last fifteen minutes. For example: 1.24.
    • mappings.total_count (or mtc, mappingsTotalCount): The number of mappings, including runtime and object fields.
    • mappings.total_estimated_overhead_in_bytes (or mteo, mappingsTotalEstimatedOverheadInBytes): The estimated heap overhead, in bytes, of mappings on this node, which allows for 1KiB of heap for every mapped field.
    • master (or m): Indicates whether the node is the elected master node. Returned values include * (elected master) and - (not elected master).
    • merges.current (or mc, mergesCurrent): The number of current merge operations.
    • merges.current_docs (or mcd, mergesCurrentDocs): The number of current merging documents.
    • merges.current_size (or mcs, mergesCurrentSize): The size of current merges. For example: 0b.
    • merges.total (or mt, mergesTotal): The number of completed merge operations.
    • merges.total_docs (or mtd, mergesTotalDocs): The number of merged documents.
    • merges.total_size (or mts, mergesTotalSize): The total size of merges. For example: 0b.
    • merges.total_time (or mtt, mergesTotalTime): The time spent merging documents. For example: 0s.
    • name (or n): The node name.
    • node.role (or r, role, nodeRole): The roles of the node. Returned values include c (cold node), d (data node), f (frozen node), h (hot node), i (ingest node), l (machine learning node), m (master-eligible node), r (remote cluster client node), s (content node), t (transform node), v (voting-only node), w (warm node), and - (coordinating node only). For example, dim indicates a master-eligible data and ingest node.
    • pid (or p): The process identifier.
    • port (or po): The bound transport port number.
    • query_cache.memory_size (or qcm, queryCacheMemory): The used query cache memory. For example: 0b.
    • query_cache.evictions (or qce, queryCacheEvictions): The number of query cache evictions.
    • query_cache.hit_count (or qchc, queryCacheHitCount): The query cache hit count.
    • query_cache.miss_count (or qcmc, queryCacheMissCount): The query cache miss count.
    • ram.current (or rc, ramCurrent): The used total memory. For example: 513.4mb.
    • ram.max (or rm, ramMax): The total memory. For example: 2.9gb.
    • ram.percent (or rp, ramPercent): The used percentage of the total operating system memory. This reflects all processes running on the operating system instead of only Elasticsearch and is not guaranteed to correlate to its performance.
    • refresh.total (or rto, refreshTotal): The number of refresh operations.
    • refresh.time (or rti, refreshTime): The time spent in refresh operations. For example: 91ms.
    • request_cache.memory_size (or rcm, requestCacheMemory): The used request cache memory. For example: 0b.
    • request_cache.evictions (or rce, requestCacheEvictions): The number of request cache evictions.
    • request_cache.hit_count (or rchc, requestCacheHitCount): The request cache hit count.
    • request_cache.miss_count (or rcmc, requestCacheMissCount): The request cache miss count.
    • script.compilations (or scrcc, scriptCompilations): The number of total script compilations.
    • script.cache_evictions (or scrce, scriptCacheEvictions): The number of total compiled scripts evicted from cache.
    • search.fetch_current (or sfc, searchFetchCurrent): The number of current fetch phase operations.
    • search.fetch_time (or sfti, searchFetchTime): The time spent in fetch phase. For example: 37ms.
    • search.fetch_total (or sfto, searchFetchTotal): The number of fetch operations.
    • search.open_contexts (or so, searchOpenContexts): The number of open search contexts.
    • search.query_current (or sqc, searchQueryCurrent): The number of current query phase operations.
    • search.query_time (or sqti, searchQueryTime): The time spent in query phase. For example: 43ms.
    • search.query_total (or sqto, searchQueryTotal): The number of query operations.
    • search.scroll_current (or scc, searchScrollCurrent): The number of open scroll contexts.
    • search.scroll_time (or scti, searchScrollTime): The amount of time scroll contexts were held open. For example: 2m.
    • search.scroll_total (or scto, searchScrollTotal): The number of completed scroll contexts.
    • segments.count (or sc, segmentsCount): The number of segments.
    • segments.fixed_bitset_memory (or sfbm, fixedBitsetMemory): The memory used by fixed bit sets for nested object field types and type filters for types referred in join fields. For example: 1.0kb.
    • segments.index_writer_memory (or siwm, segmentsIndexWriterMemory): The memory used by the index writer. For example: 18mb.
    • segments.memory (or sm, segmentsMemory): The memory used by segments. For example: 1.4kb.
    • segments.version_map_memory (or svmm, segmentsVersionMapMemory): The memory used by the version map. For example: 1.0kb.
    • shard_stats.total_count (or sstc, shards, shardStatsTotalCount): The number of shards assigned.
    • suggest.current (or suc, suggestCurrent): The number of current suggest operations.
    • suggest.time (or suti, suggestTime): The time spent in suggest operations.
    • suggest.total (or suto, suggestTotal): The number of suggest operations.
    • uptime (or u): The amount of node uptime. For example: 17.3m.
    • version (or v): The Elasticsearch version. For example: 9.0.0.
  • s string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of column names or aliases that determines the sort order. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • master_timeout string

    The period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • id string

      The unique node identifier.

    • pid string

      The process identifier.

    • ip string

      The IP address.

    • port string

      The bound transport port.

    • http_address string

      The bound HTTP address.

    • version string

      The Elasticsearch version.

    • flavor string

      The Elasticsearch distribution flavor.

    • type string

      The Elasticsearch distribution type.

    • build string

      The Elasticsearch build hash.

    • jdk string

      The Java version.

    • disk.total number | string

      The total disk space.

      One of:

      The total disk space.

    • disk.used number | string

      The used disk space.

      One of:

      The used disk space.

    • disk.avail number | string

      The available disk space.

      One of:

      The available disk space.

    • disk.used_percent string | number

      The used disk space percentage.

      One of:

      The used disk space percentage.

    • heap.current string

      The used heap.

    • heap.percent string | number

      The used heap ratio.

      One of:

      The used heap ratio.

    • heap.max string

      The maximum configured heap.

    • ram.current string

      The used machine memory.

    • ram.percent string | number

      The used machine memory ratio.

      One of:

      The used machine memory ratio.

    • ram.max string

      The total machine memory.

    • file_desc.current string

      The used file descriptors.

    • file_desc.percent string | number

      The used file descriptor ratio.

      One of:

      The used file descriptor ratio.

    • file_desc.max string

      The maximum number of file descriptors.

    • cpu string

      The recent system CPU usage as a percentage.

    • load_1m string

      The load average for the most recent minute.

    • load_5m string

      The load average for the last five minutes.

    • load_15m string

      The load average for the last fifteen minutes.

    • uptime string

      The node uptime.

    • node.role string

      The roles of the node. Returned values include c(cold node), d(data node), f(frozen node), h(hot node), i(ingest node), l(machine learning node), m (master eligible node), r(remote cluster client node), s(content node), t(transform node), v(voting-only node), w(warm node),and -(coordinating node only).

    • master string

      Indicates whether the node is the elected master node. Returned values include *(elected master) and -(not elected master).

    • name string

      The node name.

    • completion.size string

      The size of completion.

    • fielddata.memory_size string

      The used fielddata cache.

    • fielddata.evictions string

      The fielddata evictions.

    • query_cache.memory_size string

      The used query cache.

    • query_cache.evictions string

      The query cache evictions.

    • query_cache.hit_count string

      The query cache hit counts.

    • query_cache.miss_count string

      The query cache miss counts.

    • request_cache.memory_size string

      The used request cache.

    • request_cache.evictions string

      The request cache evictions.

    • request_cache.hit_count string

      The request cache hit counts.

    • request_cache.miss_count string

      The request cache miss counts.

    • flush.total string

      The number of flushes.

    • flush.total_time string

      The time spent in flush.

    • get.current string

      The number of current get ops.

    • get.time string

      The time spent in get.

    • get.total string

      The number of get ops.

    • get.exists_time string

      The time spent in successful gets.

    • get.exists_total string

      The number of successful get operations.

    • get.missing_time string

      The time spent in failed gets.

    • get.missing_total string

      The number of failed gets.

    • indexing.delete_current string

      The number of current deletions.

    • indexing.delete_time string

      The time spent in deletions.

    • indexing.delete_total string

      The number of delete operations.

    • indexing.index_current string

      The number of current indexing operations.

    • indexing.index_time string

      The time spent in indexing.

    • indexing.index_total string

      The number of indexing operations.

    • indexing.index_failed string

      The number of failed indexing operations.

    • merges.current string

      The number of current merges.

    • merges.current_docs string

      The number of current merging docs.

    • merges.current_size string

      The size of current merges.

    • merges.total string

      The number of completed merge operations.

    • merges.total_docs string

      The docs merged.

    • merges.total_size string

      The size merged.

    • merges.total_time string

      The time spent in merges.

    • refresh.total string

      The total refreshes.

    • refresh.time string

      The time spent in refreshes.

    • refresh.external_total string

      The total external refreshes.

    • refresh.external_time string

      The time spent in external refreshes.

    • refresh.listeners string

      The number of pending refresh listeners.

    • script.compilations string

      The total script compilations.

    • script.cache_evictions string

      The total compiled scripts evicted from the cache.

    • script.compilation_limit_triggered string

      The script cache compilation limit triggered.

    • search.fetch_current string

      The current fetch phase operations.

    • search.fetch_time string

      The time spent in fetch phase.

    • search.fetch_total string

      The total fetch operations.

    • search.open_contexts string

      The open search contexts.

    • search.query_current string

      The current query phase operations.

    • search.query_time string

      The time spent in query phase.

    • search.query_total string

      The total query phase operations.

    • search.scroll_current string

      The open scroll contexts.

    • search.scroll_time string

      The time scroll contexts held open.

    • search.scroll_total string

      The completed scroll contexts.

    • segments.count string

      The number of segments.

    • segments.memory string

      The memory used by segments.

    • segments.index_writer_memory string

      The memory used by the index writer.

    • segments.version_map_memory string

      The memory used by the version map.

    • segments.fixed_bitset_memory string

      The memory used by fixed bit sets for nested object field types and export type filters for types referred in _parent fields.

    • suggest.current string

      The number of current suggest operations.

    • suggest.time string

      The time spend in suggest.

    • suggest.total string

      The number of suggest operations.

    • bulk.total_operations string

      The number of bulk shard operations.

    • bulk.total_time string

      The time spend in shard bulk.

    • bulk.total_size_in_bytes string

      The total size in bytes of shard bulk.

    • bulk.avg_time string

      The average time spend in shard bulk.

    • bulk.avg_size_in_bytes string

      The average size in bytes of shard bulk.

GET /_cat/nodes
GET /_cat/nodes?v=true&h=id,ip,port,v,m&format=json
resp = client.cat.nodes(
    v=True,
    h="id,ip,port,v,m",
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.nodes({
  v: "true",
  h: "id,ip,port,v,m",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.nodes(
  v: "true",
  h: "id,ip,port,v,m",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->nodes([
    "v" => "true",
    "h" => "id,ip,port,v,m",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/nodes?v=true&h=id,ip,port,v,m&format=json"
client.cat().nodes();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/nodes?v=true&format=json`. The `ip`, `heap.percent`, `ram.percent`, `cpu`, and `load_*` columns provide the IP addresses and performance information of each node. The `node.role`, `master`, and `name` columns provide information useful for monitoring an entire cluster, particularly large ones.
[
  {
    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
    "heap.percent": "65",
    "ram.percent": "99",
    "cpu": "42",
    "load_1m": "3.07",
    "load_5m": null,
    "load_15m": null,
    "node.role": "cdfhilmrstw",
    "master": "*",
    "name": "mJw06l1"
  }
]
A successful response from `GET /_cat/nodes?v=true&h=id,ip,port,v,m&format=json`. It returns the `id`, `ip`, `port`, `v` (version), and `m` (master) columns.
[
  {
    "id": "veJR",
    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
    "port": "59938",
    "v": "9.0.0",
    "m": "*"
  }
]

Get pending task information Generally available

GET /_cat/pending_tasks

Get information about cluster-level changes that have not yet taken effect. IMPORTANT: cat APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the pending cluster tasks API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

    List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request computes the list of selected nodes from the local cluster state. If false the list of selected nodes are computed from the cluster state of the master node. In both cases the coordinating node will send requests for further information to each selected node.

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • insertOrder string

      The task insertion order.

    • timeInQueue string

      Indicates how long the task has been in queue.

    • priority string

      The task priority.

    • source string

      The task source.

GET /_cat/pending_tasks
GET /_cat/pending_tasks?v=trueh=insertOrder,timeInQueue,priority,source&format=json
resp = client.cat.pending_tasks(
    v="trueh=insertOrder,timeInQueue,priority,source",
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.pendingTasks({
  v: "trueh=insertOrder,timeInQueue,priority,source",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.pending_tasks(
  v: "trueh=insertOrder,timeInQueue,priority,source",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->pendingTasks([
    "v" => "trueh=insertOrder,timeInQueue,priority,source",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/pending_tasks?v=trueh=insertOrder,timeInQueue,priority,source&format=json"
client.cat().pendingTasks();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/pending_tasks?v=trueh=insertOrder,timeInQueue,priority,source&format=json`.
[
  { "insertOrder": "1685", "timeInQueue": "855ms", "priority": "HIGH", "source": "update-mapping [foo][t]"},
    { "insertOrder": "1686", "timeInQueue": "843ms", "priority": "HIGH", "source": "update-mapping [foo][t]"},
    { "insertOrder": "1693", "timeInQueue": "753ms", "priority": "HIGH", "source": "refresh-mapping [foo][[t]]"},
    { "insertOrder": "1688", "timeInQueue": "816ms", "priority": "HIGH", "source": "update-mapping [foo][t]"},
    { "insertOrder": "1689", "timeInQueue": "802ms", "priority": "HIGH", "source": "update-mapping [foo][t]"},
    { "insertOrder": "1690", "timeInQueue": "787ms", "priority": "HIGH", "source": "update-mapping [foo][t]"},
    { "insertOrder": "1691", "timeInQueue": "773ms", "priority": "HIGH", "source": "update-mapping [foo][t]"}
]

Get plugin information Generally available

GET /_cat/plugins

Get a list of plugins running on each node of a cluster. IMPORTANT: cat APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the nodes info API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

    List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • include_bootstrap boolean

    Include bootstrap plugins in the response

  • local boolean

    If true, the request computes the list of selected nodes from the local cluster state. If false the list of selected nodes are computed from the cluster state of the master node. In both cases the coordinating node will send requests for further information to each selected node.

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • id string

      The unique node identifier.

    • name string

      The node name.

    • component string

      The component name.

    • version string

      The component version.

    • description string

      The plugin details.

    • type string

      The plugin type.

GET /_cat/plugins
GET /_cat/plugins?v=true&s=component&h=name,component,version,description&format=json
resp = client.cat.plugins(
    v=True,
    s="component",
    h="name,component,version,description",
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.plugins({
  v: "true",
  s: "component",
  h: "name,component,version,description",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.plugins(
  v: "true",
  s: "component",
  h: "name,component,version,description",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->plugins([
    "v" => "true",
    "s" => "component",
    "h" => "name,component,version,description",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/plugins?v=true&s=component&h=name,component,version,description&format=json"
client.cat().plugins();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/plugins?v=true&s=component&h=name,component,version,description&format=json`.
[
  { "name": "U7321H6", "component": "analysis-icu", "version": "8.17.0", "description": "The ICU Analysis plugin integrates the Lucene ICU module into Elasticsearch, adding ICU-related analysis components."},
  {"name": "U7321H6", "component": "analysis-kuromoji",   "verison":  "8.17.0", description: "The Japanese (kuromoji) Analysis plugin integrates Lucene kuromoji analysis module into elasticsearch."},
  {"name" "U7321H6", "component": "analysis-nori", "version":         "8.17.0", "description": "The Korean (nori) Analysis plugin integrates Lucene nori analysis module into elasticsearch."},
  {"name": "U7321H6", "component": "analysis-phonetic",   "verison":  "8.17.0", "description": "The Phonetic Analysis plugin integrates phonetic token filter analysis with elasticsearch."},
  {"name": "U7321H6", "component": "analysis-smartcn",   "verison":  "8.17.0", "description": "Smart Chinese Analysis plugin integrates Lucene Smart Chinese analysis module into elasticsearch."},
  {"name": "U7321H6", "component": "analysis-stempel",   "verison":  "8.17.0", "description": "The Stempel (Polish) Analysis plugin integrates Lucene stempel (polish) analysis module into elasticsearch."},
  {"name": "U7321H6", "component": "analysis-ukrainian",   "verison":  "8.17.0", "description": "The Ukrainian Analysis plugin integrates the Lucene UkrainianMorfologikAnalyzer into elasticsearch."},
  {"name": "U7321H6", "component": "discovery-azure-classic",   "verison":  "8.17.0", "description": "The Azure Classic Discovery plugin allows to use Azure Classic API for the unicast discovery mechanism"},
  {"name": "U7321H6", "component": "discovery-ec2",   "verison":  "8.17.0", "description": "The EC2 discovery plugin allows to use AWS API for the unicast discovery mechanism."},
  {"name": "U7321H6", "component": "discovery-gce",   "verison":  "8.17.0", "description": "The Google Compute Engine (GCE) Discovery plugin allows to use GCE API for the unicast discovery mechanism."},
  {"name": "U7321H6", "component": "mapper-annotated-text",   "verison":  "8.17.0", "description": "The Mapper Annotated_text plugin adds support for text fields with markup used to inject annotation tokens into the index."},
  {"name": "U7321H6", "component": "mapper-murmur3",   "verison":  "8.17.0", "description": "The Mapper Murmur3 plugin allows to compute hashes of a field's values at index-time and to store them in the index."},
  {"name": "U7321H6", "component": "mapper-size",   "verison":  "8.17.0", "description": "The Mapper Size plugin allows document to record their uncompressed size at index time."},
  {"name": "U7321H6", "component": "store-smb",   "verison":  "8.17.0", "description": "The Store SMB plugin adds support for SMB stores."}
]

Get shard recovery information Generally available

GET /_cat/recovery/{index}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/recovery

GET /_cat/recovery/{index}

Get information about ongoing and completed shard recoveries. Shard recovery is the process of initializing a shard copy, such as restoring a primary shard from a snapshot or syncing a replica shard from a primary shard. When a shard recovery completes, the recovered shard is available for search and indexing. For data streams, the API returns information about the stream’s backing indices. IMPORTANT: cat APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the index recovery API.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: monitor
  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • active_only boolean

    If true, the response only includes ongoing shard recoveries.

  • detailed boolean

    If true, the response includes detailed information about shard recoveries.

  • index string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of index names to limit the returned information

  • h string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of columns names to display. It supports simple wildcards.

    Supported values include:

    • index (or i, idx): The name of the index.
    • shard (or s, sh): The name of the shard.
    • time (or t, ti, primaryOrReplica): The recovery time elasped.
    • type: The type of recovery, from a peer or a snapshot.
    • stage (or st): The stage of the recovery. Returned values are: INIT, INDEX: recovery of lucene files, either reusing local ones are copying new ones, VERIFY_INDEX: potentially running check index, TRANSLOG: starting up the engine, replaying the translog, FINALIZE: performing final task after all translog ops have been done, DONE
    • source_host (or shost): The host address the index is moving from.
    • source_node (or snode): The node name the index is moving from.
    • target_host (or thost): The host address the index is moving to.
    • target_node (or tnode): The node name the index is moving to.
    • repository (or tnode): The name of the repository being used. if not relevant 'n/a'.
    • snapshot (or snap): The name of the snapshot being used. if not relevant 'n/a'.
    • files (or f): The total number of files to recover.
    • files_recovered (or fr): The number of files currently recovered.
    • files_percent (or fp): The percentage of files currently recovered.
    • files_total (or tf): The total number of files.
    • bytes (or b): The total number of bytes to recover.
    • bytes_recovered (or br): Total number of bytes currently recovered.
    • bytes_percent (or bp): The percentage of bytes currently recovered.
    • bytes_total (or tb): The total number of bytes.
    • translog_ops (or to): The total number of translog ops to recover.
    • translog_ops_recovered (or tor): The total number of translog ops currently recovered.
    • translog_ops_percent (or top): The percentage of translog ops currently recovered.
    • start_time (or start): The start time of the recovery operation.
    • start_time_millis (or start_millis): The start time of the recovery operation in eopch milliseconds.
    • stop_time (or stop): The end time of the recovery operation. If ongoing '1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'
    • stop_time_millis (or stop_millis): The end time of the recovery operation in eopch milliseconds. If ongoing '0'

    Values are index, i, idx, shard, s, sh, time, t, ti, primaryOrReplica, type, stage, st, source_host, shost, source_node, snode, target_host, thost, target_node, tnode, repository, snapshot, snap, files, f, files_recovered, fr, files_percent, fp, files_total, tf, bytes, b, bytes_recovered, br, bytes_percent, bp, bytes_total, tb, translog_ops, to, translog_ops_recovered, tor, translog_ops_percent, top, start_time, start, start_time_millis, start_millis, stop_time, stop, stop_time_millis, or stop_millis.

  • s string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of column names or aliases that determines the sort order. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • index string

      The index name.

    • shard string

      The shard name.

    • start_time string | number

      The recovery start time.

      One of:

      The recovery start time.

    • start_time_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • stop_time string | number

      The recovery stop time.

      One of:

      The recovery stop time.

    • stop_time_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • time string

      The recovery time.

      External documentation
    • type string

      The recovery type.

    • stage string

      The recovery stage.

    • source_host string

      The source host.

    • source_node string

      The source node name.

    • target_host string

      The target host.

    • target_node string

      The target node name.

    • repository string

      The repository name.

    • snapshot string

      The snapshot name.

    • files string

      The number of files to recover.

    • files_recovered string

      The files recovered.

    • files_percent string | number

      The ratio of files recovered.

      One of:

      The ratio of files recovered.

    • files_total string

      The total number of files.

    • bytes string

      The number of bytes to recover.

    • bytes_recovered string

      The bytes recovered.

    • bytes_percent string | number

      The ratio of bytes recovered.

      One of:

      The ratio of bytes recovered.

    • bytes_total string

      The total number of bytes.

    • translog_ops string

      The number of translog operations to recover.

    • translog_ops_recovered string

      The translog operations recovered.

    • translog_ops_percent string | number

      The ratio of translog operations recovered.

      One of:

      The ratio of translog operations recovered.

GET /_cat/recovery/{index}
GET _cat/recovery?v=true&format=json
resp = client.cat.recovery(
    v=True,
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.recovery({
  v: "true",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.recovery(
  v: "true",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->recovery([
    "v" => "true",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/recovery?v=true&format=json"
client.cat().recovery();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _cat/recovery?v=true&format=json`. In this example, the source and target nodes are the same because the recovery type is `store`, meaning they were read from local storage on node start.
[
  {
    "index": "my-index-000001 ",
    "shard": "0",
    "time": "13ms",
    "type": "store",
    "stage": "done",
    "source_host": "n/a",
    "source_node": "n/a",
    "target_host": "127.0.0.1",
    "target_node": "node-0",
    "repository": "n/a",
    "snapshot": "n/a",
    "files": "0",
    "files_recovered": "0",
    "files_percent": "100.0%",
    "files_total": "13",
    "bytes": "0b",
    "bytes_recovered": "0b",
    "bytes_percent": "100.0%",
    "bytes_total": "9928b",
    "translog_ops": "0",
    "translog_ops_recovered": "0",
    "translog_ops_percent": "100.0%"
  }
]
A successful response from `GET _cat/recovery?v=true&h=i,s,t,ty,st,shost,thost,f,fp,b,bp&format=json`. You can retrieve information about an ongoing recovery for example when you increase the replica count of an index and bring another node online to host the replicas. In this example, the recovery type is `peer`, meaning the shard recovered from another node. The `files` and `bytes` are real-time measurements.
[
  {
    "i": "my-index-000001",
    "s": "0",
    "t": "1252ms",
    "ty": "peer",
    "st": "done",
    "shost": "192.168.1.1",
    "thost": "192.168.1.1",
    "f": "0",
    "fp": "100.0%",
    "b": "0b",
    "bp": "100.0%",
  }
]
A successful response from `GET _cat/recovery?v=true&h=i,s,t,ty,st,rep,snap,f,fp,b,bp&format=json`. You can restore backups of an index using the snapshot and restore API. You can use the cat recovery API to get information about a snapshot recovery.
[
  {
    "i": "my-index-000001",
    "s": "0",
    "t": "1978ms",
    "ty": "snapshot",
    "st": "done",
    "rep": "my-repo",
    "snap": "snap-1",
    "f": "79",
    "fp": "8.0%",
    "b": "12086",
    "bp": "9.0%"
  }
]

Get snapshot repository information Generally available; Added in 2.1.0

GET /_cat/repositories

Get a list of snapshot repositories for a cluster. IMPORTANT: cat APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the get snapshot repository API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor_snapshot

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

    List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request computes the list of selected nodes from the local cluster state. If false the list of selected nodes are computed from the cluster state of the master node. In both cases the coordinating node will send requests for further information to each selected node.

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • id string

      The unique repository identifier.

    • type string

      The repository type.

GET /_cat/repositories
GET /_cat/repositories?v=true&format=json
resp = client.cat.repositories(
    v=True,
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.repositories({
  v: "true",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.repositories(
  v: "true",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->repositories([
    "v" => "true",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/repositories?v=true&format=json"
client.cat().repositories();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/repositories?v=true&format=json`.
[
  {
    "id": "repo1",
    "type": "fs"
  },
  {
    "id": "repo2",
    "type": "s3"
  }
]

Get segment information Generally available

GET /_cat/segments/{index}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/segments

GET /_cat/segments/{index}

Get low-level information about the Lucene segments in index shards. For data streams, the API returns information about the backing indices. IMPORTANT: cat APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the index segments API.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: monitor
  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of columns names to display. It supports simple wildcards.

    Supported values include:

    • index (or i, idx): The name of the index.
    • shard (or s, sh): The name of the shard.
    • prirep (or p, pr, primaryOrReplica): The shard type. Returned values are 'primary' or 'replica'.
    • ip: IP address of the segment’s shard, such as '127.0.1.1'.
    • segment: The name of the segment, such as '_0'. The segment name is derived from the segment generation and used internally to create file names in the directory of the shard.
    • generation: Generation number, such as '0'. Elasticsearch increments this generation number for each segment written. Elasticsearch then uses this number to derive the segment name.
    • docs.count: The number of documents as reported by Lucene. This excludes deleted documents and counts any nested documents separately from their parents. It also excludes documents which were indexed recently and do not yet belong to a segment.
    • docs.deleted: The number of deleted documents as reported by Lucene, which may be higher or lower than the number of delete operations you have performed. This number excludes deletes that were performed recently and do not yet belong to a segment. Deleted documents are cleaned up by the automatic merge process if it makes sense to do so. Also, Elasticsearch creates extra deleted documents to internally track the recent history of operations on a shard.
    • size: The disk space used by the segment, such as '50kb'.
    • size.memory: The bytes of segment data stored in memory for efficient search, such as '1264'. A value of '-1' indicates Elasticsearch was unable to compute this number.
    • committed: If 'true', the segments is synced to disk. Segments that are synced can survive a hard reboot. If 'false', the data from uncommitted segments is also stored in the transaction log so that Elasticsearch is able to replay changes on the next start.
    • searchable: If 'true', the segment is searchable. If 'false', the segment has most likely been written to disk but needs a refresh to be searchable.
    • version: The version of Lucene used to write the segment.
    • compound: If 'true', the segment is stored in a compound file. This means Lucene merged all files from the segment in a single file to save file descriptors.
    • id: The ID of the node, such as 'k0zy'.

    Values are index, i, idx, shard, s, sh, prirep, p, pr, primaryOrReplica, ip, segment, generation, docs.count, docs.deleted, size, size.memory, committed, searchable, version, compound, or id.

  • s string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of column names or aliases that determines the sort order. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request computes the list of selected nodes from the local cluster state. If false the list of selected nodes are computed from the cluster state of the master node. In both cases the coordinating node will send requests for further information to each selected node.

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • index string

      The index name.

    • shard string

      The shard name.

    • prirep string

      The shard type: primary or replica.

    • ip string

      The IP address of the node where it lives.

    • id string

      The unique identifier of the node where it lives.

    • segment string

      The segment name, which is derived from the segment generation and used internally to create file names in the directory of the shard.

    • generation string

      The segment generation number. Elasticsearch increments this generation number for each segment written then uses this number to derive the segment name.

    • docs.count string

      The number of documents in the segment. This excludes deleted documents and counts any nested documents separately from their parents. It also excludes documents which were indexed recently and do not yet belong to a segment.

    • docs.deleted string

      The number of deleted documents in the segment, which might be higher or lower than the number of delete operations you have performed. This number excludes deletes that were performed recently and do not yet belong to a segment. Deleted documents are cleaned up by the automatic merge process if it makes sense to do so. Also, Elasticsearch creates extra deleted documents to internally track the recent history of operations on a shard.

    • size number | string

      The segment size in bytes.

      One of:

      The segment size in bytes.

    • size.memory number | string

      The segment memory in bytes. A value of -1 indicates Elasticsearch was unable to compute this number.

      One of:

      The segment memory in bytes. A value of -1 indicates Elasticsearch was unable to compute this number.

    • committed string

      If true, the segment is synced to disk. Segments that are synced can survive a hard reboot. If false, the data from uncommitted segments is also stored in the transaction log so that Elasticsearch is able to replay changes on the next start.

    • searchable string

      If true, the segment is searchable. If false, the segment has most likely been written to disk but needs a refresh to be searchable.

    • version string

      The version of Lucene used to write the segment.

    • compound string

      If true, the segment is stored in a compound file. This means Lucene merged all files from the segment in a single file to save file descriptors.

GET /_cat/segments/{index}
GET /_cat/segments?v=true&format=json
resp = client.cat.segments(
    v=True,
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.segments({
  v: "true",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.segments(
  v: "true",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->segments([
    "v" => "true",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/segments?v=true&format=json"
client.cat().segments();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/segments?v=true&format=json`.
[
  {
    "index": "test",
    "shard": "0",
    "prirep": "p",
    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
    "segment": "_0",
    "generation": "0",
    "docs.count": "1",
    "docs.deleted": "0",
    "size": "3kb",
    "size.memory": "0",
    "committed": "false",
    "searchable": "true",
    "version": "9.12.0",
    "compound": "true"
  },
  {
    "index": "test1",
    "shard": "0",
    "prirep": "p",
    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
    "segment": "_0",
    "generation": "0",
    "docs.count": "1",
    "docs.deleted": "0",
    "size": "3kb",
    "size.memory": "0",
    "committed": "false",
    "searchable": "true",
    "version": "9.12.0",
    "compound": "true"
  }
]

Get shard information Generally available

GET /_cat/shards/{index}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/shards

GET /_cat/shards/{index}

Get information about the shards in a cluster. For data streams, the API returns information about the backing indices. IMPORTANT: cat APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: monitor
  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

    List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.

    Supported values include:

    • completion.size (or cs, completionSize): Size of completion. For example: 0b.
    • dataset.size: Disk space used by the shard’s dataset, which may or may not be the size on disk, but includes space used by the shard on object storage. Reported as a size value for example: 5kb.
    • dense_vector.value_count (or dvc, denseVectorCount): Number of indexed dense vectors.
    • docs (or d, dc): Number of documents in shard, for example: 25.
    • fielddata.evictions (or fe, fielddataEvictions): Fielddata cache evictions, for example: 0.
    • fielddata.memory_size (or fm, fielddataMemory): Used fielddata cache memory, for example: 0b.
    • flush.total (or ft, flushTotal): Number of flushes, for example: 1.
    • flush.total_time (or ftt, flushTotalTime): Time spent in flush, for example: 1.
    • get.current (or gc, getCurrent): Number of current get operations, for example: 0.
    • get.exists_time (or geti, getExistsTime): Time spent in successful gets, for example: 14ms.
    • get.exists_total (or geto, getExistsTotal): Number of successful get operations, for example: 2.
    • get.missing_time (or gmti, getMissingTime): Time spent in failed gets, for example: 0s.
    • get.missing_total (or gmto, getMissingTotal): Number of failed get operations, for example: 1.
    • get.time (or gti, getTime): Time spent in get, for example: 14ms.
    • get.total (or gto, getTotal): Number of get operations, for example: 2.
    • id: ID of the node, for example: k0zy.
    • index (or i, idx): Name of the index.
    • indexing.delete_current (or idc, indexingDeleteCurrent): Number of current deletion operations, for example: 0.
    • indexing.delete_time (or idti, indexingDeleteTime): Time spent in deletions, for example: 2ms.
    • indexing.delete_total (or idto, indexingDeleteTotal): Number of deletion operations, for example: 2.
    • indexing.index_current (or iic, indexingIndexCurrent): Number of current indexing operations, for example: 0.
    • indexing.index_failed_due_to_version_conflict (or iifvc, indexingIndexFailedDueToVersionConflict): Number of failed indexing operations due to version conflict, for example: 0.
    • indexing.index_failed (or iif, indexingIndexFailed): Number of failed indexing operations, for example: 0.
    • indexing.index_time (or iiti, indexingIndexTime): Time spent in indexing, such as for example: 134ms.
    • indexing.index_total (or iito, indexingIndexTotal): Number of indexing operations, for example: 1.
    • ip: IP address of the node, for example: 127.0.1.1.
    • merges.current (or mc, mergesCurrent): Number of current merge operations, for example: 0.
    • merges.current_docs (or mcd, mergesCurrentDocs): Number of current merging documents, for example: 0.
    • merges.current_size (or mcs, mergesCurrentSize): Size of current merges, for example: 0b.
    • merges.total (or mt, mergesTotal): Number of completed merge operations, for example: 0.
    • merges.total_docs (or mtd, mergesTotalDocs): Number of merged documents, for example: 0.
    • merges.total_size (or mts, mergesTotalSize): Size of current merges, for example: 0b.
    • merges.total_time (or mtt, mergesTotalTime): Time spent merging documents, for example: 0s.
    • node (or n): Node name, for example: I8hydUG.
    • prirep (or p, pr, primaryOrReplica): Shard type. Returned values are primary or replica.
    • query_cache.evictions (or qce, queryCacheEvictions): Query cache evictions, for example: 0.
    • query_cache.memory_size (or qcm, queryCacheMemory): Used query cache memory, for example: 0b.
    • recoverysource.type (or rs): Type of recovery source.
    • refresh.time (or rti, refreshTime): Time spent in refreshes, for example: 91ms.
    • refresh.total (or rto, refreshTotal): Number of refreshes, for example: 16.
    • search.fetch_current (or sfc, searchFetchCurrent): Current fetch phase operations, for example: 0.
    • search.fetch_time (or sfti, searchFetchTime): Time spent in fetch phase, for example: 37ms.
    • search.fetch_total (or sfto, searchFetchTotal): Number of fetch operations, for example: 7.
    • search.open_contexts (or so, searchOpenContexts): Open search contexts, for example: 0.
    • search.query_current (or sqc, searchQueryCurrent): Current query phase operations, for example: 0.
    • search.query_time (or sqti, searchQueryTime): Time spent in query phase, for example: 43ms.
    • search.query_total (or sqto, searchQueryTotal): Number of query operations, for example: 9.
    • search.scroll_current (or scc, searchScrollCurrent): Open scroll contexts, for example: 2.
    • search.scroll_time (or scti, searchScrollTime): Time scroll contexts held open, for example: 2m.
    • search.scroll_total (or scto, searchScrollTotal): Completed scroll contexts, for example: 1.
    • segments.count (or sc, segmentsCount): Number of segments, for example: 4.
    • segments.fixed_bitset_memory (or sfbm, fixedBitsetMemory): Memory used by fixed bit sets for nested object field types and type filters for types referred in join fields, for example: 1.0kb.
    • segments.index_writer_memory (or siwm, segmentsIndexWriterMemory): Memory used by index writer, for example: 18mb.
    • segments.memory (or sm, segmentsMemory): Memory used by segments, for example: 1.4kb.
    • segments.version_map_memory (or svmm, segmentsVersionMapMemory): Memory used by version map, for example: 1.0kb.
    • seq_no.global_checkpoint (or sqg, globalCheckpoint): Global checkpoint.
    • seq_no.local_checkpoint (or sql, localCheckpoint): Local checkpoint.
    • seq_no.max (or sqm, maxSeqNo): Maximum sequence number.
    • shard (or s, sh): Name of the shard.
    • dsparse_vector.value_count (or svc, sparseVectorCount): Number of indexed sparse vectors.
    • state (or st): 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.
    • store (or sto): Disk space used by the shard, for example: 5kb.
    • suggest.current (or suc, suggestCurrent): Number of current suggest operations, for example: 0.
    • suggest.time (or suti, suggestTime): Time spent in suggest, for example: 0.
    • suggest.total (or suto, suggestTotal): Number of suggest operations, for example: 0.
    • sync_id: Sync ID of the shard.
    • unassigned.at (or ua): Time at which the shard became unassigned in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
    • unassigned.details (or ud): Details about why the shard became unassigned. This does not explain why the shard is currently unassigned. To understand why a shard is not assigned, use the Cluster allocation explain API.
    • unassigned.for (or uf): Time at which the shard was requested to be unassigned in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
    • unassigned.reason (or ur): Indicates the reason for the last change to the state of this unassigned shard. This does not explain why the shard is currently unassigned. To understand why a shard is not assigned, use the Cluster allocation explain API. Returned values include:

      • 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.
      • FORCED_EMPTY_PRIMARY: The shard’s allocation was last modified by forcing an empty primary using the Cluster reroute API.
      • INDEX_CLOSED: Unassigned because the index was closed.
      • INDEX_CREATED: Unassigned as a result of an API creation of an index.
      • INDEX_REOPENED: Unassigned as a result of opening a closed index.
      • MANUAL_ALLOCATION: The shard’s allocation was last modified by the Cluster reroute API.
      • 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.
      • NODE_RESTARTING: Similar to NODE_LEFT, except that the node was registered as restarting using the Node shutdown API.
      • PRIMARY_FAILED: The shard was initializing as a replica, but the primary shard failed before the initialization completed.
      • 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.
  • s string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of column names or aliases that determines the sort order. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • master_timeout string

    The period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • index string

      The index name.

    • shard string

      The shard name.

    • prirep string

      The shard type: primary or replica.

    • state string

      The shard state. Returned values include: 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 string | null

      The number of documents in the shard.

    • store string | null

      The disk space used by the shard.

    • dataset string | null

      total size of dataset (including the cache for partially mounted indices)

    • ip string | null

      The IP address of the node.

    • id string

      The unique identifier for the node.

    • node string | null

      The name of node.

    • sync_id string

      The sync identifier.

    • unassigned.reason string

      The reason for the last change to the state of an unassigned shard. It does not explain why the shard is currently unassigned; use the cluster allocation explain API for that information. Returned values include: 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. FORCED_EMPTY_PRIMARY: The shard’s allocation was last modified by forcing an empty primary using the cluster reroute API. INDEX_CLOSED: Unassigned because the index was closed. INDEX_CREATED: Unassigned as a result of an API creation of an index. INDEX_REOPENED: Unassigned as a result of opening a closed index. MANUAL_ALLOCATION: The shard’s allocation was last modified by the cluster reroute API. 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. NODE_RESTARTING: Similar to NODE_LEFT, except that the node was registered as restarting using the node shutdown API. PRIMARY_FAILED: The shard was initializing as a replica, but the primary shard failed before the initialization completed. 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.

    • unassigned.at string

      The time at which the shard became unassigned in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

    • unassigned.for string

      The time at which the shard was requested to be unassigned in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

    • unassigned.details string

      Additional details as to why the shard became unassigned. It does not explain why the shard is not assigned; use the cluster allocation explain API for that information.

    • recoverysource.type string

      The type of recovery source.

    • completion.size string

      The size of completion.

    • fielddata.memory_size string

      The used fielddata cache memory.

    • fielddata.evictions string

      The fielddata cache evictions.

    • query_cache.memory_size string

      The used query cache memory.

    • query_cache.evictions string

      The query cache evictions.

    • flush.total string

      The number of flushes.

    • flush.total_time string

      The time spent in flush.

    • get.current string

      The number of current get operations.

    • get.time string

      The time spent in get operations.

    • get.total string

      The number of get operations.

    • get.exists_time string

      The time spent in successful get operations.

    • get.exists_total string

      The number of successful get operations.

    • get.missing_time string

      The time spent in failed get operations.

    • get.missing_total string

      The number of failed get operations.

    • indexing.delete_current string

      The number of current deletion operations.

    • indexing.delete_time string

      The time spent in deletion operations.

    • indexing.delete_total string

      The number of delete operations.

    • indexing.index_current string

      The number of current indexing operations.

    • indexing.index_time string

      The time spent in indexing operations.

    • indexing.index_total string

      The number of indexing operations.

    • indexing.index_failed string

      The number of failed indexing operations.

    • merges.current string

      The number of current merge operations.

    • merges.current_docs string

      The number of current merging documents.

    • merges.current_size string

      The size of current merge operations.

    • merges.total string

      The number of completed merge operations.

    • merges.total_docs string

      The nuber of merged documents.

    • merges.total_size string

      The size of current merges.

    • merges.total_time string

      The time spent merging documents.

    • refresh.total string

      The total number of refreshes.

    • refresh.time string

      The time spent in refreshes.

    • refresh.external_total string

      The total nunber of external refreshes.

    • refresh.external_time string

      The time spent in external refreshes.

    • refresh.listeners string

      The number of pending refresh listeners.

    • search.fetch_current string

      The current fetch phase operations.

    • search.fetch_time string

      The time spent in fetch phase.

    • search.fetch_total string

      The total number of fetch operations.

    • search.open_contexts string

      The number of open search contexts.

    • search.query_current string

      The current query phase operations.

    • search.query_time string

      The time spent in query phase.

    • search.query_total string

      The total number of query phase operations.

    • search.scroll_current string

      The open scroll contexts.

    • search.scroll_time string

      The time scroll contexts were held open.

    • search.scroll_total string

      The number of completed scroll contexts.

    • segments.count string

      The number of segments.

    • segments.memory string

      The memory used by segments.

    • segments.index_writer_memory string

      The memory used by the index writer.

    • segments.version_map_memory string

      The memory used by the version map.

    • segments.fixed_bitset_memory string

      The memory used by fixed bit sets for nested object field types and export type filters for types referred in _parent fields.

    • seq_no.max string

      The maximum sequence number.

    • seq_no.local_checkpoint string

      The local checkpoint.

    • seq_no.global_checkpoint string

      The global checkpoint.

    • warmer.current string

      The number of current warmer operations.

    • warmer.total string

      The total number of warmer operations.

    • warmer.total_time string

      The time spent in warmer operations.

    • path.data string

      The shard data path.

    • path.state string

      The shard state path.

    • bulk.total_operations string

      The number of bulk shard operations.

    • bulk.total_time string

      The time spent in shard bulk operations.

    • bulk.total_size_in_bytes string

      The total size in bytes of shard bulk operations.

    • bulk.avg_time string

      The average time spent in shard bulk operations.

    • bulk.avg_size_in_bytes string

      The average size in bytes of shard bulk operations.

GET /_cat/shards/{index}
GET _cat/shards?format=json
resp = client.cat.shards(
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.shards({
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.shards(
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->shards([
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/shards?format=json"
client.cat().shards();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _cat/shards?format=json`.
[
  {
    "index": "my-index-000001",
    "shard": "0",
    "prirep": "p",
    "state": "STARTED",
    "docs": "3014",
    "store": "31.1mb",
    "dataset": "249b",
    "ip": "192.168.56.10",
    "node": "H5dfFeA"
  }
]
A successful response from `GET _cat/shards/my-index-*?format=json`. It returns information for any data streams or indices beginning with `my-index-`.
[
  {
    "index": "my-index-000001",
    "shard": "0",
    "prirep": "p",
    "state": "STARTED",
    "docs": "3014",
    "store": "31.1mb",
    "dataset": "249b",
    "ip": "192.168.56.10",
    "node": "H5dfFeA"
  }
]
A successful response from `GET _cat/shards?format=json`. The `RELOCATING` value in the `state` column indicates the index shard is relocating.
[
  {
    "index": "my-index-000001",
    "shard": "0",
    "prirep": "p",
    "state": "RELOCATING",
    "docs": "3014",
    "store": "31.1mb",
    "dataset": "249b",
    "ip": "192.168.56.10",
    "node": "H5dfFeA -> -> 192.168.56.30 bGG90GE"
  }
]
A successful response from `GET _cat/shards?format=json`. Before 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.
[
  {
    "index": "my-index-000001",
    "shard": "0",
    "prirep": "p",
    "state": "STARTED",
    "docs": "3014",
    "store": "31.1mb",
    "dataset": "249b",
    "ip": "192.168.56.10",
    "node": "H5dfFeA"
  },
  {
    "index": "my-index-000001",
    "shard": "0",
    "prirep": "r",
    "state": "INITIALIZING",
    "docs": "0",
    "store": "14.3mb",
    "dataset": "249b",
    "ip": "192.168.56.30",
    "node": "bGG90GE"
  }
]
A successful response from `GET _cat/shards?h=index,shard,prirep,state,unassigned.reason&format=json`. It includes the `unassigned.reason` column, which indicates why a shard is unassigned.
[
  {
    "index": "my-index-000001",
    "shard": "0",
    "prirep": "p",
    "state": "STARTED",
    "unassigned.reason": "3014 31.1mb 192.168.56.10 H5dfFeA"
  },
  {
    "index": "my-index-000001",
    "shard": "0",
    "prirep": "r",
    "state": "STARTED",
    "unassigned.reason": "3014 31.1mb 192.168.56.30 bGG90GE"
  },
  {
    "index": "my-index-000001",
    "shard": "0",
    "prirep": "r",
    "state": "STARTED",
    "unassigned.reason": "3014 31.1mb 192.168.56.20 I8hydUG"
  },
  {
    "index": "my-index-000001",
    "shard": "0",
    "prirep": "r",
    "state": "UNASSIGNED",
    "unassigned.reason": "ALLOCATION_FAILED"
  }
]

Get snapshot information Generally available; Added in 2.1.0

GET /_cat/snapshots/{repository}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/snapshots

GET /_cat/snapshots/{repository}

Get information about the snapshots stored in one or more repositories. A snapshot is a backup of an index or running Elasticsearch cluster. IMPORTANT: cat APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the get snapshot API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor_snapshot

Path parameters

  • repository string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of snapshot repositories used to limit the request. Accepts wildcard expressions. _all returns all repositories. If any repository fails during the request, Elasticsearch returns an error.

Query parameters

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If true, the response does not include information from unavailable snapshots.

  • h string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of columns names to display. It supports simple wildcards.

    Supported values include:

    • id (or snapshot): The ID of the snapshot, such as 'snap1'.
    • repository (or re, repo): The name of the repository, such as 'repo1'.
    • status (or s): State of the snapshot process. Returned values are: 'FAILED': The snapshot process failed. 'INCOMPATIBLE': The snapshot process is incompatible with the current cluster version. 'IN_PROGRESS': The snapshot process started but has not completed. 'PARTIAL': The snapshot process completed with a partial success. 'SUCCESS': The snapshot process completed with a full success.
    • start_epoch (or ste, startEpoch): The unix epoch time at which the snapshot process started.
    • start_time (or sti, startTime): 'HH:MM:SS' time at which the snapshot process started.
    • end_epoch (or ete, endEpoch): The unix epoch time at which the snapshot process ended.
    • end_time (or eti, endTime): 'HH:MM:SS' time at which the snapshot process ended.
    • duration (or dur): The time it took the snapshot process to complete in time units.
    • indices (or i): The number of indices in the snapshot.
    • successful_shards (or ss): The number of successful shards in the snapshot.
    • failed_shards (or fs): The number of failed shards in the snapshot.
    • total_shards (or ts): The total number of shards in the snapshot.
    • reason (or r): The reason for any snapshot failures.

    Values are id, snapshot, repository, re, repo, status, s, start_epoch, ste, startEpoch, start_time, sti, startTime, end_epoch, ete, endEpoch, end_time, eti, endTime, duration, dur, indices, i, successful_shards, ss, failed_shards, fs, total_shards, ts, reason, or r.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • id string

      The unique identifier for the snapshot.

    • repository string

      The repository name.

    • status string

      The state of the snapshot process. Returned values include: FAILED: The snapshot process failed. INCOMPATIBLE: The snapshot process is incompatible with the current cluster version. IN_PROGRESS: The snapshot process started but has not completed. PARTIAL: The snapshot process completed with a partial success. SUCCESS: The snapshot process completed with a full success.

    • start_epoch number | string

      The Unix epoch time (seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00) at which the snapshot process started.

      One of:

      The Unix epoch time (seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00) at which the snapshot process started.

    • start_time string | object

      The time (HH:MM:SS) at which the snapshot process started.

      One of:

      The time (HH:MM:SS) at which the snapshot process started.

    • end_epoch number | string

      The Unix epoch time (seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00) at which the snapshot process ended.

      One of:

      The Unix epoch time (seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00) at which the snapshot process ended.

    • end_time string

      The time (HH:MM:SS) at which the snapshot process ended.

    • duration string

      The time it took the snapshot process to complete, in time units.

      External documentation
    • indices string

      The number of indices in the snapshot.

    • successful_shards string

      The number of successful shards in the snapshot.

    • failed_shards string

      The number of failed shards in the snapshot.

    • total_shards string

      The total number of shards in the snapshot.

    • reason string

      The reason for any snapshot failures.

GET /_cat/snapshots/{repository}
GET /_cat/snapshots/repo1?v=true&s=id&format=json
resp = client.cat.snapshots(
    repository="repo1",
    v=True,
    s="id",
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.snapshots({
  repository: "repo1",
  v: "true",
  s: "id",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.snapshots(
  repository: "repo1",
  v: "true",
  s: "id",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->snapshots([
    "repository" => "repo1",
    "v" => "true",
    "s" => "id",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/snapshots/repo1?v=true&s=id&format=json"
client.cat().snapshots();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/snapshots/repo1?v=true&s=id&format=json`.
[
  {
    "id": "snap1",
    "repository": "repo1",
    "status": "FAILED",
    "start_epoch": "1445616705",
    "start_time": "18:11:45",
    "end_epoch": "1445616978",
    "end_time": "18:16:18",
    "duration": "4.6m",
    "indices": "1",
    "successful_shards": "4",
    "failed_shards": "1",
    "total_shards": "5"
  },
  {
    "id": "snap2",
    "repository": "repo1",
    "status": "SUCCESS",
    "start_epoch": "1445634298",
    "start_time": "23:04:58",
    "end_epoch": "1445634672",
    "end_time": "23:11:12",
    "duration": "6.2m",
    "indices": "2",
    "successful_shards": "10",
    "failed_shards": "0",
    "total_shards": "10"
  }
]

Get task information Technical preview; Added in 5.0.0

GET /_cat/tasks

Get information about tasks currently running in the cluster. IMPORTANT: cat APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the task management API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Query parameters

  • actions array[string]

    The task action names, which are used to limit the response.

  • detailed boolean

    If true, the response includes detailed information about shard recoveries.

  • nodes array[string]

    Unique node identifiers, which are used to limit the response.

  • parent_task_id string

    The parent task identifier, which is used to limit the response.

  • h string | array[string]

    List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation
  • wait_for_completion boolean

    If true, the request blocks until the task has completed.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • id string

      The identifier of the task with the node.

    • action string

      The task action.

    • task_id string

      The unique task identifier.

    • parent_task_id string

      The parent task identifier.

    • type string

      The task type.

    • start_time string

      The start time in milliseconds.

    • timestamp string

      The start time in HH:MM:SS format.

    • running_time_ns string

      The running time in nanoseconds.

    • running_time string

      The running time.

    • node_id string

      The unique node identifier.

    • ip string

      The IP address for the node.

    • port string

      The bound transport port for the node.

    • node string

      The node name.

    • version string

      The Elasticsearch version.

    • x_opaque_id string

      The X-Opaque-ID header.

    • description string

      The task action description.

GET /_cat/tasks
GET _cat/tasks?v=true&format=json
resp = client.cat.tasks(
    v=True,
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.tasks({
  v: "true",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.tasks(
  v: "true",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->tasks([
    "v" => "true",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/tasks?v=true&format=json"
client.cat().tasks();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _cat/tasks?v=true&format=json`.
[
  {
    "action": "cluster:monitor/tasks/lists[n]",
    "task_id": "oTUltX4IQMOUUVeiohTt8A:124",
    "parent_task_id": "oTUltX4IQMOUUVeiohTt8A:123",
    "type": "direct",
    "start_time": "1458585884904",
    "timestamp": "01:48:24",
    "running_time": "44.1micros",
    "ip": "127.0.0.1:9300",
    "node": "oTUltX4IQMOUUVeiohTt8A"
  },
  {
    "action": "cluster:monitor/tasks/lists",
    "task_id": "oTUltX4IQMOUUVeiohTt8A:123",
    "parent_task_id": "-",
    "type": "transport",
    "start_time": "1458585884904",
    "timestamp": "01:48:24",
    "running_time": "186.2micros",
    "ip": "127.0.0.1:9300",
    "node": "oTUltX4IQMOUUVeiohTt8A"
  }
]

Get index template information Generally available; Added in 5.2.0

GET /_cat/templates/{name}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/templates

GET /_cat/templates/{name}

Get information about the index templates in a cluster. You can use index templates to apply index settings and field mappings to new indices at creation. IMPORTANT: cat APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the get index template API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    The name of the template to return. Accepts wildcard expressions. If omitted, all templates are returned.

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

    List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.

  • s string | array[string]

    List of columns that determine how the table should be sorted. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request computes the list of selected nodes from the local cluster state. If false the list of selected nodes are computed from the cluster state of the master node. In both cases the coordinating node will send requests for further information to each selected node.

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • name string

      The template name.

    • index_patterns string

      The template index patterns.

    • order string

      The template application order or priority number.

    • version string | null

      The template version.

    • composed_of string

      The component templates that comprise the index template.

GET /_cat/templates/{name}
GET _cat/templates/my-template-*?v=true&s=name&format=json
resp = client.cat.templates(
    name="my-template-*",
    v=True,
    s="name",
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.templates({
  name: "my-template-*",
  v: "true",
  s: "name",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.templates(
  name: "my-template-*",
  v: "true",
  s: "name",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->templates([
    "name" => "my-template-*",
    "v" => "true",
    "s" => "name",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/templates/my-template-*?v=true&s=name&format=json"
client.cat().templates();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _cat/templates/my-template-*?v=true&s=name&format=json`.
[
  {
    "name": "my-template-0",
    "index_patterns": "[te*]",
    "order": "500",
    "version": null,
    "composed_of": "[]"
  },
  {
    "name": "my-template-1",
    "index_patterns": "[tea*]",
    "order": "501",
    "version": null,
    "composed_of": "[]"
  },
  {
    "name": "my-template-2",
    "index_patterns": "[teak*]",
    "order": "502",
    "version": "7",
    "composed_of": "[]"
  }
]

Get thread pool statistics Generally available

GET /_cat/thread_pool/{thread_pool_patterns}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/thread_pool

GET /_cat/thread_pool/{thread_pool_patterns}

Get thread pool statistics for each node in a cluster. Returned information includes all built-in thread pools and custom thread pools. IMPORTANT: cat APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the nodes info API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Path parameters

  • thread_pool_patterns string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of thread pool names used to limit the request. Accepts wildcard expressions.

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

    List of columns to appear in the response. Supports simple wildcards.

    Supported values include:

    • active (or a): Number of active threads in the current thread pool.
    • completed (or c): Number of tasks completed by the thread pool executor.
    • core (or cr): Configured core number of active threads allowed in the current thread pool.
    • ephemeral_id (or eid): Ephemeral node ID.
    • host (or h): Hostname for the current node.
    • ip (or i): IP address for the current node.
    • keep_alive (or k): Configured keep alive time for threads.
    • largest (or l): Highest number of active threads in the current thread pool.
    • max (or mx): Configured maximum number of active threads allowed in the current thread pool.
    • name: Name of the thread pool, such as analyze or generic.
    • node_id (or id): ID of the node, such as k0zy.
    • node_name: Node name, such as I8hydUG.
    • pid (or p): Process ID of the running node.
    • pool_size (or psz): Number of threads in the current thread pool.
    • port (or po): Bound transport port for the current node.
    • queue (or q): Number of tasks in the queue for the current thread pool.
    • queue_size (or qs): Maximum number of tasks permitted in the queue for the current thread pool.
    • rejected (or r): Number of tasks rejected by the thread pool executor.
    • size (or sz): Configured fixed number of active threads allowed in the current thread pool.
    • type (or t): Type of thread pool. Returned values are fixed, fixed_auto_queue_size, direct, or scaling.

    Values are active, a, completed, c, core, cr, ephemeral_id, eid, host, h, ip, i, keep_alive, k, largest, l, max, mx, name, node_id, id, node_name, pid, p, pool_size, psz, port, po, queue, q, queue_size, qs, rejected, r, size, sz, type, or t.

  • s string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of column names or aliases that determines the sort order. Sorting defaults to ascending and can be changed by setting :asc or :desc as a suffix to the column name.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request computes the list of selected nodes from the local cluster state. If false the list of selected nodes are computed from the cluster state of the master node. In both cases the coordinating node will send requests for further information to each selected node.

  • master_timeout string

    The period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • node_name string

      The node name.

    • node_id string

      The persistent node identifier.

    • ephemeral_node_id string

      The ephemeral node identifier.

    • pid string

      The process identifier.

    • host string

      The host name for the current node.

    • ip string

      The IP address for the current node.

    • port string

      The bound transport port for the current node.

    • name string

      The thread pool name.

    • type string

      The thread pool type. Returned values include fixed, fixed_auto_queue_size, direct, and scaling.

    • active string

      The number of active threads in the current thread pool.

    • pool_size string

      The number of threads in the current thread pool.

    • queue string

      The number of tasks currently in queue.

    • queue_size string

      The maximum number of tasks permitted in the queue.

    • rejected string

      The number of rejected tasks.

    • largest string

      The highest number of active threads in the current thread pool.

    • completed string

      The number of completed tasks.

    • core string | null

      The core number of active threads allowed in a scaling thread pool.

    • max string | null

      The maximum number of active threads allowed in a scaling thread pool.

    • size string | null

      The number of active threads allowed in a fixed thread pool.

    • keep_alive string | null

      The thread keep alive time.

GET /_cat/thread_pool/{thread_pool_patterns}
GET /_cat/thread_pool?format=json
resp = client.cat.thread_pool(
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.threadPool({
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.thread_pool(
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->threadPool([
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/thread_pool?format=json"
client.cat().threadPool();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/thread_pool?format=json`.
[
  {
    "node_name": "node-0",
    "name": "analyze",
    "active": "0",
    "queue": "0",
    "rejected": "0"
  },
  {
    "node_name": "node-0",
    "name": "fetch_shard_started",
    "active": "0",
    "queue": "0",
    "rejected": "0"
  },
  {
    "node_name": "node-0",
    "name": "fetch_shard_store",
    "active": "0",
    "queue": "0",
    "rejected": "0"
  },
  {
    "node_name": "node-0",
    "name": "flush",
    "active": "0",
    "queue": "0",
    "rejected": "0"
  },
  {
    "node_name": "node-0",
    "name": "write",
    "active": "0",
    "queue": "0",
    "rejected": "0"
  }
]
A successful response from `GET /_cat/thread_pool/generic?v=true&h=id,name,active,rejected,completed&format=json`. It returns the `id`, `name`, `active`, `rejected`, and `completed` columns. It also limits returned information to the generic thread pool.
[
  {
    "id": "0EWUhXeBQtaVGlexUeVwMg",
    "name": "generic",
    "active": "0",
    "rejected": "0",
    "completed": "70"
  }
]

Get transform information Generally available; Added in 7.7.0

GET /_cat/transforms/{transform_id}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/transforms

GET /_cat/transforms/{transform_id}

Get configuration and usage information about transforms.

CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the Kibana console or command line. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the get transform statistics API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor_transform

Path parameters

  • transform_id string Required

    A transform identifier or a wildcard expression. If you do not specify one of these options, the API returns information for all transforms.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_match boolean

    Specifies what to do when the request: contains wildcard expressions and there are no transforms that match; contains the _all string or no identifiers and there are no matches; contains wildcard expressions and there are only partial matches. If true, it returns an empty transforms array when there are no matches and the subset of results when there are partial matches. If false, the request returns a 404 status code when there are no matches or only partial matches.

  • from number

    Skips the specified number of transforms.

  • h string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list of column names to display.

    Supported values include:

    • changes_last_detection_time (or cldt): The timestamp when changes were last detected in the source indices.
    • checkpoint (or cp): The sequence number for the checkpoint.
    • checkpoint_duration_time_exp_avg (or cdtea, checkpointTimeExpAvg): Exponential moving average of the duration of the checkpoint, in milliseconds.
    • checkpoint_progress (or c, checkpointProgress): The progress of the next checkpoint that is currently in progress.
    • create_time (or ct, createTime): The time the transform was created.
    • delete_time (or dtime): The amount of time spent deleting, in milliseconds.
    • description (or d): The description of the transform.
    • dest_index (or di, destIndex): The destination index for the transform. The mappings of the destination index are deduced based on the source fields when possible. If alternate mappings are required, use the Create index API prior to starting the transform.
    • documents_deleted (or docd): The number of documents that have been deleted from the destination index due to the retention policy for this transform.
    • documents_indexed (or doci): The number of documents that have been indexed into the destination index for the transform.
    • docs_per_second (or dps): Specifies a limit on the number of input documents per second. This setting throttles the transform by adding a wait time between search requests. The default value is null, which disables throttling.
    • documents_processed (or docp): The number of documents that have been processed from the source index of the transform.
    • frequency (or f): The interval between checks for changes in the source indices when the transform is running continuously. Also determines the retry interval in the event of transient failures while the transform is searching or indexing. The minimum value is 1s and the maximum is 1h. The default value is 1m.
    • id: Identifier for the transform.
    • index_failure (or if): The number of indexing failures.
    • index_time (or itime): The amount of time spent indexing, in milliseconds.
    • index_total (or it): The number of index operations.
    • indexed_documents_exp_avg (or idea): Exponential moving average of the number of new documents that have been indexed.
    • last_search_time (or lst, lastSearchTime): The timestamp of the last search in the source indices. This field is only shown if the transform is running.
    • max_page_search_size (or mpsz): Defines the initial page size to use for the composite aggregation for each checkpoint. If circuit breaker exceptions occur, the page size is dynamically adjusted to a lower value. The minimum value is 10 and the maximum is 65,536. The default value is 500.
    • pages_processed (or pp): The number of search or bulk index operations processed. Documents are processed in batches instead of individually.
    • pipeline (or p): The unique identifier for an ingest pipeline.
    • processed_documents_exp_avg (or pdea): Exponential moving average of the number of documents that have been processed.
    • processing_time (or pt): The amount of time spent processing results, in milliseconds.
    • reason (or r): If a transform has a failed state, this property provides details about the reason for the failure.
    • search_failure (or sf): The number of search failures.
    • search_time (or stime): The amount of time spent searching, in milliseconds.
    • search_total (or st): The number of search operations on the source index for the transform.
    • source_index (or si, sourceIndex): The source indices for the transform. It can be a single index, an index pattern (for example, "my-index-*"), an array of indices (for example, ["my-index-000001", "my-index-000002"]), or an array of index patterns (for example, ["my-index-*", "my-other-index-*"]. For remote indices use the syntax "remote_name:index_name". If any indices are in remote clusters then the master node and at least one transform node must have the remote_cluster_client node role.
    • state (or s): The status of the transform, which can be one of the following values:

      • aborting: The transform is aborting.
      • failed: The transform failed. For more information about the failure, check the reason field.
      • indexing: The transform is actively processing data and creating new documents.
      • started: The transform is running but not actively indexing data.
      • stopped: The transform is stopped.
      • stopping: The transform is stopping.
    • transform_type (or tt): Indicates the type of transform: batch or continuous.

    • trigger_count (or tc): The number of times the transform has been triggered by the scheduler. For example, the scheduler triggers the transform indexer to check for updates or ingest new data at an interval specified in the frequency property.

    • version (or v): The version of Elasticsearch that existed on the node when the transform was created.

  • s string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list of column names or column aliases used to sort the response.

    Supported values include:

    • changes_last_detection_time (or cldt): The timestamp when changes were last detected in the source indices.
    • checkpoint (or cp): The sequence number for the checkpoint.
    • checkpoint_duration_time_exp_avg (or cdtea, checkpointTimeExpAvg): Exponential moving average of the duration of the checkpoint, in milliseconds.
    • checkpoint_progress (or c, checkpointProgress): The progress of the next checkpoint that is currently in progress.
    • create_time (or ct, createTime): The time the transform was created.
    • delete_time (or dtime): The amount of time spent deleting, in milliseconds.
    • description (or d): The description of the transform.
    • dest_index (or di, destIndex): The destination index for the transform. The mappings of the destination index are deduced based on the source fields when possible. If alternate mappings are required, use the Create index API prior to starting the transform.
    • documents_deleted (or docd): The number of documents that have been deleted from the destination index due to the retention policy for this transform.
    • documents_indexed (or doci): The number of documents that have been indexed into the destination index for the transform.
    • docs_per_second (or dps): Specifies a limit on the number of input documents per second. This setting throttles the transform by adding a wait time between search requests. The default value is null, which disables throttling.
    • documents_processed (or docp): The number of documents that have been processed from the source index of the transform.
    • frequency (or f): The interval between checks for changes in the source indices when the transform is running continuously. Also determines the retry interval in the event of transient failures while the transform is searching or indexing. The minimum value is 1s and the maximum is 1h. The default value is 1m.
    • id: Identifier for the transform.
    • index_failure (or if): The number of indexing failures.
    • index_time (or itime): The amount of time spent indexing, in milliseconds.
    • index_total (or it): The number of index operations.
    • indexed_documents_exp_avg (or idea): Exponential moving average of the number of new documents that have been indexed.
    • last_search_time (or lst, lastSearchTime): The timestamp of the last search in the source indices. This field is only shown if the transform is running.
    • max_page_search_size (or mpsz): Defines the initial page size to use for the composite aggregation for each checkpoint. If circuit breaker exceptions occur, the page size is dynamically adjusted to a lower value. The minimum value is 10 and the maximum is 65,536. The default value is 500.
    • pages_processed (or pp): The number of search or bulk index operations processed. Documents are processed in batches instead of individually.
    • pipeline (or p): The unique identifier for an ingest pipeline.
    • processed_documents_exp_avg (or pdea): Exponential moving average of the number of documents that have been processed.
    • processing_time (or pt): The amount of time spent processing results, in milliseconds.
    • reason (or r): If a transform has a failed state, this property provides details about the reason for the failure.
    • search_failure (or sf): The number of search failures.
    • search_time (or stime): The amount of time spent searching, in milliseconds.
    • search_total (or st): The number of search operations on the source index for the transform.
    • source_index (or si, sourceIndex): The source indices for the transform. It can be a single index, an index pattern (for example, "my-index-*"), an array of indices (for example, ["my-index-000001", "my-index-000002"]), or an array of index patterns (for example, ["my-index-*", "my-other-index-*"]. For remote indices use the syntax "remote_name:index_name". If any indices are in remote clusters then the master node and at least one transform node must have the remote_cluster_client node role.
    • state (or s): The status of the transform, which can be one of the following values:

      • aborting: The transform is aborting.
      • failed: The transform failed. For more information about the failure, check the reason field.
      • indexing: The transform is actively processing data and creating new documents.
      • started: The transform is running but not actively indexing data.
      • stopped: The transform is stopped.
      • stopping: The transform is stopping.
    • transform_type (or tt): Indicates the type of transform: batch or continuous.

    • trigger_count (or tc): The number of times the transform has been triggered by the scheduler. For example, the scheduler triggers the transform indexer to check for updates or ingest new data at an interval specified in the frequency property.

    • version (or v): The version of Elasticsearch that existed on the node when the transform was created.

  • size number

    The maximum number of transforms to obtain.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • id string

      The transform identifier.

    • state string

      The status of the transform. Returned values include: aborting: The transform is aborting. failed: The transform failed. For more information about the failure, check thereasonfield. indexing: The transform is actively processing data and creating new documents. started: The transform is running but not actively indexing data. stopped: The transform is stopped. stopping`: The transform is stopping.

    • checkpoint string

      The sequence number for the checkpoint.

    • documents_processed string

      The number of documents that have been processed from the source index of the transform.

    • checkpoint_progress string | null

      The progress of the next checkpoint that is currently in progress.

    • last_search_time string | null

      The timestamp of the last search in the source indices. This field is shown only if the transform is running.

    • changes_last_detection_time string | null

      The timestamp when changes were last detected in the source indices.

    • create_time string

      The time the transform was created.

    • version string

      The version of Elasticsearch that existed on the node when the transform was created.

    • source_index string

      The source indices for the transform.

    • dest_index string

      The destination index for the transform.

    • pipeline string

      The unique identifier for the ingest pipeline.

    • description string

      The description of the transform.

    • transform_type string

      The type of transform: batch or continuous.

    • frequency string

      The interval between checks for changes in the source indices when the transform is running continuously.

    • max_page_search_size string

      The initial page size that is used for the composite aggregation for each checkpoint.

    • docs_per_second string

      The number of input documents per second.

    • reason string

      If a transform has a failed state, these details describe the reason for failure.

    • search_total string

      The total number of search operations on the source index for the transform.

    • search_failure string

      The total number of search failures.

    • search_time string

      The total amount of search time, in milliseconds.

    • index_total string

      The total number of index operations done by the transform.

    • index_failure string

      The total number of indexing failures.

    • index_time string

      The total time spent indexing documents, in milliseconds.

    • documents_indexed string

      The number of documents that have been indexed into the destination index for the transform.

    • delete_time string

      The total time spent deleting documents, in milliseconds.

    • documents_deleted string

      The number of documents deleted from the destination index due to the retention policy for the transform.

    • trigger_count string

      The number of times the transform has been triggered by the scheduler. For example, the scheduler triggers the transform indexer to check for updates or ingest new data at an interval specified in the frequency property.

    • pages_processed string

      The number of search or bulk index operations processed. Documents are processed in batches instead of individually.

    • processing_time string

      The total time spent processing results, in milliseconds.

    • checkpoint_duration_time_exp_avg string

      The exponential moving average of the duration of the checkpoint, in milliseconds.

    • indexed_documents_exp_avg string

      The exponential moving average of the number of new documents that have been indexed.

    • processed_documents_exp_avg string

      The exponential moving average of the number of documents that have been processed.

GET /_cat/transforms/{transform_id}
GET /_cat/transforms?v=true&format=json
resp = client.cat.transforms(
    v=True,
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.transforms({
  v: "true",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.transforms(
  v: "true",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->transforms([
    "v" => "true",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/transforms?v=true&format=json"
client.cat().transforms();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/transforms?v=true&format=json`.
[
  {
    "id" : "ecommerce_transform",
    "state" : "started",
    "checkpoint" : "1",
    "documents_processed" : "705",
    "checkpoint_progress" : "100.00",
    "changes_last_detection_time" : null
  }
]

Cluster

Explain the shard allocations Generally available; Added in 5.0.0

POST /_cluster/allocation/explain

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cluster/allocation/explain

POST /_cluster/allocation/explain

Get explanations for shard allocations in the cluster. For unassigned shards, it provides an explanation for why the shard is unassigned. For assigned shards, it provides an explanation for why the shard is remaining on its current node and has not moved or rebalanced to another node. This API can be very useful when attempting to diagnose why a shard is unassigned or why a shard continues to remain on its current node when you might expect otherwise.

Query parameters

  • include_disk_info boolean

    If true, returns information about disk usage and shard sizes.

  • include_yes_decisions boolean

    If true, returns YES decisions in explanation.

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation
application/json

Body

  • current_node string

    Specifies the node ID or the name of the node to only explain a shard that is currently located on the specified node.

  • index string

    Specifies the name of the index that you would like an explanation for.

  • primary boolean

    If true, returns explanation for the primary shard for the given shard ID.

  • shard number

    Specifies the ID of the shard that you would like an explanation for.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • allocate_explanation string
    • allocation_delay string

      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.

      External documentation
    • allocation_delay_in_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • can_allocate string

      Values are yes, no, worse_balance, throttled, awaiting_info, allocation_delayed, no_valid_shard_copy, or no_attempt.

    • can_move_to_other_node string

      Values are yes, no, worse_balance, throttled, awaiting_info, allocation_delayed, no_valid_shard_copy, or no_attempt.

    • can_rebalance_cluster string

      Values are yes, no, worse_balance, throttled, awaiting_info, allocation_delayed, no_valid_shard_copy, or no_attempt.

    • can_rebalance_cluster_decisions array[object]
      Hide can_rebalance_cluster_decisions attributes Show can_rebalance_cluster_decisions attributes object
      • decider string Required
      • decision string Required

        Values are NO, YES, THROTTLE, or ALWAYS.

      • explanation string Required
    • can_rebalance_to_other_node string

      Values are yes, no, worse_balance, throttled, awaiting_info, allocation_delayed, no_valid_shard_copy, or no_attempt.

    • can_remain_decisions array[object]
      Hide can_remain_decisions attributes Show can_remain_decisions attributes object
      • decider string Required
      • decision string Required

        Values are NO, YES, THROTTLE, or ALWAYS.

      • explanation string Required
    • can_remain_on_current_node string

      Values are yes, no, worse_balance, throttled, awaiting_info, allocation_delayed, no_valid_shard_copy, or no_attempt.

    • cluster_info object
      Hide cluster_info attributes Show cluster_info attributes object
      • nodes object Required
        Hide nodes attribute Show nodes attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
          • node_name string Required
          • least_available object Required
          • most_available object Required
      • shard_sizes object Required
        Hide shard_sizes attribute Show shard_sizes attribute object
        • * number Additional properties
      • shard_data_set_sizes object
        Hide shard_data_set_sizes attribute Show shard_data_set_sizes attribute object
        • * string Additional properties
      • shard_paths object Required
        Hide shard_paths attribute Show shard_paths attribute object
        • * string Additional properties
      • reserved_sizes array[object] Required
        Hide reserved_sizes attributes Show reserved_sizes attributes object
        • node_id string Required
        • path string Required
        • total number Required
        • shards array[string] Required
    • configured_delay string

      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.

      External documentation
    • configured_delay_in_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • current_node object
      Hide current_node attributes Show current_node attributes object
      • id string Required
      • name string Required
      • roles array[string] Required

        Values are master, data, data_cold, data_content, data_frozen, data_hot, data_warm, client, ingest, ml, voting_only, transform, remote_cluster_client, or coordinating_only.

      • attributes object Required
        Hide attributes attribute Show attributes attribute object
        • * string Additional properties
      • transport_address string Required
      • weight_ranking number Required
    • current_state string Required
    • index string Required
    • move_explanation string
    • node_allocation_decisions array[object]
      Hide node_allocation_decisions attributes Show node_allocation_decisions attributes object
      • deciders array[object] Required
        Hide deciders attributes Show deciders attributes object
        • decider string Required
        • decision string Required

          Values are NO, YES, THROTTLE, or ALWAYS.

        • explanation string Required
      • node_attributes object Required
        Hide node_attributes attribute Show node_attributes attribute object
        • * string Additional properties
      • node_decision string Required

        Values are yes, no, worse_balance, throttled, awaiting_info, allocation_delayed, no_valid_shard_copy, or no_attempt.

      • node_id string Required
      • node_name string Required
      • roles array[string] Required

        Values are master, data, data_cold, data_content, data_frozen, data_hot, data_warm, client, ingest, ml, voting_only, transform, remote_cluster_client, or coordinating_only.

      • store object
        Hide store attributes Show store attributes object
        • allocation_id string Required
        • found boolean Required
        • in_sync boolean Required
        • matching_size_in_bytes number Required
        • matching_sync_id boolean Required
        • store_exception string Required
      • transport_address string Required
      • weight_ranking number Required
    • primary boolean Required
    • rebalance_explanation string
    • remaining_delay string

      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.

      External documentation
    • remaining_delay_in_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • shard number Required
    • unassigned_info object
      Hide unassigned_info attributes Show unassigned_info attributes object
      • at string | number

        One of:
      • last_allocation_status string
      • reason string Required

        Values are INDEX_CREATED, CLUSTER_RECOVERED, INDEX_REOPENED, DANGLING_INDEX_IMPORTED, NEW_INDEX_RESTORED, EXISTING_INDEX_RESTORED, REPLICA_ADDED, ALLOCATION_FAILED, NODE_LEFT, REROUTE_CANCELLED, REINITIALIZED, REALLOCATED_REPLICA, PRIMARY_FAILED, FORCED_EMPTY_PRIMARY, or MANUAL_ALLOCATION.

      • details string
      • failed_allocation_attempts number
      • delayed boolean
      • allocation_status string
    • note string Generally available; Added in 7.14.0
POST /_cluster/allocation/explain
GET _cluster/allocation/explain
{
  "index": "my-index-000001",
  "shard": 0,
  "primary": false,
  "current_node": "my-node"
}
resp = client.cluster.allocation_explain(
    index="my-index-000001",
    shard=0,
    primary=False,
    current_node="my-node",
)
const response = await client.cluster.allocationExplain({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  shard: 0,
  primary: false,
  current_node: "my-node",
});
response = client.cluster.allocation_explain(
  body: {
    "index": "my-index-000001",
    "shard": 0,
    "primary": false,
    "current_node": "my-node"
  }
)
$resp = $client->cluster()->allocationExplain([
    "body" => [
        "index" => "my-index-000001",
        "shard" => 0,
        "primary" => false,
        "current_node" => "my-node",
    ],
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"index":"my-index-000001","shard":0,"primary":false,"current_node":"my-node"}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cluster/allocation/explain"
client.cluster().allocationExplain(a -> a
    .currentNode("my-node")
    .index("my-index-000001")
    .primary(false)
    .shard(0)
);
Request example
Run `GET _cluster/allocation/explain` to get an explanation for a shard's current allocation.
{
  "index": "my-index-000001",
  "shard": 0,
  "primary": false,
  "current_node": "my-node"
}
Response examples (200)
An example of an allocation explanation for an unassigned primary shard. In this example, a newly created index has an index setting that requires that it only be allocated to a node named `nonexistent_node`, which does not exist, so the index is unable to allocate.
{
  "index" : "my-index-000001",
  "shard" : 0,
  "primary" : true,
  "current_state" : "unassigned",
  "unassigned_info" : {
    "reason" : "INDEX_CREATED",
    "at" : "2017-01-04T18:08:16.600Z",
    "last_allocation_status" : "no"
  },
  "can_allocate" : "no",
  "allocate_explanation" : "Elasticsearch isn't allowed to allocate this shard to any of the nodes in the cluster. Choose a node to which you expect this shard to be allocated, find this node in the node-by-node explanation, and address the reasons which prevent Elasticsearch from allocating this shard there.",
  "node_allocation_decisions" : [
    {
      "node_id" : "8qt2rY-pT6KNZB3-hGfLnw",
      "node_name" : "node-0",
      "transport_address" : "127.0.0.1:9401",
      "roles" : ["data", "data_cold", "data_content", "data_frozen", "data_hot", "data_warm", "ingest", "master", "ml", "remote_cluster_client", "transform"],
      "node_attributes" : {},
      "node_decision" : "no",
      "weight_ranking" : 1,
      "deciders" : [
        {
          "decider" : "filter",
          "decision" : "NO",
          "explanation" : "node does not match index setting [index.routing.allocation.include] filters [_name:\"nonexistent_node\"]"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
An example of an allocation explanation for an unassigned primary shard that has reached the maximum number of allocation retry attempts. After the maximum number of retries is reached, Elasticsearch stops attempting to allocate the shard in order to prevent infinite retries which may impact cluster performance.
{
  "index" : "my-index-000001",
  "shard" : 0,
  "primary" : true,
  "current_state" : "unassigned",
  "unassigned_info" : {
    "at" : "2017-01-04T18:03:28.464Z",
    "failed shard on node [mEKjwwzLT1yJVb8UxT6anw]: failed recovery, failure RecoveryFailedException",
    "reason": "ALLOCATION_FAILED",
    "failed_allocation_attempts": 5,
    "last_allocation_status": "no",
  },
  "can_allocate": "no",
  "allocate_explanation": "cannot allocate because allocation is not permitted to any of the nodes",
  "node_allocation_decisions" : [
    {
      "node_id" : "3sULLVJrRneSg0EfBB-2Ew",
      "node_name" : "node_t0",
      "transport_address" : "127.0.0.1:9400",
      "roles" : ["data_content", "data_hot"],
      "node_decision" : "no",
      "store" : {
        "matching_size" : "4.2kb",
        "matching_size_in_bytes" : 4325
      },
      "deciders" : [
        {
          "decider": "max_retry",
          "decision" : "NO",
          "explanation": "shard has exceeded the maximum number of retries [5] on failed allocation attempts - manually call [POST /_cluster/reroute?retry_failed] to retry, [unassigned_info[[reason=ALLOCATION_FAILED], at[2024-07-30T21:04:12.166Z], failed_attempts[5], failed_nodes[[mEKjwwzLT1yJVb8UxT6anw]], delayed=false, details[failed shard on node [mEKjwwzLT1yJVb8UxT6anw]: failed recovery, failure RecoveryFailedException], allocation_status[deciders_no]]]"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Update voting configuration exclusions Generally available; Added in 7.0.0

POST /_cluster/voting_config_exclusions

Update the cluster voting config exclusions by node IDs or node names. By default, if there are more than three master-eligible nodes in the cluster and you remove fewer than half of the master-eligible nodes in the cluster at once, the voting configuration automatically shrinks. If you want to shrink the voting configuration to contain fewer than three nodes or to remove half or more of the master-eligible nodes in the cluster at once, use this API to remove departing nodes from the voting configuration manually. The API adds an entry for each specified node to the cluster’s voting configuration exclusions list. It then waits until the cluster has reconfigured its voting configuration to exclude the specified nodes.

Clusters should have no voting configuration exclusions in normal operation. Once the excluded nodes have stopped, clear the voting configuration exclusions with DELETE /_cluster/voting_config_exclusions. This API waits for the nodes to be fully removed from the cluster before it returns. If your cluster has voting configuration exclusions for nodes that you no longer intend to remove, use DELETE /_cluster/voting_config_exclusions?wait_for_removal=false to clear the voting configuration exclusions without waiting for the nodes to leave the cluster.

A response to POST /_cluster/voting_config_exclusions with an HTTP status code of 200 OK guarantees that the node has been removed from the voting configuration and will not be reinstated until the voting configuration exclusions are cleared by calling DELETE /_cluster/voting_config_exclusions. If the call to POST /_cluster/voting_config_exclusions fails or returns a response with an HTTP status code other than 200 OK then the node may not have been removed from the voting configuration. In that case, you may safely retry the call.

NOTE: Voting exclusions are required only when you remove at least half of the master-eligible nodes from a cluster in a short time period. They are not required when removing master-ineligible nodes or when removing fewer than half of the master-eligible nodes.

External documentation

Query parameters

  • node_names string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of the names of the nodes to exclude from the voting configuration. If specified, you may not also specify node_ids.

  • node_ids string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of the persistent ids of the nodes to exclude from the voting configuration. If specified, you may not also specify node_names.

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    When adding a voting configuration exclusion, the API waits for the specified nodes to be excluded from the voting configuration before returning. If the timeout expires before the appropriate condition is satisfied, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
POST /_cluster/voting_config_exclusions
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_cluster/voting_config_exclusions' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Clear cluster voting config exclusions Generally available; Added in 7.0.0

DELETE /_cluster/voting_config_exclusions

Remove master-eligible nodes from the voting configuration exclusion list.

External documentation

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation
  • wait_for_removal boolean

    Specifies whether to wait for all excluded nodes to be removed from the cluster before clearing the voting configuration exclusions list. Defaults to true, meaning that all excluded nodes must be removed from the cluster before this API takes any action. If set to false then the voting configuration exclusions list is cleared even if some excluded nodes are still in the cluster.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
DELETE /_cluster/voting_config_exclusions
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_cluster/voting_config_exclusions' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Get cluster-wide settings Generally available

GET /_cluster/settings

By default, it returns only settings that have been explicitly defined.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor
External documentation

Query parameters

  • flat_settings boolean

    If true, returns settings in flat format.

  • include_defaults boolean

    If true, also returns default values for all other cluster settings, reflecting the values in the elasticsearch.yml file of one of the nodes in the cluster. If the nodes in your cluster do not all have the same values in their elasticsearch.yml config files then the values returned by this API may vary from invocation to invocation and may not reflect the values that Elasticsearch uses in all situations. Use the GET _nodes/settings API to fetch the settings for each individual node in your cluster.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • persistent object Required

      The settings that persist after the cluster restarts.

      Hide persistent attribute Show persistent attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
    • transient object Required

      The settings that do not persist after the cluster restarts.

      Hide transient attribute Show transient attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
    • defaults object

      The default setting values.

      Hide defaults attribute Show defaults attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
GET /_cluster/settings
GET /_cluster/settings?filter_path=persistent.cluster.remote
resp = client.cluster.get_settings(
    filter_path="persistent.cluster.remote",
)
const response = await client.cluster.getSettings({
  filter_path: "persistent.cluster.remote",
});
response = client.cluster.get_settings(
  filter_path: "persistent.cluster.remote"
)
$resp = $client->cluster()->getSettings([
    "filter_path" => "persistent.cluster.remote",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cluster/settings?filter_path=persistent.cluster.remote"

Update the cluster settings Generally available

PUT /_cluster/settings

Configure and update dynamic settings on a running cluster. You can also configure dynamic settings locally on an unstarted or shut down node in elasticsearch.yml.

Updates made with this API can be persistent, which apply across cluster restarts, or transient, which reset after a cluster restart. You can also reset transient or persistent settings by assigning them a null value.

If you configure the same setting using multiple methods, Elasticsearch applies the settings in following order of precedence: 1) Transient setting; 2) Persistent setting; 3) elasticsearch.yml setting; 4) Default setting value. For example, you can apply a transient setting to override a persistent setting or elasticsearch.yml setting. However, a change to an elasticsearch.yml setting will not override a defined transient or persistent setting.

TIP: In Elastic Cloud, use the user settings feature to configure all cluster settings. This method automatically rejects unsafe settings that could break your cluster. If you run Elasticsearch on your own hardware, use this API to configure dynamic cluster settings. Only use elasticsearch.yml for static cluster settings and node settings. The API doesn’t require a restart and ensures a setting’s value is the same on all nodes.

WARNING: Transient cluster settings are no longer recommended. Use persistent cluster settings instead. If a cluster becomes unstable, transient settings can clear unexpectedly, resulting in a potentially undesired cluster configuration.

External documentation

Query parameters

application/json

Body Required

  • persistent object

    The settings that persist after the cluster restarts.

    Hide persistent attribute Show persistent attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
  • transient object

    The settings that do not persist after the cluster restarts.

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

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • acknowledged boolean Required
    • persistent object Required
      Hide persistent attribute Show persistent attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
    • transient object Required
      Hide transient attribute Show transient attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
PUT /_cluster/settings
PUT /_cluster/settings
{
  "persistent" : {
    "indices.recovery.max_bytes_per_sec" : "50mb"
  }
}
resp = client.cluster.put_settings(
    persistent={
        "indices.recovery.max_bytes_per_sec": "50mb"
    },
)
const response = await client.cluster.putSettings({
  persistent: {
    "indices.recovery.max_bytes_per_sec": "50mb",
  },
});
response = client.cluster.put_settings(
  body: {
    "persistent": {
      "indices.recovery.max_bytes_per_sec": "50mb"
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->cluster()->putSettings([
    "body" => [
        "persistent" => [
            "indices.recovery.max_bytes_per_sec" => "50mb",
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"persistent":{"indices.recovery.max_bytes_per_sec":"50mb"}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cluster/settings"
client.cluster().putSettings(p -> p
    .persistent("indices.recovery.max_bytes_per_sec", JsonData.fromJson("\"50mb\""))
);
Request examples
An example of a persistent update.
{
  "persistent" : {
    "indices.recovery.max_bytes_per_sec" : "50mb"
  }
}
PUT `/_cluster/settings` to update the `action.auto_create_index` setting. The setting accepts a comma-separated list of patterns that you want to allow or you can prefix each pattern with `+` or `-` to indicate whether it should be allowed or blocked. In this example, the auto-creation of indices called `my-index-000001` or `index10` is allowed, the creation of indices that match the pattern `index1*` is blocked, and the creation of any other indices that match the `ind*` pattern is allowed. Patterns are matched in the order specified.
{
  "persistent": {
    "action.auto_create_index": "my-index-000001,index10,-index1*,+ind*" 
  }
}




Get cluster info Generally available; Added in 8.9.0

GET /_info/{target}

Returns basic information about the cluster.

Path parameters

  • target string | array[string]

    Limits the information returned to the specific target. Supports a comma-separated list, such as http,ingest.

    Supported values include: _all, http, ingest, thread_pool, script

    Values are _all, http, ingest, thread_pool, or script.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • cluster_name string Required
    • http object
      Hide http attributes Show http attributes object
      • current_open number

        Current number of open HTTP connections for the node.

      • total_opened number

        Total number of HTTP connections opened for the node.

      • clients array[object]

        Information on current and recently-closed HTTP client connections. Clients that have been closed longer than the http.client_stats.closed_channels.max_age setting will not be represented here.

        Hide clients attributes Show clients attributes object
        • id number

          Unique ID for the HTTP client.

        • agent string

          Reported agent for the HTTP client. If unavailable, this property is not included in the response.

        • local_address string

          Local address for the HTTP connection.

        • remote_address string

          Remote address for the HTTP connection.

        • last_uri string

          The URI of the client’s most recent request.

        • opened_time_millis number

          Time at which the client opened the connection.

        • closed_time_millis number

          Time at which the client closed the connection if the connection is closed.

        • last_request_time_millis number

          Time of the most recent request from this client.

        • request_count number

          Number of requests from this client.

        • request_size_bytes number

          Cumulative size in bytes of all requests from this client.

        • x_opaque_id string

          Value from the client’s x-opaque-id HTTP header. If unavailable, this property is not included in the response.

      • routes object Required Generally available; Added in 8.12.0

        Detailed HTTP stats broken down by route

        Hide routes attribute Show routes attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
          • requests object Required
          • responses object Required
    • ingest object
      Hide ingest attributes Show ingest attributes object
      • pipelines object

        Contains statistics about ingest pipelines for the node.

        Hide pipelines attribute Show pipelines attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
          • count number Required

            Total number of documents ingested during the lifetime of this node.

          • current number Required

            Total number of documents currently being ingested.

          • failed number Required

            Total number of failed ingest operations during the lifetime of this node.

          • processors array[object] Required

            Total number of ingest processors.

          • ingested_as_first_pipeline_in_bytes number Required Generally available; Added in 8.15.0

            Total number of bytes of all documents ingested by the pipeline. This field is only present on pipelines which are the first to process a document. Thus, it is not present on pipelines which only serve as a final pipeline after a default pipeline, a pipeline run after a reroute processor, or pipelines in pipeline processors.

          • produced_as_first_pipeline_in_bytes number Required Generally available; Added in 8.15.0

            Total number of bytes of all documents produced by the pipeline. This field is only present on pipelines which are the first to process a document. Thus, it is not present on pipelines which only serve as a final pipeline after a default pipeline, a pipeline run after a reroute processor, or pipelines in pipeline processors. In situations where there are subsequent pipelines, the value represents the size of the document after all pipelines have run.

      • total object

        Contains statistics about ingest operations for the node.

        Hide total attributes Show total attributes object
        • count number Required

          Total number of documents ingested during the lifetime of this node.

        • current number Required

          Total number of documents currently being ingested.

        • failed number Required

          Total number of failed ingest operations during the lifetime of this node.

    • thread_pool object
      Hide thread_pool attribute Show thread_pool attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • active number

          Number of active threads in the thread pool.

        • completed number

          Number of tasks completed by the thread pool executor.

        • largest number

          Highest number of active threads in the thread pool.

        • queue number

          Number of tasks in queue for the thread pool.

        • rejected number

          Number of tasks rejected by the thread pool executor.

        • threads number

          Number of threads in the thread pool.

    • script object
      Hide script attributes Show script attributes object
      • cache_evictions number

        Total number of times the script cache has evicted old data.

      • compilations number

        Total number of inline script compilations performed by the node.

      • compilations_history object

        Contains this recent history of script compilations.

        Hide compilations_history attribute Show compilations_history attribute object
        • * number Additional properties
      • compilation_limit_triggered number

        Total number of times the script compilation circuit breaker has limited inline script compilations.

      • contexts array[object]
        Hide contexts attributes Show contexts attributes object
        • context string
        • compilations number
        • cache_evictions number
        • compilation_limit_triggered number
GET /_info/{target}
GET /_info/_all
resp = client.cluster.info(
    target="_all",
)
const response = await client.cluster.info({
  target: "_all",
});
response = client.cluster.info(
  target: "_all"
)
$resp = $client->cluster()->info([
    "target" => "_all",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_info/_all"
client.cluster().info(i -> i
    .target("_all")
);

Get the pending cluster tasks Generally available

GET /_cluster/pending_tasks

Get information about cluster-level changes (such as create index, update mapping, allocate or fail shard) that have not yet taken effect.

NOTE: This API returns a list of any pending updates to the cluster state. These are distinct from the tasks reported by the task management API which include periodic tasks and tasks initiated by the user, such as node stats, search queries, or create index requests. However, if a user-initiated task such as a create index command causes a cluster state update, the activity of this task might be reported by both task api and pending cluster tasks API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Query parameters

  • local boolean

    If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only. If false, information is retrieved from the master node.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • tasks array[object] Required
      Hide tasks attributes Show tasks attributes object
      • executing boolean Required

        Indicates whether the pending tasks are currently executing or not.

      • insert_order number Required

        The number that represents when the task has been inserted into the task queue.

      • priority string Required

        The priority of the pending task. The valid priorities in descending priority order are: IMMEDIATE > URGENT > HIGH > NORMAL > LOW > LANGUID.

      • source string Required

        A general description of the cluster task that may include a reason and origin.

      • time_in_queue string

        The time since the task is waiting for being performed.

        External documentation
      • time_in_queue_millis number

        Time unit for milliseconds

GET /_cluster/pending_tasks
GET /_cluster/pending_tasks
resp = client.cluster.pending_tasks()
const response = await client.cluster.pendingTasks();
response = client.cluster.pending_tasks
$resp = $client->cluster()->pendingTasks();
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cluster/pending_tasks"
client.cluster().pendingTasks(p -> p);

Get remote cluster information Generally available; Added in 6.1.0

GET /_remote/info

Get information about configured remote clusters. The API returns connection and endpoint information keyed by the configured remote cluster alias.


This API returns information that reflects current state on the local cluster. The connected field does not necessarily reflect whether a remote cluster is down or unavailable, only whether there is currently an open connection to it. Elasticsearch does not spontaneously try to reconnect to a disconnected remote cluster. To trigger a reconnection, attempt a cross-cluster search, ES|QL cross-cluster search, or try the /_resolve/cluster endpoint.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor
External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
GET /_remote/info
GET /_remote/info
resp = client.cluster.remote_info()
const response = await client.cluster.remoteInfo();
response = client.cluster.remote_info
$resp = $client->cluster()->remoteInfo();
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_remote/info"
client.cluster().remoteInfo();

Reroute the cluster Generally available; Added in 5.0.0

POST /_cluster/reroute

Manually change the allocation of individual shards in the cluster. For example, a shard can be moved from one node to another explicitly, an allocation can be canceled, and an unassigned shard can be explicitly allocated to a specific node.

It is important to note that after processing any reroute commands Elasticsearch will perform rebalancing as normal (respecting the values of settings such as cluster.routing.rebalance.enable) in order to remain in a balanced state. For example, if the requested allocation includes moving a shard from node1 to node2 then this may cause a shard to be moved from node2 back to node1 to even things out.

The cluster can be set to disable allocations using the cluster.routing.allocation.enable setting. If allocations are disabled then the only allocations that will be performed are explicit ones given using the reroute command, and consequent allocations due to rebalancing.

The cluster will attempt to allocate a shard a maximum of index.allocation.max_retries times in a row (defaults to 5), before giving up and leaving the shard unallocated. This scenario can be caused by structural problems such as having an analyzer which refers to a stopwords file which doesn’t exist on all nodes.

Once the problem has been corrected, allocation can be manually retried by calling the reroute API with the ?retry_failed URI query parameter, which will attempt a single retry round for these shards.

Query parameters

  • dry_run boolean

    If true, then the request simulates the operation. It will calculate the result of applying the commands to the current cluster state and return the resulting cluster state after the commands (and rebalancing) have been applied; it will not actually perform the requested changes.

  • explain boolean

    If true, then the response contains an explanation of why the commands can or cannot run.

  • metric string | array[string]

    Limits the information returned to the specified metrics.

  • retry_failed boolean

    If true, then retries allocation of shards that are blocked due to too many subsequent allocation failures.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation
application/json

Body

  • commands array[object]

    Defines the commands to perform.

    Hide commands attributes Show commands attributes object
    • cancel object

      Cancel allocation of a shard (or recovery). Accepts index and shard for index name and shard number, and node for the node to cancel the shard allocation on. This can be used to force resynchronization of existing replicas from the primary shard by cancelling them and allowing them to be reinitialized through the standard recovery process. By default only replica shard allocations can be cancelled. If it is necessary to cancel the allocation of a primary shard then the allow_primary flag must also be included in the request.

      Hide cancel attributes Show cancel attributes object
      • index string Required
      • shard number Required
      • node string Required
      • allow_primary boolean
    • move object

      Move a started shard from one node to another node. Accepts index and shard for index name and shard number, from_node for the node to move the shard from, and to_node for the node to move the shard to.

      Hide move attributes Show move attributes object
      • index string Required
      • shard number Required
      • from_node string Required

        The node to move the shard from

      • to_node string Required

        The node to move the shard to

    • allocate_replica object

      Allocate an unassigned replica shard to a node. Accepts index and shard for index name and shard number, and node to allocate the shard to. Takes allocation deciders into account.

      Hide allocate_replica attributes Show allocate_replica attributes object
      • index string Required
      • shard number Required
      • node string Required
    • allocate_stale_primary object

      Allocate a primary shard to a node that holds a stale copy. Accepts the index and shard for index name and shard number, and node to allocate the shard to. Using this command may lead to data loss for the provided shard id. If a node which has the good copy of the data rejoins the cluster later on, that data will be deleted or overwritten with the data of the stale copy that was forcefully allocated with this command. To ensure that these implications are well-understood, this command requires the flag accept_data_loss to be explicitly set to true.

      Hide allocate_stale_primary attributes Show allocate_stale_primary attributes object
      • index string Required
      • shard number Required
      • node string Required
      • accept_data_loss boolean Required

        If a node which has a copy of the data rejoins the cluster later on, that data will be deleted. To ensure that these implications are well-understood, this command requires the flag accept_data_loss to be explicitly set to true

    • allocate_empty_primary object

      Allocate an empty primary shard to a node. Accepts the index and shard for index name and shard number, and node to allocate the shard to. Using this command leads to a complete loss of all data that was indexed into this shard, if it was previously started. If a node which has a copy of the data rejoins the cluster later on, that data will be deleted. To ensure that these implications are well-understood, this command requires the flag accept_data_loss to be explicitly set to true.

      Hide allocate_empty_primary attributes Show allocate_empty_primary attributes object
      • index string Required
      • shard number Required
      • node string Required
      • accept_data_loss boolean Required

        If a node which has a copy of the data rejoins the cluster later on, that data will be deleted. To ensure that these implications are well-understood, this command requires the flag accept_data_loss to be explicitly set to true

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • acknowledged boolean Required
    • explanations array[object]
      Hide explanations attributes Show explanations attributes object
      • command string Required
      • decisions array[object] Required
        Hide decisions attributes Show decisions attributes object
        • decider string Required
        • decision string Required
        • explanation string Required
      • parameters object Required
        Hide parameters attributes Show parameters attributes object
        • allow_primary boolean Required
        • index string Required
        • node string Required
        • shard number Required
        • from_node string
        • to_node string
    • state object

      There aren't any guarantees on the output/structure of the raw cluster state. Here you will find the internal representation of the cluster, which can differ from the external representation.

POST /_cluster/reroute
POST /_cluster/reroute?metric=none
{
  "commands": [
    {
      "move": {
        "index": "test", "shard": 0,
        "from_node": "node1", "to_node": "node2"
      }
    },
    {
      "allocate_replica": {
        "index": "test", "shard": 1,
        "node": "node3"
      }
    }
  ]
}
resp = client.cluster.reroute(
    metric="none",
    commands=[
        {
            "move": {
                "index": "test",
                "shard": 0,
                "from_node": "node1",
                "to_node": "node2"
            }
        },
        {
            "allocate_replica": {
                "index": "test",
                "shard": 1,
                "node": "node3"
            }
        }
    ],
)
const response = await client.cluster.reroute({
  metric: "none",
  commands: [
    {
      move: {
        index: "test",
        shard: 0,
        from_node: "node1",
        to_node: "node2",
      },
    },
    {
      allocate_replica: {
        index: "test",
        shard: 1,
        node: "node3",
      },
    },
  ],
});
response = client.cluster.reroute(
  metric: "none",
  body: {
    "commands": [
      {
        "move": {
          "index": "test",
          "shard": 0,
          "from_node": "node1",
          "to_node": "node2"
        }
      },
      {
        "allocate_replica": {
          "index": "test",
          "shard": 1,
          "node": "node3"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
)
$resp = $client->cluster()->reroute([
    "metric" => "none",
    "body" => [
        "commands" => array(
            [
                "move" => [
                    "index" => "test",
                    "shard" => 0,
                    "from_node" => "node1",
                    "to_node" => "node2",
                ],
            ],
            [
                "allocate_replica" => [
                    "index" => "test",
                    "shard" => 1,
                    "node" => "node3",
                ],
            ],
        ),
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"commands":[{"move":{"index":"test","shard":0,"from_node":"node1","to_node":"node2"}},{"allocate_replica":{"index":"test","shard":1,"node":"node3"}}]}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cluster/reroute?metric=none"
Request example
Run `POST /_cluster/reroute?metric=none` to changes the allocation of shards in a cluster.
{
  "commands": [
    {
      "move": {
        "index": "test", "shard": 0,
        "from_node": "node1", "to_node": "node2"
      }
    },
    {
      "allocate_replica": {
        "index": "test", "shard": 1,
        "node": "node3"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Get the cluster state Generally available; Added in 1.3.0

GET /_cluster/state/{metric}/{index}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cluster/state

GET /_cluster/state/{metric}
GET /_cluster/state/{metric}/{index}

Get comprehensive information about the state of the cluster.

The cluster state is an internal data structure which keeps track of a variety of information needed by every node, including the identity and attributes of the other nodes in the cluster; cluster-wide settings; index metadata, including the mapping and settings for each index; the location and status of every shard copy in the cluster.

The elected master node ensures that every node in the cluster has a copy of the same cluster state. This API lets you retrieve a representation of this internal state for debugging or diagnostic purposes. You may need to consult the Elasticsearch source code to determine the precise meaning of the response.

By default the API will route requests to the elected master node since this node is the authoritative source of cluster states. You can also retrieve the cluster state held on the node handling the API request by adding the ?local=true query parameter.

Elasticsearch may need to expend significant effort to compute a response to this API in larger clusters, and the response may comprise a very large quantity of data. If you use this API repeatedly, your cluster may become unstable.

WARNING: The response is a representation of an internal data structure. Its format is not subject to the same compatibility guarantees as other more stable APIs and may change from version to version. Do not query this API using external monitoring tools. Instead, obtain the information you require using other more stable cluster APIs.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor,manage

Path parameters

  • metric string | array[string] Required

    Limit the information returned to the specified metrics

  • index string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of index names; use _all or empty string to perform the operation on all indices

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    Whether to ignore if a wildcard indices expression resolves into no concrete indices. (This includes _all string or when no indices have been specified)

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Whether to expand wildcard expression to concrete indices that are open, closed or both.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • flat_settings boolean

    Return settings in flat format (default: false)

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    Whether specified concrete indices should be ignored when unavailable (missing or closed)

  • local boolean

    Return local information, do not retrieve the state from master node (default: false)

  • master_timeout string

    Specify timeout for connection to master

    External documentation
  • wait_for_metadata_version number

    Wait for the metadata version to be equal or greater than the specified metadata version

  • wait_for_timeout string

    The maximum time to wait for wait_for_metadata_version before timing out

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
GET /_cluster/state/{metric}/{index}
GET /_cluster/state?filter_path=metadata.cluster_coordination.last_committed_config
resp = client.cluster.state(
    filter_path="metadata.cluster_coordination.last_committed_config",
)
const response = await client.cluster.state({
  filter_path: "metadata.cluster_coordination.last_committed_config",
});
response = client.cluster.state(
  filter_path: "metadata.cluster_coordination.last_committed_config"
)
$resp = $client->cluster()->state([
    "filter_path" => "metadata.cluster_coordination.last_committed_config",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cluster/state?filter_path=metadata.cluster_coordination.last_committed_config"




Ping the cluster Generally available

HEAD /

Get information about whether the cluster is running.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
HEAD /
curl \
 --request HEAD 'http://api.example.com/' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Clear the archived repositories metering Technical preview; Added in 7.16.0

DELETE /_nodes/{node_id}/_repositories_metering/{max_archive_version}

Clear the archived repositories metering information in the cluster.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor,manage

Path parameters

  • node_id string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of node IDs or names used to limit returned information.

  • max_archive_version number Required

    Specifies the maximum archive_version to be cleared from the archive.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • _nodes object

      Contains statistics about the number of nodes selected by the request’s node filters.

      Hide _nodes attributes Show _nodes attributes object
      • failures array[object]

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • type string Required

          The type of error

        • reason
        • stack_trace string

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

        • caused_by
        • root_cause array[object]
        • suppressed array[object]
      • total number Required

        Total number of nodes selected by the request.

      • successful number Required

        Number of nodes that responded successfully to the request.

      • failed number Required

        Number of nodes that rejected the request or failed to respond. If this value is not 0, a reason for the rejection or failure is included in the response.

    • cluster_name string Required

      Name of the cluster. Based on the cluster.name setting.

    • nodes object Required

      Contains repositories metering information for the nodes selected by the request.

      Hide nodes attribute Show nodes attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • repository_name string Required

          Repository name.

        • repository_type string Required

          Repository type.

        • repository_location object Required

          Represents an unique location within the repository.

          Hide repository_location attributes Show repository_location attributes object
          • base_path string Required
          • container string

            Container name (Azure)

          • bucket string

            Bucket name (GCP, S3)

        • repository_ephemeral_id string Required

          An identifier that changes every time the repository is updated.

        • Time unit for milliseconds

        • Time unit for milliseconds

        • archived boolean Required

          A flag that tells whether or not this object has been archived. When a repository is closed or updated the repository metering information is archived and kept for a certain period of time. This allows retrieving the repository metering information of previous repository instantiations.

        • cluster_version number

          The cluster state version when this object was archived, this field can be used as a logical timestamp to delete all the archived metrics up to an observed version. This field is only present for archived repository metering information objects. The main purpose of this field is to avoid possible race conditions during repository metering information deletions, i.e. deleting archived repositories metering information that we haven’t observed yet.

        • request_counts object Required

          An object with the number of request performed against the repository grouped by request type.

          Hide request_counts attributes Show request_counts attributes object
          • GetBlobProperties number

            Number of Get Blob Properties requests (Azure)

          • GetBlob number

            Number of Get Blob requests (Azure)

          • ListBlobs number

            Number of List Blobs requests (Azure)

          • PutBlob number

            Number of Put Blob requests (Azure)

          • PutBlock number

            Number of Put Block (Azure)

          • PutBlockList number

            Number of Put Block List requests

          • GetObject number

            Number of get object requests (GCP, S3)

          • ListObjects number

            Number of list objects requests (GCP, S3)

          • InsertObject number

            Number of insert object requests, including simple, multipart and resumable uploads. Resumable uploads can perform multiple http requests to insert a single object but they are considered as a single request since they are billed as an individual operation. (GCP)

          • PutObject number

            Number of PutObject requests (S3)

          • PutMultipartObject number

            Number of Multipart requests, including CreateMultipartUpload, UploadPart and CompleteMultipartUpload requests (S3)

DELETE /_nodes/{node_id}/_repositories_metering/{max_archive_version}
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_nodes/{node_id}/_repositories_metering/{max_archive_version}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"








Get node information Generally available; Added in 1.3.0

GET /_nodes/{node_id}/{metric}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_nodes

GET /_nodes/{metric}
GET /_nodes/{node_id}
GET /_nodes/{node_id}/{metric}

By default, the API returns all attributes and core settings for cluster nodes.

Path parameters

  • node_id string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of node IDs or names used to limit returned information.

  • metric string | array[string] Required

    Limits the information returned to the specific metrics. Supports a comma-separated list, such as http,ingest.

Query parameters

  • flat_settings boolean

    If true, returns settings in flat format.

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • _nodes object

      Contains statistics about the number of nodes selected by the request’s node filters.

      Hide _nodes attributes Show _nodes attributes object
      • failures array[object]

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • type string Required

          The type of error

        • reason
        • stack_trace string

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

        • caused_by
        • root_cause array[object]
        • suppressed array[object]
      • total number Required

        Total number of nodes selected by the request.

      • successful number Required

        Number of nodes that responded successfully to the request.

      • failed number Required

        Number of nodes that rejected the request or failed to respond. If this value is not 0, a reason for the rejection or failure is included in the response.

    • cluster_name string Required
    • nodes object Required
      Hide nodes attribute Show nodes attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • attributes object Required
          Hide attributes attribute Show attributes attribute object
          • * string Additional properties
        • build_flavor string Required
        • build_hash string Required

          Short hash of the last git commit in this release.

        • build_type string Required
        • component_versions object Required
          Hide component_versions attribute Show component_versions attribute object
          • * number Additional properties
        • host string Required

          The node’s host name.

        • http object
          Hide http attributes Show http attributes object
          • bound_address array[string] Required
          • max_content_length_in_bytes number Required
          • publish_address string Required
        • index_version number Required
        • ip string Required

          The node’s IP address.

        • jvm object
          Hide jvm attributes Show jvm attributes object
          • gc_collectors array[string] Required
          • memory_pools array[string] Required
          • pid number Required
          • vm_vendor string Required
          • using_bundled_jdk boolean Required
          • using_compressed_ordinary_object_pointers
          • input_arguments array[string] Required
        • name string Required

          The node's name

        • os object
          Hide os attributes Show os attributes object
          • arch string Required

            Name of the JVM architecture (ex: amd64, x86)

          • available_processors number Required

            Number of processors available to the Java virtual machine

          • allocated_processors number

            The number of processors actually used to calculate thread pool size. This number can be set with the node.processors setting of a node and defaults to the number of processors reported by the OS.

        • plugins array[object]
          Hide plugins attributes Show plugins attributes object
          • classname string Required
          • description string Required
          • elasticsearch_version
          • extended_plugins array[string] Required
          • has_native_controller boolean Required
          • java_version
          • name
          • version
          • licensed boolean Required
        • process object
          Hide process attributes Show process attributes object
          • id number Required

            Process identifier (PID)

          • mlockall boolean Required

            Indicates if the process address space has been successfully locked in memory

        • roles array[string] Required

          Values are master, data, data_cold, data_content, data_frozen, data_hot, data_warm, client, ingest, ml, voting_only, transform, remote_cluster_client, or coordinating_only.

        • settings object
        • thread_pool object
          Hide thread_pool attribute Show thread_pool attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
            Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
            • core number
            • max number
            • queue_size number Required
            • size number
            • type string Required
        • total_indexing_buffer number

          Total heap allowed to be used to hold recently indexed documents before they must be written to disk. This size is a shared pool across all shards on this node, and is controlled by Indexing Buffer settings.

        • total_indexing_buffer_in_bytes number | string

          Same as total_indexing_buffer, but expressed in bytes.

          One of:

          Same as total_indexing_buffer, but expressed in bytes.

        • transport object
          Hide transport attributes Show transport attributes object
          • bound_address array[string] Required
          • publish_address string Required
          • profiles object Required
        • transport_address string Required

          Host and port where transport HTTP connections are accepted.

        • transport_version number Required
        • version string Required

          Elasticsearch version running on this node.

        • modules array[object]
          Hide modules attributes Show modules attributes object
          • classname string Required
          • description string Required
          • elasticsearch_version
          • extended_plugins array[string] Required
          • has_native_controller boolean Required
          • java_version
          • name
          • version
          • licensed boolean Required
        • ingest object
          Hide ingest attribute Show ingest attribute object
          • processors array[object] Required
        • aggregations object
          Hide aggregations attribute Show aggregations attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
            Hide * attribute Show * attribute object
            • types array[string] Required
        • remote_cluster_server object
          Hide remote_cluster_server attribute Show remote_cluster_server attribute object
          • bound_address array[string] Required
GET /_nodes/{node_id}/{metric}
GET _nodes/_all/jvm
resp = client.nodes.info(
    node_id="_all",
    metric="jvm",
)
const response = await client.nodes.info({
  node_id: "_all",
  metric: "jvm",
});
response = client.nodes.info(
  node_id: "_all",
  metric: "jvm"
)
$resp = $client->nodes()->info([
    "node_id" => "_all",
    "metric" => "jvm",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_nodes/_all/jvm"
client.nodes().info(i -> i
    .metric("jvm")
    .nodeId("_all")
);
Response examples (200)
An abbreviated response when requesting cluster nodes information.
{
    "_nodes": {},
    "cluster_name": "elasticsearch",
    "nodes": {
      "USpTGYaBSIKbgSUJR2Z9lg": {
        "name": "node-0",
        "transport_address": "192.168.17:9300",
        "host": "node-0.elastic.co",
        "ip": "192.168.17",
        "version": "{version}",
        "transport_version": 100000298,
        "index_version": 100000074,
        "component_versions": {
          "ml_config_version": 100000162,
          "transform_config_version": 100000096
        },
        "build_flavor": "default",
        "build_type": "{build_type}",
        "build_hash": "587409e",
        "roles": [
          "master",
          "data",
          "ingest"
        ],
        "attributes": {},
        "plugins": [
          {
            "name": "analysis-icu",
            "version": "{version}",
            "description": "The ICU Analysis plugin integrates Lucene ICU
  module into elasticsearch, adding ICU relates analysis components.",
            "classname":
  "org.elasticsearch.plugin.analysis.icu.AnalysisICUPlugin",
            "has_native_controller": false
          }
        ],
        "modules": [
          {
            "name": "lang-painless",
            "version": "{version}",
            "description": "An easy, safe and fast scripting language for
  Elasticsearch",
            "classname": "org.elasticsearch.painless.PainlessPlugin",
            "has_native_controller": false
          }
        ]
      }
    }
}

Reload the keystore on nodes in the cluster Generally available; Added in 6.5.0

POST /_nodes/{node_id}/reload_secure_settings

All methods and paths for this operation:

POST /_nodes/reload_secure_settings

POST /_nodes/{node_id}/reload_secure_settings

Secure settings are stored in an on-disk keystore. Certain of these settings are reloadable. That is, you can change them on disk and reload them without restarting any nodes in the cluster. When you have updated reloadable secure settings in your keystore, you can use this API to reload those settings on each node.

When the Elasticsearch keystore is password protected and not simply obfuscated, you must provide the password for the keystore when you reload the secure settings. Reloading the settings for the whole cluster assumes that the keystores for all nodes are protected with the same password; this method is allowed only when inter-node communications are encrypted. Alternatively, you can reload the secure settings on each node by locally accessing the API and passing the node-specific Elasticsearch keystore password.

Path parameters

  • node_id string | array[string] Required

    The names of particular nodes in the cluster to target.

Query parameters

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation
application/json

Body

  • secure_settings_password string

    The password for the Elasticsearch keystore.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • _nodes object

      Contains statistics about the number of nodes selected by the request’s node filters.

      Hide _nodes attributes Show _nodes attributes object
      • failures array[object]

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • type string Required

          The type of error

        • reason
        • stack_trace string

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

        • caused_by
        • root_cause array[object]
        • suppressed array[object]
      • total number Required

        Total number of nodes selected by the request.

      • successful number Required

        Number of nodes that responded successfully to the request.

      • failed number Required

        Number of nodes that rejected the request or failed to respond. If this value is not 0, a reason for the rejection or failure is included in the response.

    • cluster_name string Required
    • nodes object Required
      Hide nodes attribute Show nodes attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • name string Required
        • reload_exception object

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Hide reload_exception attributes Show reload_exception attributes object
          • type string Required

            The type of error

          • reason
          • stack_trace string

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

          • root_cause array[object]
          • suppressed array[object]
POST /_nodes/{node_id}/reload_secure_settings
POST _nodes/reload_secure_settings
{
  "secure_settings_password": "keystore-password"
}
resp = client.nodes.reload_secure_settings(
    secure_settings_password="keystore-password",
)
const response = await client.nodes.reloadSecureSettings({
  secure_settings_password: "keystore-password",
});
response = client.nodes.reload_secure_settings(
  body: {
    "secure_settings_password": "keystore-password"
  }
)
$resp = $client->nodes()->reloadSecureSettings([
    "body" => [
        "secure_settings_password" => "keystore-password",
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"secure_settings_password":"keystore-password"}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_nodes/reload_secure_settings"
client.nodes().reloadSecureSettings(r -> r
    .secureSettingsPassword("keystore-password")
);
Request example
Run `POST _nodes/reload_secure_settings` to reload the keystore on nodes in the cluster.
{
  "secure_settings_password": "keystore-password"
}
Response examples (200)
A successful response when reloading keystore on nodes in your cluster.
{
  "_nodes": {
    "total": 1,
    "successful": 1,
    "failed": 0
  },
  "cluster_name": "my_cluster",
  "nodes": {
    "pQHNt5rXTTWNvUgOrdynKg": {
      "name": "node-0"
    }
  }
}

Get node statistics Generally available

GET /_nodes/{node_id}/stats/{metric}/{index_metric}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_nodes/stats

GET /_nodes/stats/{metric}
GET /_nodes/{node_id}/stats
GET /_nodes/{node_id}/stats/{metric}
GET /_nodes/stats/{metric}/{index_metric}
GET /_nodes/{node_id}/stats/{metric}/{index_metric}

Get statistics for nodes in a cluster. By default, all stats are returned. You can limit the returned information by using metrics.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor,manage

Path parameters

  • node_id string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of node IDs or names used to limit returned information.

  • metric string | array[string] Required

    Limit the information returned to the specified metrics

  • index_metric string | array[string] Required

    Limit the information returned for indices metric to the specific index metrics. It can be used only if indices (or all) metric is specified.

Query parameters

  • completion_fields string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list or wildcard expressions of fields to include in fielddata and suggest statistics.

  • fielddata_fields string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list or wildcard expressions of fields to include in fielddata statistics.

  • fields string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list or wildcard expressions of fields to include in the statistics.

  • groups boolean

    Comma-separated list of search groups to include in the search statistics.

  • include_segment_file_sizes boolean

    If true, the call reports the aggregated disk usage of each one of the Lucene index files (only applies if segment stats are requested).

  • level string

    Indicates whether statistics are aggregated at the cluster, index, or shard level.

    Values are cluster, indices, or shards.

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation
  • types array[string]

    A comma-separated list of document types for the indexing index metric.

  • include_unloaded_segments boolean

    If true, the response includes information from segments that are not loaded into memory.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • _nodes object

      Contains statistics about the number of nodes selected by the request’s node filters.

      Hide _nodes attributes Show _nodes attributes object
      • failures array[object]

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • type string Required

          The type of error

        • reason
        • stack_trace string

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

        • caused_by
        • root_cause array[object]
        • suppressed array[object]
      • total number Required

        Total number of nodes selected by the request.

      • successful number Required

        Number of nodes that responded successfully to the request.

      • failed number Required

        Number of nodes that rejected the request or failed to respond. If this value is not 0, a reason for the rejection or failure is included in the response.

    • cluster_name string
    • nodes object Required
      Hide nodes attribute Show nodes attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • adaptive_selection object

          Statistics about adaptive replica selection.

          Hide adaptive_selection attribute Show adaptive_selection attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
            Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
            • avg_queue_size number

              The exponentially weighted moving average queue size of search requests on the keyed node.

            • avg_response_time_ns number

              The exponentially weighted moving average response time, in nanoseconds, of search requests on the keyed node.

            • avg_service_time_ns number

              The exponentially weighted moving average service time, in nanoseconds, of search requests on the keyed node.

            • outgoing_searches number

              The number of outstanding search requests to the keyed node from the node these stats are for.

            • rank string

              The rank of this node; used for shard selection when routing search requests.

        • breakers object

          Statistics about the field data circuit breaker.

          Hide breakers attribute Show breakers attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
            Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
            • estimated_size string

              Estimated memory used for the operation.

            • estimated_size_in_bytes number

              Estimated memory used, in bytes, for the operation.

            • limit_size string

              Memory limit for the circuit breaker.

            • limit_size_in_bytes number

              Memory limit, in bytes, for the circuit breaker.

            • overhead number

              A constant that all estimates for the circuit breaker are multiplied with to calculate a final estimate.

            • tripped number

              Total number of times the circuit breaker has been triggered and prevented an out of memory error.

        • fs object

          File system information, data path, free disk space, read/write stats.

          Hide fs attributes Show fs attributes object
          • data array[object]

            List of all file stores.

          • timestamp number

            Last time the file stores statistics were refreshed. Recorded in milliseconds since the Unix Epoch.

        • host string

          Network host for the node, based on the network host setting.

        • http object

          HTTP connection information.

          Hide http attributes Show http attributes object
          • current_open number

            Current number of open HTTP connections for the node.

          • total_opened number

            Total number of HTTP connections opened for the node.

          • clients array[object]

            Information on current and recently-closed HTTP client connections. Clients that have been closed longer than the http.client_stats.closed_channels.max_age setting will not be represented here.

          • routes object Required Generally available; Added in 8.12.0

            Detailed HTTP stats broken down by route

        • ingest object

          Statistics about ingest preprocessing.

          Hide ingest attribute Show ingest attribute object
          • pipelines object

            Contains statistics about ingest pipelines for the node.

        • ip string | array[string]

          IP address and port for the node.

        • jvm object

          JVM stats, memory pool information, garbage collection, buffer pools, number of loaded/unloaded classes.

          Hide jvm attributes Show jvm attributes object
          • buffer_pools object

            Contains statistics about JVM buffer pools for the node.

          • timestamp number

            Last time JVM statistics were refreshed.

          • uptime string

            Human-readable JVM uptime. Only returned if the human query parameter is true.

          • uptime_in_millis number

            JVM uptime in milliseconds.

        • name string

          Human-readable identifier for the node. Based on the node name setting.

        • os object

          Operating system stats, load average, mem, swap.

          Hide os attribute Show os attribute object
          • timestamp number
        • process object

          Process statistics, memory consumption, cpu usage, open file descriptors.

          Hide process attributes Show process attributes object
          • open_file_descriptors number

            Number of opened file descriptors associated with the current or -1 if not supported.

          • max_file_descriptors number

            Maximum number of file descriptors allowed on the system, or -1 if not supported.

          • timestamp number

            Last time the statistics were refreshed. Recorded in milliseconds since the Unix Epoch.

        • roles array[string]

          Roles assigned to the node.

          Values are master, data, data_cold, data_content, data_frozen, data_hot, data_warm, client, ingest, ml, voting_only, transform, remote_cluster_client, or coordinating_only.

        • script object

          Contains script statistics for the node.

          Hide script attributes Show script attributes object
          • cache_evictions number

            Total number of times the script cache has evicted old data.

          • compilations number

            Total number of inline script compilations performed by the node.

          • compilations_history object

            Contains this recent history of script compilations.

          • compilation_limit_triggered number

            Total number of times the script compilation circuit breaker has limited inline script compilations.

          • contexts array[object]
        • script_cache object
        • thread_pool object

          Statistics about each thread pool, including current size, queue and rejected tasks.

          Hide thread_pool attribute Show thread_pool attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
            Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
            • active number

              Number of active threads in the thread pool.

            • completed number

              Number of tasks completed by the thread pool executor.

            • largest number

              Highest number of active threads in the thread pool.

            • queue number

              Number of tasks in queue for the thread pool.

            • rejected number

              Number of tasks rejected by the thread pool executor.

            • threads number

              Number of threads in the thread pool.

        • timestamp number
        • transport object

          Transport statistics about sent and received bytes in cluster communication.

          Hide transport attributes Show transport attributes object
          • inbound_handling_time_histogram array[object]

            The distribution of the time spent handling each inbound message on a transport thread, represented as a histogram.

          • outbound_handling_time_histogram array[object]

            The distribution of the time spent sending each outbound transport message on a transport thread, represented as a histogram.

          • rx_count number

            Total number of RX (receive) packets received by the node during internal cluster communication.

          • rx_size string

            Size of RX packets received by the node during internal cluster communication.

          • rx_size_in_bytes number

            Size, in bytes, of RX packets received by the node during internal cluster communication.

          • server_open number

            Current number of inbound TCP connections used for internal communication between nodes.

          • tx_count number

            Total number of TX (transmit) packets sent by the node during internal cluster communication.

          • tx_size string

            Size of TX packets sent by the node during internal cluster communication.

          • tx_size_in_bytes number

            Size, in bytes, of TX packets sent by the node during internal cluster communication.

          • total_outbound_connections number

            The cumulative number of outbound transport connections that this node has opened since it started. Each transport connection may comprise multiple TCP connections but is only counted once in this statistic. Transport connections are typically long-lived so this statistic should remain constant in a stable cluster.

        • transport_address string

          Host and port for the transport layer, used for internal communication between nodes in a cluster.

        • attributes object

          Contains a list of attributes for the node.

          Hide attributes attribute Show attributes attribute object
          • * string Additional properties
        • discovery object

          Contains node discovery statistics for the node.

          Hide discovery attribute Show discovery attribute object
          • cluster_state_update object

            Contains low-level statistics about how long various activities took during cluster state updates while the node was the elected master. Omitted if the node is not master-eligible. Every field whose name ends in _time within this object is also represented as a raw number of milliseconds in a field whose name ends in _time_millis. The human-readable fields with a _time suffix are only returned if requested with the ?human=true query parameter.

        • indexing_pressure object

          Contains indexing pressure statistics for the node.

        • indices object

          Indices stats about size, document count, indexing and deletion times, search times, field cache size, merges and flushes.

          Hide indices attribute Show indices attribute object
          • shards object Generally available; Added in 7.15.0
GET /_nodes/{node_id}/stats/{metric}/{index_metric}
GET _nodes/stats/process?filter_path=**.max_file_descriptors
resp = client.nodes.stats(
    metric="process",
    filter_path="**.max_file_descriptors",
)
const response = await client.nodes.stats({
  metric: "process",
  filter_path: "**.max_file_descriptors",
});
response = client.nodes.stats(
  metric: "process",
  filter_path: "**.max_file_descriptors"
)
$resp = $client->nodes()->stats([
    "metric" => "process",
    "filter_path" => "**.max_file_descriptors",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_nodes/stats/process?filter_path=**.max_file_descriptors"

Get feature usage information Generally available; Added in 6.0.0

GET /_nodes/{node_id}/usage/{metric}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_nodes/usage

GET /_nodes/usage/{metric}
GET /_nodes/{node_id}/usage
GET /_nodes/{node_id}/usage/{metric}

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor,manage

Path parameters

  • node_id string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of node IDs or names to limit the returned information; use _local to return information from the node you're connecting to, leave empty to get information from all nodes

  • metric string | array[string] Required

    Limits the information returned to the specific metrics. A comma-separated list of the following options: _all, rest_actions.

Query parameters

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • _nodes object

      Contains statistics about the number of nodes selected by the request’s node filters.

      Hide _nodes attributes Show _nodes attributes object
      • failures array[object]

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • type string Required

          The type of error

        • reason
        • stack_trace string

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

        • caused_by
        • root_cause array[object]
        • suppressed array[object]
      • total number Required

        Total number of nodes selected by the request.

      • successful number Required

        Number of nodes that responded successfully to the request.

      • failed number Required

        Number of nodes that rejected the request or failed to respond. If this value is not 0, a reason for the rejection or failure is included in the response.

    • cluster_name string Required
    • nodes object Required
      Hide nodes attribute Show nodes attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • rest_actions object Required
          Hide rest_actions attribute Show rest_actions attribute object
          • * number Additional properties
        • Time unit for milliseconds

        • Time unit for milliseconds

        • aggregations object Required
          Hide aggregations attribute Show aggregations attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
GET /_nodes/{node_id}/usage/{metric}
GET _nodes/usage
resp = client.nodes.usage()
const response = await client.nodes.usage();
response = client.nodes.usage
$resp = $client->nodes()->usage();
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_nodes/usage"
client.nodes().usage(u -> u);

Cluster - Health

Get the cluster health Generally available; Added in 8.7.0

GET /_health_report/{feature}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_health_report

GET /_health_report/{feature}

Get a report with the health status of an Elasticsearch cluster. The report contains a list of indicators that compose Elasticsearch functionality.

Each indicator has a health status of: green, unknown, yellow or red. The indicator will provide an explanation and metadata describing the reason for its current health status.

The cluster’s status is controlled by the worst indicator status.

In the event that an indicator’s status is non-green, a list of impacts may be present in the indicator result which detail the functionalities that are negatively affected by the health issue. Each impact carries with it a severity level, an area of the system that is affected, and a simple description of the impact on the system.

Some health indicators can determine the root cause of a health problem and prescribe a set of steps that can be performed in order to improve the health of the system. The root cause and remediation steps are encapsulated in a diagnosis. A diagnosis contains a cause detailing a root cause analysis, an action containing a brief description of the steps to take to fix the problem, the list of affected resources (if applicable), and a detailed step-by-step troubleshooting guide to fix the diagnosed problem.

NOTE: The health indicators perform root cause analysis of non-green health statuses. This can be computationally expensive when called frequently. When setting up automated polling of the API for health status, set verbose to false to disable the more expensive analysis logic.

Path parameters

  • feature string | array[string] Required

    A feature of the cluster, as returned by the top-level health report API.

Query parameters

  • timeout string

    Explicit operation timeout.

    External documentation
  • verbose boolean

    Opt-in for more information about the health of the system.

  • size number

    Limit the number of affected resources the health report API returns.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • cluster_name string Required
    • indicators object Required
      Hide indicators attributes Show indicators attributes object
      • master_is_stable object

        MASTER_IS_STABLE

        Hide master_is_stable attributes Show master_is_stable attributes object
        • symptom string Required
        • impacts array[object]
        • diagnosis array[object]
      • shards_availability object

        SHARDS_AVAILABILITY

        Hide shards_availability attributes Show shards_availability attributes object
        • symptom string Required
        • impacts array[object]
        • diagnosis array[object]
      • disk object

        DISK

        Hide disk attributes Show disk attributes object
        • symptom string Required
        • impacts array[object]
        • diagnosis array[object]
      • repository_integrity object

        REPOSITORY_INTEGRITY

        Hide repository_integrity attributes Show repository_integrity attributes object
        • symptom string Required
        • impacts array[object]
        • diagnosis array[object]
      • data_stream_lifecycle object

        DATA_STREAM_LIFECYCLE

        Hide data_stream_lifecycle attributes Show data_stream_lifecycle attributes object
        • symptom string Required
        • impacts array[object]
        • diagnosis array[object]
      • ilm object

        ILM

        Hide ilm attributes Show ilm attributes object
        • symptom string Required
        • impacts array[object]
        • diagnosis array[object]
      • slm object

        SLM

        Hide slm attributes Show slm attributes object
        • symptom string Required
        • impacts array[object]
        • diagnosis array[object]
      • shards_capacity object

        SHARDS_CAPACITY

        Hide shards_capacity attributes Show shards_capacity attributes object
        • symptom string Required
        • impacts array[object]
        • diagnosis array[object]
    • status string

      Values are green, yellow, red, unknown, or unavailable.

GET /_health_report/{feature}
GET _health_report
resp = client.health_report()
const response = await client.healthReport();
response = client.health_report
$resp = $client->healthReport();
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_health_report"
client.healthReport(h -> h);

Connector

The connector and sync jobs APIs provide a convenient way to create and manage Elastic connectors and sync jobs in an internal index. Connectors are Elasticsearch integrations that bring content from third-party data sources, which can be deployed on Elastic Cloud or hosted on your own infrastructure:

  • Elastic managed connectors (Native connectors) are a managed service on Elastic Cloud
  • Self-managed connectors (Connector clients) are self-managed on your infrastructure.

This API provides an alternative to relying solely on Kibana UI for connector and sync job management. The API comes with a set of validations and assertions to ensure that the state representation in the internal index remains valid.

Check out the connector API tutorial




Get a connector Beta; Added in 8.12.0

GET /_connector/{connector_id}

Get the details about a connector.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • api_key_id string
    • api_key_secret_id string
    • configuration object Required
      Hide configuration attribute Show configuration attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • category string
        • depends_on array[object] Required
          Hide depends_on attributes Show depends_on attributes object
          • field string Required
          • value
        • display string Required

          Values are textbox, textarea, numeric, toggle, or dropdown.

        • label string Required
        • options array[object] Required
          Hide options attributes Show options attributes object
          • label string Required
          • value
        • order number
        • placeholder string
        • required boolean Required
        • sensitive boolean Required
        • type string

          Values are str, int, list, or bool.

        • ui_restrictions array[string]
        • validations array[object]
        • value object Required
    • custom_scheduling object Required
      Hide custom_scheduling attribute Show custom_scheduling attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • configuration_overrides object Required
          Hide configuration_overrides attributes Show configuration_overrides attributes object
          • max_crawl_depth number
          • sitemap_discovery_disabled boolean
          • domain_allowlist array[string]
          • sitemap_urls array[string]
          • seed_urls array[string]
        • enabled boolean Required
        • interval string Required
        • last_synced string
        • name string Required
    • description string
    • features object
      Hide features attributes Show features attributes object
      • document_level_security object

        Indicates whether document-level security is enabled.

        Hide document_level_security attribute Show document_level_security attribute object
        • enabled boolean Required
      • incremental_sync object

        Indicates whether incremental syncs are enabled.

        Hide incremental_sync attribute Show incremental_sync attribute object
        • enabled boolean Required
      • native_connector_api_keys object

        Indicates whether managed connector API keys are enabled.

        Hide native_connector_api_keys attribute Show native_connector_api_keys attribute object
        • enabled boolean Required
      • sync_rules object
        Hide sync_rules attributes Show sync_rules attributes object
        • advanced object

          Indicates whether advanced sync rules are enabled.

        • basic object

          Indicates whether basic sync rules are enabled.

    • filtering array[object] Required
      Hide filtering attributes Show filtering attributes object
      • active object Required
        Hide active attributes Show active attributes object
        • advanced_snippet object Required
        • rules array[object] Required
        • validation object Required
      • domain string
      • draft object Required
        Hide draft attributes Show draft attributes object
        • advanced_snippet object Required
        • rules array[object] Required
        • validation object Required
    • id string
    • index_name string | null

    • is_native boolean Required
    • language string
    • last_access_control_sync_error string
    • last_access_control_sync_scheduled_at string | number

      One of:
    • last_access_control_sync_status string

      Values are canceling, canceled, completed, error, in_progress, pending, or suspended.

    • last_deleted_document_count number
    • last_incremental_sync_scheduled_at string | number

      One of:
    • last_indexed_document_count number
    • last_seen string | number

      One of:
    • last_sync_error string
    • last_sync_scheduled_at string | number

      One of:
    • last_sync_status string

      Values are canceling, canceled, completed, error, in_progress, pending, or suspended.

    • last_synced string | number

      One of:
    • name string
    • pipeline object
      Hide pipeline attributes Show pipeline attributes object
      • extract_binary_content boolean Required
      • name string Required
      • reduce_whitespace boolean Required
      • run_ml_inference boolean Required
    • scheduling object Required
      Hide scheduling attributes Show scheduling attributes object
      • access_control object
        Hide access_control attributes Show access_control attributes object
        • enabled boolean Required
        • interval string Required

          The interval is expressed using the crontab syntax

      • full object
        Hide full attributes Show full attributes object
        • enabled boolean Required
        • interval string Required

          The interval is expressed using the crontab syntax

      • incremental object
        Hide incremental attributes Show incremental attributes object
        • enabled boolean Required
        • interval string Required

          The interval is expressed using the crontab syntax

    • service_type string
    • status string Required

      Values are created, needs_configuration, configured, connected, or error.

    • sync_cursor object
    • sync_now boolean Required
GET /_connector/{connector_id}
GET _connector/my-connector-id
resp = client.connector.get(
    connector_id="my-connector-id",
)
const response = await client.connector.get({
  connector_id: "my-connector-id",
});
response = client.connector.get(
  connector_id: "my-connector-id"
)
$resp = $client->connector()->get([
    "connector_id" => "my-connector-id",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/my-connector-id"
client.connector().get(g -> g
    .connectorId("my-connector-id")
);




Delete a connector Beta; Added in 8.12.0

DELETE /_connector/{connector_id}

Removes a connector and associated sync jobs. This is a destructive action that is not recoverable. NOTE: This action doesn’t delete any API keys, ingest pipelines, or data indices associated with the connector. These need to be removed manually.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be deleted

Query parameters

  • delete_sync_jobs boolean

    A flag indicating if associated sync jobs should be also removed. Defaults to false.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_connector/{connector_id}
DELETE _connector/my-connector-id&delete_sync_jobs=true
resp = client.connector.delete(
    connector_id="my-connector-id&delete_sync_jobs=true",
)
const response = await client.connector.delete({
  connector_id: "my-connector-id&delete_sync_jobs=true",
});
response = client.connector.delete(
  connector_id: "my-connector-id&delete_sync_jobs=true"
)
$resp = $client->connector()->delete([
    "connector_id" => "my-connector-id&delete_sync_jobs=true",
]);
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/my-connector-id&delete_sync_jobs=true"
client.connector().delete(d -> d
    .connectorId("my-connector-id&delete_sync_jobs=true")
);
Response examples (200)
{
    "acknowledged": true
}




Create a connector Beta; Added in 8.12.0

POST /_connector

Connectors are Elasticsearch integrations that bring content from third-party data sources, which can be deployed on Elastic Cloud or hosted on your own infrastructure. Elastic managed connectors (Native connectors) are a managed service on Elastic Cloud. Self-managed connectors (Connector clients) are self-managed on your infrastructure.

application/json

Body

  • description string
  • index_name string
  • is_native boolean
  • language string
  • name string
  • service_type string

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

    • id string Required
POST /_connector
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_connector' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"description":"string","index_name":"string","is_native":true,"language":"string","name":"string","service_type":"string"}'




Check in a connector sync job Technical preview

PUT /_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_check_in

Check in a connector sync job and set the last_seen field to the current time before updating it in the internal index.

To sync data using self-managed connectors, you need to deploy the Elastic connector service on your own infrastructure. This service runs automatically on Elastic Cloud for Elastic managed connectors.

Path parameters

  • connector_sync_job_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector sync job to be checked in.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
PUT /_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_check_in
PUT _connector/_sync_job/my-connector-sync-job/_check_in
resp = client.connector.sync_job_check_in(
    connector_sync_job_id="my-connector-sync-job",
)
const response = await client.connector.syncJobCheckIn({
  connector_sync_job_id: "my-connector-sync-job",
});
response = client.connector.sync_job_check_in(
  connector_sync_job_id: "my-connector-sync-job"
)
$resp = $client->connector()->syncJobCheckIn([
    "connector_sync_job_id" => "my-connector-sync-job",
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/_sync_job/my-connector-sync-job/_check_in"
client.connector().syncJobCheckIn(s -> s
    .connectorSyncJobId("my-connector-sync-job")
);

Claim a connector sync job Technical preview

PUT /_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_claim

This action updates the job status to in_progress and sets the last_seen and started_at timestamps to the current time. Additionally, it can set the sync_cursor property for the sync job.

This API is not intended for direct connector management by users. It supports the implementation of services that utilize the connector protocol to communicate with Elasticsearch.

To sync data using self-managed connectors, you need to deploy the Elastic connector service on your own infrastructure. This service runs automatically on Elastic Cloud for Elastic managed connectors.

Path parameters

  • connector_sync_job_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector sync job.

application/json

Body Required

  • sync_cursor object

    The cursor object from the last incremental sync job. This should reference the sync_cursor field in the connector state for which the job runs.

  • worker_hostname string Required

    The host name of the current system that will run the job.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
PUT /_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_claim
PUT _connector/_sync_job/my-connector-sync-job-id/_claim
{
  "worker_hostname": "some-machine"
}
resp = client.connector.sync_job_claim(
    connector_sync_job_id="my-connector-sync-job-id",
    worker_hostname="some-machine",
)
const response = await client.connector.syncJobClaim({
  connector_sync_job_id: "my-connector-sync-job-id",
  worker_hostname: "some-machine",
});
response = client.connector.sync_job_claim(
  connector_sync_job_id: "my-connector-sync-job-id",
  body: {
    "worker_hostname": "some-machine"
  }
)
$resp = $client->connector()->syncJobClaim([
    "connector_sync_job_id" => "my-connector-sync-job-id",
    "body" => [
        "worker_hostname" => "some-machine",
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"worker_hostname":"some-machine"}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/_sync_job/my-connector-sync-job-id/_claim"
client.connector().syncJobClaim(s -> s
    .connectorSyncJobId("my-connector-sync-job-id")
    .workerHostname("some-machine")
);
Request example
An example body for a `PUT _connector/_sync_job/my-connector-sync-job-id/_claim` request.
{
  "worker_hostname": "some-machine"
}

Get a connector sync job Beta; Added in 8.12.0

GET /_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}

Path parameters

  • connector_sync_job_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector sync job

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • cancelation_requested_at string | number

      One of:
    • canceled_at string | number

      One of:
    • completed_at string | number

      One of:
    • connector object Required
      Hide connector attributes Show connector attributes object
      • configuration object Required
        Hide configuration attribute Show configuration attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
          • category string
          • depends_on array[object] Required
          • label string Required
          • options array[object] Required
          • order number
          • placeholder string
          • required boolean Required
          • sensitive boolean Required
          • tooltip
          • ui_restrictions array[string]
          • validations array[object]
          • value object Required
      • filtering object Required
        Hide filtering attributes Show filtering attributes object
        • advanced_snippet object Required
        • rules array[object] Required
        • validation object Required
      • id string Required
      • index_name string Required
      • language string
      • pipeline object
        Hide pipeline attributes Show pipeline attributes object
        • extract_binary_content boolean Required
        • name string Required
        • reduce_whitespace boolean Required
        • run_ml_inference boolean Required
      • service_type string Required
      • sync_cursor object
    • created_at string | number

      One of:
    • deleted_document_count number Required
    • error string
    • id string Required
    • indexed_document_count number Required
    • indexed_document_volume number Required
    • job_type string Required

      Values are full, incremental, or access_control.

    • last_seen string | number

      One of:
    • metadata object Required
      Hide metadata attribute Show metadata attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
    • started_at string | number

      One of:
    • status string Required

      Values are canceling, canceled, completed, error, in_progress, pending, or suspended.

    • total_document_count number Required
    • trigger_method string Required

      Values are on_demand or scheduled.

    • worker_hostname string
GET /_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}
GET _connector/_sync_job/my-connector-sync-job
resp = client.connector.sync_job_get(
    connector_sync_job_id="my-connector-sync-job",
)
const response = await client.connector.syncJobGet({
  connector_sync_job_id: "my-connector-sync-job",
});
response = client.connector.sync_job_get(
  connector_sync_job_id: "my-connector-sync-job"
)
$resp = $client->connector()->syncJobGet([
    "connector_sync_job_id" => "my-connector-sync-job",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/_sync_job/my-connector-sync-job"
client.connector().syncJobGet(s -> s
    .connectorSyncJobId("my-connector-sync-job")
);




Set a connector sync job error Technical preview

PUT /_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_error

Set the error field for a connector sync job and set its status to error.

To sync data using self-managed connectors, you need to deploy the Elastic connector service on your own infrastructure. This service runs automatically on Elastic Cloud for Elastic managed connectors.

Path parameters

  • connector_sync_job_id string Required

    The unique identifier for the connector sync job.

application/json

Body Required

  • error string Required

    The error for the connector sync job error field.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
PUT /_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_error
PUT _connector/_sync_job/my-connector-sync-job/_error
{
    "error": "some-error"
}
resp = client.connector.sync_job_error(
    connector_sync_job_id="my-connector-sync-job",
    error="some-error",
)
const response = await client.connector.syncJobError({
  connector_sync_job_id: "my-connector-sync-job",
  error: "some-error",
});
response = client.connector.sync_job_error(
  connector_sync_job_id: "my-connector-sync-job",
  body: {
    "error": "some-error"
  }
)
$resp = $client->connector()->syncJobError([
    "connector_sync_job_id" => "my-connector-sync-job",
    "body" => [
        "error" => "some-error",
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"error":"some-error"}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/_sync_job/my-connector-sync-job/_error"
client.connector().syncJobError(s -> s
    .connectorSyncJobId("my-connector-sync-job")
    .error("some-error")
);
Request example
{
    "error": "some-error"
}

Get all connector sync jobs Beta; Added in 8.12.0

GET /_connector/_sync_job

Get information about all stored connector sync jobs listed by their creation date in ascending order.

Query parameters

  • from number

    Starting offset (default: 0)

  • size number

    Specifies a max number of results to get

  • status string

    A sync job status to fetch connector sync jobs for

    Values are canceling, canceled, completed, error, in_progress, pending, or suspended.

  • connector_id string

    A connector id to fetch connector sync jobs for

  • job_type string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of job types to fetch the sync jobs for

    Supported values include: full, incremental, access_control

    Values are full, incremental, or access_control.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • count number Required
    • results array[object] Required
      Hide results attributes Show results attributes object
      • cancelation_requested_at string | number

        One of:
      • canceled_at string | number

        One of:
      • completed_at string | number

        One of:
      • connector object Required
        Hide connector attributes Show connector attributes object
        • configuration object Required
        • filtering object Required
        • id string Required
        • index_name string Required
        • language string
        • pipeline object
        • service_type string Required
        • sync_cursor object
      • created_at string | number

        One of:
      • deleted_document_count number Required
      • error string
      • id string Required
      • indexed_document_count number Required
      • indexed_document_volume number Required
      • job_type string Required

        Values are full, incremental, or access_control.

      • last_seen string | number

        One of:
      • metadata object Required
        Hide metadata attribute Show metadata attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
      • started_at string | number

        One of:
      • status string Required

        Values are canceling, canceled, completed, error, in_progress, pending, or suspended.

      • total_document_count number Required
      • trigger_method string Required

        Values are on_demand or scheduled.

      • worker_hostname string
GET /_connector/_sync_job
GET _connector/_sync_job?connector_id=my-connector-id&size=1
resp = client.connector.sync_job_list(
    connector_id="my-connector-id",
    size="1",
)
const response = await client.connector.syncJobList({
  connector_id: "my-connector-id",
  size: 1,
});
response = client.connector.sync_job_list(
  connector_id: "my-connector-id",
  size: "1"
)
$resp = $client->connector()->syncJobList([
    "connector_id" => "my-connector-id",
    "size" => "1",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/_sync_job?connector_id=my-connector-id&size=1"
client.connector().syncJobList(s -> s
    .connectorId("my-connector-id")
    .size(1)
);

Create a connector sync job Beta; Added in 8.12.0

POST /_connector/_sync_job

Create a connector sync job document in the internal index and initialize its counters and timestamps with default values.

application/json

Body Required

  • id string Required

    The id of the associated connector

  • job_type string

    Values are full, incremental, or access_control.

  • trigger_method string

    Values are on_demand or scheduled.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • id string Required
POST /_connector/_sync_job
POST _connector/_sync_job
{
  "id": "connector-id",
  "job_type": "full",
  "trigger_method": "on_demand"
}
resp = client.connector.sync_job_post(
    id="connector-id",
    job_type="full",
    trigger_method="on_demand",
)
const response = await client.connector.syncJobPost({
  id: "connector-id",
  job_type: "full",
  trigger_method: "on_demand",
});
response = client.connector.sync_job_post(
  body: {
    "id": "connector-id",
    "job_type": "full",
    "trigger_method": "on_demand"
  }
)
$resp = $client->connector()->syncJobPost([
    "body" => [
        "id" => "connector-id",
        "job_type" => "full",
        "trigger_method" => "on_demand",
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"id":"connector-id","job_type":"full","trigger_method":"on_demand"}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/_sync_job"
client.connector().syncJobPost(s -> s
    .id("connector-id")
    .jobType(SyncJobType.Full)
    .triggerMethod(SyncJobTriggerMethod.OnDemand)
);
Request example
{
  "id": "connector-id",
  "job_type": "full",
  "trigger_method": "on_demand"
}

Set the connector sync job stats Technical preview

PUT /_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_stats

Stats include: deleted_document_count, indexed_document_count, indexed_document_volume, and total_document_count. You can also update last_seen. This API is mainly used by the connector service for updating sync job information.

To sync data using self-managed connectors, you need to deploy the Elastic connector service on your own infrastructure. This service runs automatically on Elastic Cloud for Elastic managed connectors.

Path parameters

  • connector_sync_job_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector sync job.

application/json

Body Required

  • deleted_document_count number Required

    The number of documents the sync job deleted.

  • indexed_document_count number Required

    The number of documents the sync job indexed.

  • indexed_document_volume number Required

    The total size of the data (in MiB) the sync job indexed.

  • last_seen string

    The timestamp to use in the last_seen property for the connector sync job.

    External documentation
  • metadata object

    The connector-specific metadata.

    Hide metadata attribute Show metadata attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
  • total_document_count number

    The total number of documents in the target index after the sync job finished.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
PUT /_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_stats
PUT _connector/_sync_job/my-connector-sync-job/_stats
{
    "deleted_document_count": 10,
    "indexed_document_count": 20,
    "indexed_document_volume": 1000,
    "total_document_count": 2000,
    "last_seen": "2023-01-02T10:00:00Z"
}
resp = client.connector.sync_job_update_stats(
    connector_sync_job_id="my-connector-sync-job",
    deleted_document_count=10,
    indexed_document_count=20,
    indexed_document_volume=1000,
    total_document_count=2000,
    last_seen="2023-01-02T10:00:00Z",
)
const response = await client.connector.syncJobUpdateStats({
  connector_sync_job_id: "my-connector-sync-job",
  deleted_document_count: 10,
  indexed_document_count: 20,
  indexed_document_volume: 1000,
  total_document_count: 2000,
  last_seen: "2023-01-02T10:00:00Z",
});
response = client.connector.sync_job_update_stats(
  connector_sync_job_id: "my-connector-sync-job",
  body: {
    "deleted_document_count": 10,
    "indexed_document_count": 20,
    "indexed_document_volume": 1000,
    "total_document_count": 2000,
    "last_seen": "2023-01-02T10:00:00Z"
  }
)
$resp = $client->connector()->syncJobUpdateStats([
    "connector_sync_job_id" => "my-connector-sync-job",
    "body" => [
        "deleted_document_count" => 10,
        "indexed_document_count" => 20,
        "indexed_document_volume" => 1000,
        "total_document_count" => 2000,
        "last_seen" => "2023-01-02T10:00:00Z",
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"deleted_document_count":10,"indexed_document_count":20,"indexed_document_volume":1000,"total_document_count":2000,"last_seen":"2023-01-02T10:00:00Z"}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/_sync_job/my-connector-sync-job/_stats"
client.connector().syncJobUpdateStats(s -> s
    .connectorSyncJobId("my-connector-sync-job")
    .deletedDocumentCount(10L)
    .indexedDocumentCount(20L)
    .indexedDocumentVolume(1000L)
    .lastSeen(l -> l
        .time("2023-01-02T10:00:00Z")
    )
    .totalDocumentCount(2000)
);
Request example
An example body for a `PUT _connector/_sync_job/my-connector-sync-job/_stats` request.
{
    "deleted_document_count": 10,
    "indexed_document_count": 20,
    "indexed_document_volume": 1000,
    "total_document_count": 2000,
    "last_seen": "2023-01-02T10:00:00Z"
}

Activate the connector draft filter Technical preview; Added in 8.12.0

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering/_activate

Activates the valid draft filtering for a connector.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering/_activate
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering/_activate' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"




Update the connector configuration Beta; Added in 8.12.0

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_configuration

Update the configuration field in the connector document.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Body Required

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_configuration
PUT _connector/my-spo-connector/_configuration
{
    "values": {
        "tenant_id": "my-tenant-id",
        "tenant_name": "my-sharepoint-site",
        "client_id": "foo",
        "secret_value": "bar",
        "site_collections": "*"
    }
}
resp = client.connector.update_configuration(
    connector_id="my-spo-connector",
    values={
        "tenant_id": "my-tenant-id",
        "tenant_name": "my-sharepoint-site",
        "client_id": "foo",
        "secret_value": "bar",
        "site_collections": "*"
    },
)
const response = await client.connector.updateConfiguration({
  connector_id: "my-spo-connector",
  values: {
    tenant_id: "my-tenant-id",
    tenant_name: "my-sharepoint-site",
    client_id: "foo",
    secret_value: "bar",
    site_collections: "*",
  },
});
response = client.connector.update_configuration(
  connector_id: "my-spo-connector",
  body: {
    "values": {
      "tenant_id": "my-tenant-id",
      "tenant_name": "my-sharepoint-site",
      "client_id": "foo",
      "secret_value": "bar",
      "site_collections": "*"
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->connector()->updateConfiguration([
    "connector_id" => "my-spo-connector",
    "body" => [
        "values" => [
            "tenant_id" => "my-tenant-id",
            "tenant_name" => "my-sharepoint-site",
            "client_id" => "foo",
            "secret_value" => "bar",
            "site_collections" => "*",
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"values":{"tenant_id":"my-tenant-id","tenant_name":"my-sharepoint-site","client_id":"foo","secret_value":"bar","site_collections":"*"}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/my-spo-connector/_configuration"
client.connector().updateConfiguration(u -> u
    .connectorId("my-spo-connector")
    .values(Map.of("tenant_id", JsonData.fromJson("\"my-tenant-id\""),"tenant_name", JsonData.fromJson("\"my-sharepoint-site\""),"secret_value", JsonData.fromJson("\"bar\""),"client_id", JsonData.fromJson("\"foo\""),"site_collections", JsonData.fromJson("\"*\"")))
);
Request examples
{
    "values": {
        "tenant_id": "my-tenant-id",
        "tenant_name": "my-sharepoint-site",
        "client_id": "foo",
        "secret_value": "bar",
        "site_collections": "*"
    }
}
{
    "values": {
        "secret_value": "foo-bar"
    }
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}

Update the connector error field Technical preview; Added in 8.12.0

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_error

Set the error field for the connector. If the error provided in the request body is non-null, the connector’s status is updated to error. Otherwise, if the error is reset to null, the connector status is updated to connected.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Body Required

  • error string | null Required

    One of:

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_error
PUT _connector/my-connector/_error
{
    "error": "Houston, we have a problem!"
}
resp = client.connector.update_error(
    connector_id="my-connector",
    error="Houston, we have a problem!",
)
const response = await client.connector.updateError({
  connector_id: "my-connector",
  error: "Houston, we have a problem!",
});
response = client.connector.update_error(
  connector_id: "my-connector",
  body: {
    "error": "Houston, we have a problem!"
  }
)
$resp = $client->connector()->updateError([
    "connector_id" => "my-connector",
    "body" => [
        "error" => "Houston, we have a problem!",
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"error":"Houston, we have a problem!"}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/my-connector/_error"
client.connector().updateError(u -> u
    .connectorId("my-connector")
    .error("Houston, we have a problem!")
);
Request example
{
    "error": "Houston, we have a problem!"
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}

Update the connector features Technical preview

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_features

Update the connector features in the connector document. This API can be used to control the following aspects of a connector:

  • document-level security
  • incremental syncs
  • advanced sync rules
  • basic sync rules

Normally, the running connector service automatically manages these features. However, you can use this API to override the default behavior.

To sync data using self-managed connectors, you need to deploy the Elastic connector service on your own infrastructure. This service runs automatically on Elastic Cloud for Elastic managed connectors.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated.

application/json

Body Required

  • features object Required
    Hide features attributes Show features attributes object
    • document_level_security object

      Indicates whether document-level security is enabled.

      Hide document_level_security attribute Show document_level_security attribute object
      • enabled boolean Required
    • incremental_sync object

      Indicates whether incremental syncs are enabled.

      Hide incremental_sync attribute Show incremental_sync attribute object
      • enabled boolean Required
    • native_connector_api_keys object

      Indicates whether managed connector API keys are enabled.

      Hide native_connector_api_keys attribute Show native_connector_api_keys attribute object
      • enabled boolean Required
    • sync_rules object
      Hide sync_rules attributes Show sync_rules attributes object
      • advanced object

        Indicates whether advanced sync rules are enabled.

        Hide advanced attribute Show advanced attribute object
        • enabled boolean Required
      • basic object

        Indicates whether basic sync rules are enabled.

        Hide basic attribute Show basic attribute object
        • enabled boolean Required

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_features
PUT _connector/my-connector/_features
{
  "features": {
    "document_level_security": {
      "enabled": true
    },
    "incremental_sync": {
      "enabled": true
    },
    "sync_rules": {
      "advanced": {
        "enabled": false
      },
      "basic": {
        "enabled": true
      }
    }
  }
}
resp = client.connector.update_features(
    connector_id="my-connector",
    features={
        "document_level_security": {
            "enabled": True
        },
        "incremental_sync": {
            "enabled": True
        },
        "sync_rules": {
            "advanced": {
                "enabled": False
            },
            "basic": {
                "enabled": True
            }
        }
    },
)
const response = await client.connector.updateFeatures({
  connector_id: "my-connector",
  features: {
    document_level_security: {
      enabled: true,
    },
    incremental_sync: {
      enabled: true,
    },
    sync_rules: {
      advanced: {
        enabled: false,
      },
      basic: {
        enabled: true,
      },
    },
  },
});
response = client.connector.update_features(
  connector_id: "my-connector",
  body: {
    "features": {
      "document_level_security": {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "incremental_sync": {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "sync_rules": {
        "advanced": {
          "enabled": false
        },
        "basic": {
          "enabled": true
        }
      }
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->connector()->updateFeatures([
    "connector_id" => "my-connector",
    "body" => [
        "features" => [
            "document_level_security" => [
                "enabled" => true,
            ],
            "incremental_sync" => [
                "enabled" => true,
            ],
            "sync_rules" => [
                "advanced" => [
                    "enabled" => false,
                ],
                "basic" => [
                    "enabled" => true,
                ],
            ],
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"features":{"document_level_security":{"enabled":true},"incremental_sync":{"enabled":true},"sync_rules":{"advanced":{"enabled":false},"basic":{"enabled":true}}}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/my-connector/_features"
client.connector().updateFeatures(u -> u
    .connectorId("my-connector")
    .features(f -> f
        .documentLevelSecurity(d -> d
            .enabled(true)
        )
        .incrementalSync(i -> i
            .enabled(true)
        )
        .syncRules(s -> s
            .advanced(a -> a
                .enabled(false)
            )
            .basic(b -> b
                .enabled(true)
            )
        )
    )
);
Request examples
{
  "features": {
    "document_level_security": {
      "enabled": true
    },
    "incremental_sync": {
      "enabled": true
    },
    "sync_rules": {
      "advanced": {
        "enabled": false
      },
      "basic": {
        "enabled": true
      }
    }
  }
}
{
  "features": {
    "document_level_security": {
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}

Update the connector filtering Beta; Added in 8.12.0

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering

Update the draft filtering configuration of a connector and marks the draft validation state as edited. The filtering draft is activated once validated by the running Elastic connector service. The filtering property is used to configure sync rules (both basic and advanced) for a connector.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Body Required

  • filtering array[object]
    Hide filtering attributes Show filtering attributes object
    • active object Required
      Hide active attributes Show active attributes object
      • advanced_snippet object Required
        Hide advanced_snippet attribute Show advanced_snippet attribute object
        • value object Required
      • rules array[object] Required
        Hide rules attributes Show rules attributes object
        • created_at
        • field
        • id
        • order number Required
        • policy
        • rule
        • updated_at
        • value string Required
      • validation object Required
        Hide validation attribute Show validation attribute object
        • errors array[object] Required
    • domain string
    • draft object Required
      Hide draft attributes Show draft attributes object
      • advanced_snippet object Required
        Hide advanced_snippet attribute Show advanced_snippet attribute object
        • value object Required
      • rules array[object] Required
        Hide rules attributes Show rules attributes object
        • created_at
        • field
        • id
        • order number Required
        • policy
        • rule
        • updated_at
        • value string Required
      • validation object Required
        Hide validation attribute Show validation attribute object
        • errors array[object] Required
  • rules array[object]
    Hide rules attributes Show rules attributes object
    • created_at string | number

      One of:
    • field string Required

      Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

    • id string Required
    • order number Required
    • policy string Required

      Values are exclude or include.

    • rule string Required

      Values are contains, ends_with, equals, regex, starts_with, >, or <.

    • updated_at string | number

      One of:
    • value string Required
  • advanced_snippet object
    Hide advanced_snippet attributes Show advanced_snippet attributes object

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering
PUT _connector/my-g-drive-connector/_filtering
{
    "rules": [
         {
            "field": "file_extension",
            "id": "exclude-txt-files",
            "order": 0,
            "policy": "exclude",
            "rule": "equals",
            "value": "txt"
        },
        {
            "field": "_",
            "id": "DEFAULT",
            "order": 1,
            "policy": "include",
            "rule": "regex",
            "value": ".*"
        }
    ]
}
resp = client.connector.update_filtering(
    connector_id="my-g-drive-connector",
    rules=[
        {
            "field": "file_extension",
            "id": "exclude-txt-files",
            "order": 0,
            "policy": "exclude",
            "rule": "equals",
            "value": "txt"
        },
        {
            "field": "_",
            "id": "DEFAULT",
            "order": 1,
            "policy": "include",
            "rule": "regex",
            "value": ".*"
        }
    ],
)
const response = await client.connector.updateFiltering({
  connector_id: "my-g-drive-connector",
  rules: [
    {
      field: "file_extension",
      id: "exclude-txt-files",
      order: 0,
      policy: "exclude",
      rule: "equals",
      value: "txt",
    },
    {
      field: "_",
      id: "DEFAULT",
      order: 1,
      policy: "include",
      rule: "regex",
      value: ".*",
    },
  ],
});
response = client.connector.update_filtering(
  connector_id: "my-g-drive-connector",
  body: {
    "rules": [
      {
        "field": "file_extension",
        "id": "exclude-txt-files",
        "order": 0,
        "policy": "exclude",
        "rule": "equals",
        "value": "txt"
      },
      {
        "field": "_",
        "id": "DEFAULT",
        "order": 1,
        "policy": "include",
        "rule": "regex",
        "value": ".*"
      }
    ]
  }
)
$resp = $client->connector()->updateFiltering([
    "connector_id" => "my-g-drive-connector",
    "body" => [
        "rules" => array(
            [
                "field" => "file_extension",
                "id" => "exclude-txt-files",
                "order" => 0,
                "policy" => "exclude",
                "rule" => "equals",
                "value" => "txt",
            ],
            [
                "field" => "_",
                "id" => "DEFAULT",
                "order" => 1,
                "policy" => "include",
                "rule" => "regex",
                "value" => ".*",
            ],
        ),
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"rules":[{"field":"file_extension","id":"exclude-txt-files","order":0,"policy":"exclude","rule":"equals","value":"txt"},{"field":"_","id":"DEFAULT","order":1,"policy":"include","rule":"regex","value":".*"}]}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/my-g-drive-connector/_filtering"
client.connector().updateFiltering(u -> u
    .connectorId("my-g-drive-connector")
    .rules(List.of(FilteringRule.of(f -> f
            .field("file_extension")
            .id("exclude-txt-files")
            .order(0)
            .policy(FilteringPolicy.Exclude)
            .rule(FilteringRuleRule.Equals)
            .value("txt")),FilteringRule.of(f -> f
            .field("_")
            .id("DEFAULT")
            .order(1)
            .policy(FilteringPolicy.Include)
            .rule(FilteringRuleRule.Regex)
            .value(".*"))))
);
Request examples
{
    "rules": [
         {
            "field": "file_extension",
            "id": "exclude-txt-files",
            "order": 0,
            "policy": "exclude",
            "rule": "equals",
            "value": "txt"
        },
        {
            "field": "_",
            "id": "DEFAULT",
            "order": 1,
            "policy": "include",
            "rule": "regex",
            "value": ".*"
        }
    ]
}
{
    "advanced_snippet": {
        "value": [{
            "tables": [
                "users",
                "orders"
            ],
            "query": "SELECT users.id AS id, orders.order_id AS order_id FROM users JOIN orders ON users.id = orders.user_id"
        }]
    }
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}

Update the connector draft filtering validation Technical preview; Added in 8.12.0

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering/_validation

Update the draft filtering validation info for a connector.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Body Required

  • validation object Required
    Hide validation attributes Show validation attributes object
    • errors array[object] Required
      Hide errors attributes Show errors attributes object
      • ids array[string] Required
      • messages array[string] Required
    • state string Required

      Values are edited, invalid, or valid.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering/_validation
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_filtering/_validation' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"validation":{"errors":[{"ids":["string"],"messages":["string"]}],"state":"edited"}}'




Update the connector name and description Beta; Added in 8.12.0

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_name

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Body Required

  • name string
  • description string

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_name
PUT _connector/my-connector/_name
{
    "name": "Custom connector",
    "description": "This is my customized connector"
}
resp = client.connector.update_name(
    connector_id="my-connector",
    name="Custom connector",
    description="This is my customized connector",
)
const response = await client.connector.updateName({
  connector_id: "my-connector",
  name: "Custom connector",
  description: "This is my customized connector",
});
response = client.connector.update_name(
  connector_id: "my-connector",
  body: {
    "name": "Custom connector",
    "description": "This is my customized connector"
  }
)
$resp = $client->connector()->updateName([
    "connector_id" => "my-connector",
    "body" => [
        "name" => "Custom connector",
        "description" => "This is my customized connector",
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"name":"Custom connector","description":"This is my customized connector"}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/my-connector/_name"
client.connector().updateName(u -> u
    .connectorId("my-connector")
    .description("This is my customized connector")
    .name("Custom connector")
);
Request example
{
    "name": "Custom connector",
    "description": "This is my customized connector"
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}












Update the connector service type Beta; Added in 8.12.0

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_service_type

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Body Required

  • service_type string Required

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_service_type
PUT _connector/my-connector/_service_type
{
    "service_type": "sharepoint_online"
}
resp = client.connector.update_service_type(
    connector_id="my-connector",
    service_type="sharepoint_online",
)
const response = await client.connector.updateServiceType({
  connector_id: "my-connector",
  service_type: "sharepoint_online",
});
response = client.connector.update_service_type(
  connector_id: "my-connector",
  body: {
    "service_type": "sharepoint_online"
  }
)
$resp = $client->connector()->updateServiceType([
    "connector_id" => "my-connector",
    "body" => [
        "service_type" => "sharepoint_online",
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"service_type":"sharepoint_online"}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/my-connector/_service_type"
client.connector().updateServiceType(u -> u
    .connectorId("my-connector")
    .serviceType("sharepoint_online")
);
Request example
{
    "service_type": "sharepoint_online"
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}

Update the connector status Technical preview; Added in 8.12.0

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_status

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Body Required

  • status string Required

    Values are created, needs_configuration, configured, connected, or error.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • result string Required

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_status
PUT _connector/my-connector/_status
{
    "status": "needs_configuration"
}
resp = client.connector.update_status(
    connector_id="my-connector",
    status="needs_configuration",
)
const response = await client.connector.updateStatus({
  connector_id: "my-connector",
  status: "needs_configuration",
});
response = client.connector.update_status(
  connector_id: "my-connector",
  body: {
    "status": "needs_configuration"
  }
)
$resp = $client->connector()->updateStatus([
    "connector_id" => "my-connector",
    "body" => [
        "status" => "needs_configuration",
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"status":"needs_configuration"}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_connector/my-connector/_status"
client.connector().updateStatus(u -> u
    .connectorId("my-connector")
    .status(ConnectorStatus.NeedsConfiguration)
);
Request example
{
    "status": "needs_configuration"
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}

Cross-cluster replication









Delete auto-follow patterns Generally available; Added in 6.5.0

DELETE /_ccr/auto_follow/{name}

Delete a collection of cross-cluster replication auto-follow patterns.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_ccr
External documentation

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    The auto-follow pattern collection to delete.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    The period to wait for a connection to the master node. If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. It can also be set to -1 to indicate that the request should never timeout.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_ccr/auto_follow/{name}
DELETE /_ccr/auto_follow/my_auto_follow_pattern
resp = client.ccr.delete_auto_follow_pattern(
    name="my_auto_follow_pattern",
)
const response = await client.ccr.deleteAutoFollowPattern({
  name: "my_auto_follow_pattern",
});
response = client.ccr.delete_auto_follow_pattern(
  name: "my_auto_follow_pattern"
)
$resp = $client->ccr()->deleteAutoFollowPattern([
    "name" => "my_auto_follow_pattern",
]);
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_ccr/auto_follow/my_auto_follow_pattern"
client.ccr().deleteAutoFollowPattern(d -> d
    .name("my_auto_follow_pattern")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `DELETE /_ccr/auto_follow/my_auto_follow_pattern`, which deletes an auto-follow pattern.
{
  "acknowledged" : true
}

Create a follower Generally available; Added in 6.5.0

PUT /{index}/_ccr/follow

Create a cross-cluster replication follower index that follows a specific leader index. When the API returns, the follower index exists and cross-cluster replication starts replicating operations from the leader index to the follower index.

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    The name of the follower index.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation
  • wait_for_active_shards number | string

    Specifies the number of shards to wait on being active before responding. This defaults to waiting on none of the shards to be active. A shard must be restored from the leader index before being active. Restoring a follower shard requires transferring all the remote Lucene segment files to the follower index.

    Values are all or index-setting.

application/json

Body Required

  • data_stream_name string

    If the leader index is part of a data stream, the name to which the local data stream for the followed index should be renamed.

  • leader_index string Required

    The name of the index in the leader cluster to follow.

  • max_outstanding_read_requests number

    The maximum number of outstanding reads requests from the remote cluster.

  • max_outstanding_write_requests number

    The maximum number of outstanding write requests on the follower.

  • max_read_request_operation_count number

    The maximum number of operations to pull per read from the remote cluster.

  • max_read_request_size number | string

    The maximum size in bytes of per read of a batch of operations pulled from the remote cluster.

    One of:

    The maximum size in bytes of per read of a batch of operations pulled from the remote cluster.

  • max_retry_delay string

    The maximum time to wait before retrying an operation that failed exceptionally. An exponential backoff strategy is employed when retrying.

    External documentation
  • max_write_buffer_count number

    The maximum number of operations that can be queued for writing. When this limit is reached, reads from the remote cluster will be deferred until the number of queued operations goes below the limit.

  • max_write_buffer_size number | string

    The maximum total bytes of operations that can be queued for writing. When this limit is reached, reads from the remote cluster will be deferred until the total bytes of queued operations goes below the limit.

    One of:

    The maximum total bytes of operations that can be queued for writing. When this limit is reached, reads from the remote cluster will be deferred until the total bytes of queued operations goes below the limit.

  • max_write_request_operation_count number

    The maximum number of operations per bulk write request executed on the follower.

  • max_write_request_size number | string

    The maximum total bytes of operations per bulk write request executed on the follower.

    One of:

    The maximum total bytes of operations per bulk write request executed on the follower.

  • read_poll_timeout string

    The maximum time to wait for new operations on the remote cluster when the follower index is synchronized with the leader index. When the timeout has elapsed, the poll for operations will return to the follower so that it can update some statistics. Then the follower will immediately attempt to read from the leader again.

    External documentation
  • remote_cluster string Required

    The remote cluster containing the leader index.

  • settings object

    Settings to override from the leader index.

    Index settings

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • follow_index_created boolean Required
    • follow_index_shards_acked boolean Required
    • index_following_started boolean Required
PUT /{index}/_ccr/follow
PUT /follower_index/_ccr/follow?wait_for_active_shards=1
{
  "remote_cluster" : "remote_cluster",
  "leader_index" : "leader_index",
  "settings": {
    "index.number_of_replicas": 0
  },
  "max_read_request_operation_count" : 1024,
  "max_outstanding_read_requests" : 16,
  "max_read_request_size" : "1024k",
  "max_write_request_operation_count" : 32768,
  "max_write_request_size" : "16k",
  "max_outstanding_write_requests" : 8,
  "max_write_buffer_count" : 512,
  "max_write_buffer_size" : "512k",
  "max_retry_delay" : "10s",
  "read_poll_timeout" : "30s"
}
resp = client.ccr.follow(
    index="follower_index",
    wait_for_active_shards="1",
    remote_cluster="remote_cluster",
    leader_index="leader_index",
    settings={
        "index.number_of_replicas": 0
    },
    max_read_request_operation_count=1024,
    max_outstanding_read_requests=16,
    max_read_request_size="1024k",
    max_write_request_operation_count=32768,
    max_write_request_size="16k",
    max_outstanding_write_requests=8,
    max_write_buffer_count=512,
    max_write_buffer_size="512k",
    max_retry_delay="10s",
    read_poll_timeout="30s",
)
const response = await client.ccr.follow({
  index: "follower_index",
  wait_for_active_shards: 1,
  remote_cluster: "remote_cluster",
  leader_index: "leader_index",
  settings: {
    "index.number_of_replicas": 0,
  },
  max_read_request_operation_count: 1024,
  max_outstanding_read_requests: 16,
  max_read_request_size: "1024k",
  max_write_request_operation_count: 32768,
  max_write_request_size: "16k",
  max_outstanding_write_requests: 8,
  max_write_buffer_count: 512,
  max_write_buffer_size: "512k",
  max_retry_delay: "10s",
  read_poll_timeout: "30s",
});
response = client.ccr.follow(
  index: "follower_index",
  wait_for_active_shards: "1",
  body: {
    "remote_cluster": "remote_cluster",
    "leader_index": "leader_index",
    "settings": {
      "index.number_of_replicas": 0
    },
    "max_read_request_operation_count": 1024,
    "max_outstanding_read_requests": 16,
    "max_read_request_size": "1024k",
    "max_write_request_operation_count": 32768,
    "max_write_request_size": "16k",
    "max_outstanding_write_requests": 8,
    "max_write_buffer_count": 512,
    "max_write_buffer_size": "512k",
    "max_retry_delay": "10s",
    "read_poll_timeout": "30s"
  }
)
$resp = $client->ccr()->follow([
    "index" => "follower_index",
    "wait_for_active_shards" => "1",
    "body" => [
        "remote_cluster" => "remote_cluster",
        "leader_index" => "leader_index",
        "settings" => [
            "index.number_of_replicas" => 0,
        ],
        "max_read_request_operation_count" => 1024,
        "max_outstanding_read_requests" => 16,
        "max_read_request_size" => "1024k",
        "max_write_request_operation_count" => 32768,
        "max_write_request_size" => "16k",
        "max_outstanding_write_requests" => 8,
        "max_write_buffer_count" => 512,
        "max_write_buffer_size" => "512k",
        "max_retry_delay" => "10s",
        "read_poll_timeout" => "30s",
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"remote_cluster":"remote_cluster","leader_index":"leader_index","settings":{"index.number_of_replicas":0},"max_read_request_operation_count":1024,"max_outstanding_read_requests":16,"max_read_request_size":"1024k","max_write_request_operation_count":32768,"max_write_request_size":"16k","max_outstanding_write_requests":8,"max_write_buffer_count":512,"max_write_buffer_size":"512k","max_retry_delay":"10s","read_poll_timeout":"30s"}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/follower_index/_ccr/follow?wait_for_active_shards=1"
client.ccr().follow(f -> f
    .index("follower_index")
    .leaderIndex("leader_index")
    .maxOutstandingReadRequests(16L)
    .maxOutstandingWriteRequests(8)
    .maxReadRequestOperationCount(1024)
    .maxReadRequestSize("1024k")
    .maxRetryDelay(m -> m
        .time("10s")
    )
    .maxWriteBufferCount(512)
    .maxWriteBufferSize("512k")
    .maxWriteRequestOperationCount(32768)
    .maxWriteRequestSize("16k")
    .readPollTimeout(r -> r
        .time("30s")
    )
    .remoteCluster("remote_cluster")
    .settings(s -> s
        .otherSettings("index.number_of_replicas", JsonData.fromJson("0"))
    )
    .waitForActiveShards(w -> w
        .count(1)
    )
);
Request example
Run `PUT /follower_index/_ccr/follow?wait_for_active_shards=1` to create a follower index named `follower_index`.
{
  "remote_cluster" : "remote_cluster",
  "leader_index" : "leader_index",
  "settings": {
    "index.number_of_replicas": 0
  },
  "max_read_request_operation_count" : 1024,
  "max_outstanding_read_requests" : 16,
  "max_read_request_size" : "1024k",
  "max_write_request_operation_count" : 32768,
  "max_write_request_size" : "16k",
  "max_outstanding_write_requests" : 8,
  "max_write_buffer_count" : 512,
  "max_write_buffer_size" : "512k",
  "max_retry_delay" : "10s",
  "read_poll_timeout" : "30s"
}
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `PUT /follower_index/_ccr/follow?wait_for_active_shards=1`.
{
  "follow_index_created" : true,
  "follow_index_shards_acked" : true,
  "index_following_started" : true
}

Get follower information Generally available; Added in 6.7.0

GET /{index}/_ccr/info

Get information about all cross-cluster replication follower indices. For example, the results include follower index names, leader index names, replication options, and whether the follower indices are active or paused.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor
External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    A comma-delimited list of follower index patterns.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    The period to wait for a connection to the master node. If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. It can also be set to -1 to indicate that the request should never timeout.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • follower_indices array[object] Required
      Hide follower_indices attributes Show follower_indices attributes object
      • follower_index string Required

        The name of the follower index.

      • leader_index string Required

        The name of the index in the leader cluster that is followed.

      • parameters object

        An object that encapsulates cross-cluster replication parameters. If the follower index's status is paused, this object is omitted.

        Hide parameters attributes Show parameters attributes object
        • max_outstanding_read_requests number

          The maximum number of outstanding reads requests from the remote cluster.

        • max_outstanding_write_requests number

          The maximum number of outstanding write requests on the follower.

        • max_read_request_operation_count number

          The maximum number of operations to pull per read from the remote cluster.

        • max_read_request_size
        • max_retry_delay string

          The maximum time to wait before retrying an operation that failed exceptionally. An exponential backoff strategy is employed when retrying.

        • max_write_buffer_count number

          The maximum number of operations that can be queued for writing. When this limit is reached, reads from the remote cluster will be deferred until the number of queued operations goes below the limit.

        • max_write_buffer_size
        • max_write_request_operation_count number

          The maximum number of operations per bulk write request executed on the follower.

        • max_write_request_size
        • read_poll_timeout string

          The maximum time to wait for new operations on the remote cluster when the follower index is synchronized with the leader index. When the timeout has elapsed, the poll for operations will return to the follower so that it can update some statistics. Then the follower will immediately attempt to read from the leader again.

      • remote_cluster string Required

        The remote cluster that contains the leader index.

      • status string Required

        The status of the index following: active or paused.

        Values are active or paused.

GET /{index}/_ccr/info
GET /follower_index/_ccr/info
resp = client.ccr.follow_info(
    index="follower_index",
)
const response = await client.ccr.followInfo({
  index: "follower_index",
});
response = client.ccr.follow_info(
  index: "follower_index"
)
$resp = $client->ccr()->followInfo([
    "index" => "follower_index",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/follower_index/_ccr/info"
client.ccr().followInfo(f -> f
    .index("follower_index")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /follower_index/_ccr/info` when the follower index is active.
{
  "follower_indices": [
    {
      "follower_index": "follower_index",
      "remote_cluster": "remote_cluster",
      "leader_index": "leader_index",
      "status": "active",
      "parameters": {
        "max_read_request_operation_count": 5120,
        "max_read_request_size": "32mb",
        "max_outstanding_read_requests": 12,
        "max_write_request_operation_count": 5120,
        "max_write_request_size": "9223372036854775807b",
        "max_outstanding_write_requests": 9,
        "max_write_buffer_count": 2147483647,
        "max_write_buffer_size": "512mb",
        "max_retry_delay": "500ms",
        "read_poll_timeout": "1m"
      }
    }
  ]
}
A successful response from `GET /follower_index/_ccr/info` when the follower index is paused.
{
  "follower_indices": [
    {
      "follower_index": "follower_index",
      "remote_cluster": "remote_cluster",
      "leader_index": "leader_index",
      "status": "paused"
    }
  ]
}




Forget a follower Generally available; Added in 6.7.0

POST /{index}/_ccr/forget_follower

Remove the cross-cluster replication follower retention leases from the leader.

A following index takes out retention leases on its leader index. These leases are used to increase the likelihood that the shards of the leader index retain the history of operations that the shards of the following index need to run replication. When a follower index is converted to a regular index by the unfollow API (either by directly calling the API or by index lifecycle management tasks), these leases are removed. However, removal of the leases can fail, for example when the remote cluster containing the leader index is unavailable. While the leases will eventually expire on their own, their extended existence can cause the leader index to hold more history than necessary and prevent index lifecycle management from performing some operations on the leader index. This API exists to enable manually removing the leases when the unfollow API is unable to do so.

NOTE: This API does not stop replication by a following index. If you use this API with a follower index that is still actively following, the following index will add back retention leases on the leader. The only purpose of this API is to handle the case of failure to remove the following retention leases after the unfollow API is invoked.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    the name of the leader index for which specified follower retention leases should be removed

Query parameters

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation
application/json

Body Required

  • follower_cluster string
  • follower_index string
  • follower_index_uuid string
  • leader_remote_cluster string

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • _shards object Required
      Hide _shards attributes Show _shards attributes object
      • failed number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search attempted to run on but failed.

      • successful number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search succeeded on.

      • total number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search will run on overall.

      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • index string
        • node string
        • reason object Required

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • shard number
        • status string
        • primary boolean
      • skipped number
POST /{index}/_ccr/forget_follower
POST /<leader_index>/_ccr/forget_follower
{
  "follower_cluster" : "<follower_cluster>",
  "follower_index" : "<follower_index>",
  "follower_index_uuid" : "<follower_index_uuid>",
  "leader_remote_cluster" : "<leader_remote_cluster>"
}
resp = client.ccr.forget_follower(
    index="<leader_index>",
    follower_cluster="<follower_cluster>",
    follower_index="<follower_index>",
    follower_index_uuid="<follower_index_uuid>",
    leader_remote_cluster="<leader_remote_cluster>",
)
const response = await client.ccr.forgetFollower({
  index: "<leader_index>",
  follower_cluster: "<follower_cluster>",
  follower_index: "<follower_index>",
  follower_index_uuid: "<follower_index_uuid>",
  leader_remote_cluster: "<leader_remote_cluster>",
});
response = client.ccr.forget_follower(
  index: "<leader_index>",
  body: {
    "follower_cluster": "<follower_cluster>",
    "follower_index": "<follower_index>",
    "follower_index_uuid": "<follower_index_uuid>",
    "leader_remote_cluster": "<leader_remote_cluster>"
  }
)
$resp = $client->ccr()->forgetFollower([
    "index" => "<leader_index>",
    "body" => [
        "follower_cluster" => "<follower_cluster>",
        "follower_index" => "<follower_index>",
        "follower_index_uuid" => "<follower_index_uuid>",
        "leader_remote_cluster" => "<leader_remote_cluster>",
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"follower_cluster":"<follower_cluster>","follower_index":"<follower_index>","follower_index_uuid":"<follower_index_uuid>","leader_remote_cluster":"<leader_remote_cluster>"}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/<leader_index>/_ccr/forget_follower"
client.ccr().forgetFollower(f -> f
    .followerCluster("<follower_cluster>")
    .followerIndex("<follower_index>")
    .followerIndexUuid("<follower_index_uuid>")
    .index("<leader_index>")
    .leaderRemoteCluster("<leader_remote_cluster>")
);
Request example
Run `POST /<leader_index>/_ccr/forget_follower`.
{
  "follower_cluster" : "<follower_cluster>",
  "follower_index" : "<follower_index>",
  "follower_index_uuid" : "<follower_index_uuid>",
  "leader_remote_cluster" : "<leader_remote_cluster>"
}
Response examples (200)
A successful response for removing the follower retention leases from the leader index.
{
  "_shards" : {
    "total" : 1,
    "successful" : 1,
    "failed" : 0,
    "failures" : [ ]
  }
}

Pause an auto-follow pattern Generally available; Added in 7.5.0

POST /_ccr/auto_follow/{name}/pause

Pause a cross-cluster replication auto-follow pattern. When the API returns, the auto-follow pattern is inactive. New indices that are created on the remote cluster and match the auto-follow patterns are ignored.

You can resume auto-following with the resume auto-follow pattern API. When it resumes, the auto-follow pattern is active again and automatically configures follower indices for newly created indices on the remote cluster that match its patterns. Remote indices that were created while the pattern was paused will also be followed, unless they have been deleted or closed in the interim.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_ccr
External documentation

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    The name of the auto-follow pattern to pause.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    The period to wait for a connection to the master node. If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. It can also be set to -1 to indicate that the request should never timeout.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

POST /_ccr/auto_follow/{name}/pause
POST /_ccr/auto_follow/my_auto_follow_pattern/pause
resp = client.ccr.pause_auto_follow_pattern(
    name="my_auto_follow_pattern",
)
const response = await client.ccr.pauseAutoFollowPattern({
  name: "my_auto_follow_pattern",
});
response = client.ccr.pause_auto_follow_pattern(
  name: "my_auto_follow_pattern"
)
$resp = $client->ccr()->pauseAutoFollowPattern([
    "name" => "my_auto_follow_pattern",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_ccr/auto_follow/my_auto_follow_pattern/pause"
client.ccr().pauseAutoFollowPattern(p -> p
    .name("my_auto_follow_pattern")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `POST /_ccr/auto_follow/my_auto_follow_pattern/pause`, which pauses an auto-follow pattern.
{
  "acknowledged" : true
}

Pause a follower Generally available; Added in 6.5.0

POST /{index}/_ccr/pause_follow

Pause a cross-cluster replication follower index. The follower index will not fetch any additional operations from the leader index. You can resume following with the resume follower API. You can pause and resume a follower index to change the configuration of the following task.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_ccr

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    The name of the follower index.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    The period to wait for a connection to the master node. If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. It can also be set to -1 to indicate that the request should never timeout.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

POST /{index}/_ccr/pause_follow
POST /follower_index/_ccr/pause_follow
resp = client.ccr.pause_follow(
    index="follower_index",
)
const response = await client.ccr.pauseFollow({
  index: "follower_index",
});
response = client.ccr.pause_follow(
  index: "follower_index"
)
$resp = $client->ccr()->pauseFollow([
    "index" => "follower_index",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/follower_index/_ccr/pause_follow"
client.ccr().pauseFollow(p -> p
    .index("follower_index")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `POST /follower_index/_ccr/pause_follow`, which pauses a follower index.
{
  "acknowledged" : true
}

Resume an auto-follow pattern Generally available; Added in 7.5.0

POST /_ccr/auto_follow/{name}/resume

Resume a cross-cluster replication auto-follow pattern that was paused. The auto-follow pattern will resume configuring following indices for newly created indices that match its patterns on the remote cluster. Remote indices created while the pattern was paused will also be followed unless they have been deleted or closed in the interim.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_ccr
External documentation

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    The name of the auto-follow pattern to resume.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    The period to wait for a connection to the master node. If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. It can also be set to -1 to indicate that the request should never timeout.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

POST /_ccr/auto_follow/{name}/resume
POST /_ccr/auto_follow/my_auto_follow_pattern/resume
resp = client.ccr.resume_auto_follow_pattern(
    name="my_auto_follow_pattern",
)
const response = await client.ccr.resumeAutoFollowPattern({
  name: "my_auto_follow_pattern",
});
response = client.ccr.resume_auto_follow_pattern(
  name: "my_auto_follow_pattern"
)
$resp = $client->ccr()->resumeAutoFollowPattern([
    "name" => "my_auto_follow_pattern",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_ccr/auto_follow/my_auto_follow_pattern/resume"
client.ccr().resumeAutoFollowPattern(r -> r
    .name("my_auto_follow_pattern")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response `POST /_ccr/auto_follow/my_auto_follow_pattern/resume`, which resumes an auto-follow pattern.
{
  "acknowledged" : true
}

Resume a follower Generally available; Added in 6.5.0

POST /{index}/_ccr/resume_follow

Resume a cross-cluster replication follower index that was paused. The follower index could have been paused with the pause follower API. Alternatively it could be paused due to replication that cannot be retried due to failures during following tasks. When this API returns, the follower index will resume fetching operations from the leader index.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    The name of the follow index to resume following.

Query parameters

application/json

Body

  • max_outstanding_read_requests number
  • max_outstanding_write_requests number
  • max_read_request_operation_count number
  • max_read_request_size string
  • max_retry_delay string

    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.

    External documentation
  • max_write_buffer_count number
  • max_write_buffer_size string
  • max_write_request_operation_count number
  • max_write_request_size string
  • read_poll_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

POST /{index}/_ccr/resume_follow
POST /follower_index/_ccr/resume_follow
{
  "max_read_request_operation_count" : 1024,
  "max_outstanding_read_requests" : 16,
  "max_read_request_size" : "1024k",
  "max_write_request_operation_count" : 32768,
  "max_write_request_size" : "16k",
  "max_outstanding_write_requests" : 8,
  "max_write_buffer_count" : 512,
  "max_write_buffer_size" : "512k",
  "max_retry_delay" : "10s",
  "read_poll_timeout" : "30s"
}
resp = client.ccr.resume_follow(
    index="follower_index",
    max_read_request_operation_count=1024,
    max_outstanding_read_requests=16,
    max_read_request_size="1024k",
    max_write_request_operation_count=32768,
    max_write_request_size="16k",
    max_outstanding_write_requests=8,
    max_write_buffer_count=512,
    max_write_buffer_size="512k",
    max_retry_delay="10s",
    read_poll_timeout="30s",
)
const response = await client.ccr.resumeFollow({
  index: "follower_index",
  max_read_request_operation_count: 1024,
  max_outstanding_read_requests: 16,
  max_read_request_size: "1024k",
  max_write_request_operation_count: 32768,
  max_write_request_size: "16k",
  max_outstanding_write_requests: 8,
  max_write_buffer_count: 512,
  max_write_buffer_size: "512k",
  max_retry_delay: "10s",
  read_poll_timeout: "30s",
});
response = client.ccr.resume_follow(
  index: "follower_index",
  body: {
    "max_read_request_operation_count": 1024,
    "max_outstanding_read_requests": 16,
    "max_read_request_size": "1024k",
    "max_write_request_operation_count": 32768,
    "max_write_request_size": "16k",
    "max_outstanding_write_requests": 8,
    "max_write_buffer_count": 512,
    "max_write_buffer_size": "512k",
    "max_retry_delay": "10s",
    "read_poll_timeout": "30s"
  }
)
$resp = $client->ccr()->resumeFollow([
    "index" => "follower_index",
    "body" => [
        "max_read_request_operation_count" => 1024,
        "max_outstanding_read_requests" => 16,
        "max_read_request_size" => "1024k",
        "max_write_request_operation_count" => 32768,
        "max_write_request_size" => "16k",
        "max_outstanding_write_requests" => 8,
        "max_write_buffer_count" => 512,
        "max_write_buffer_size" => "512k",
        "max_retry_delay" => "10s",
        "read_poll_timeout" => "30s",
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"max_read_request_operation_count":1024,"max_outstanding_read_requests":16,"max_read_request_size":"1024k","max_write_request_operation_count":32768,"max_write_request_size":"16k","max_outstanding_write_requests":8,"max_write_buffer_count":512,"max_write_buffer_size":"512k","max_retry_delay":"10s","read_poll_timeout":"30s"}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/follower_index/_ccr/resume_follow"
client.ccr().resumeFollow(r -> r
    .index("follower_index")
    .maxOutstandingReadRequests(16L)
    .maxOutstandingWriteRequests(8L)
    .maxReadRequestOperationCount(1024L)
    .maxReadRequestSize("1024k")
    .maxRetryDelay(m -> m
        .time("10s")
    )
    .maxWriteBufferCount(512L)
    .maxWriteBufferSize("512k")
    .maxWriteRequestOperationCount(32768L)
    .maxWriteRequestSize("16k")
    .readPollTimeout(re -> re
        .time("30s")
    )
);
Request example
Run `POST /follower_index/_ccr/resume_follow` to resume the follower index.
{
  "max_read_request_operation_count" : 1024,
  "max_outstanding_read_requests" : 16,
  "max_read_request_size" : "1024k",
  "max_write_request_operation_count" : 32768,
  "max_write_request_size" : "16k",
  "max_outstanding_write_requests" : 8,
  "max_write_buffer_count" : 512,
  "max_write_buffer_size" : "512k",
  "max_retry_delay" : "10s",
  "read_poll_timeout" : "30s"
}
Response examples (200)
A successful response from resuming a folower index.
{
  "acknowledged" : true
}

Get cross-cluster replication stats Generally available; Added in 6.5.0

GET /_ccr/stats

This API returns stats about auto-following and the same shard-level stats as the get follower stats API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    The period to wait for a connection to the master node. If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. It can also be set to -1 to indicate that the request should never timeout.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    The period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • auto_follow_stats object Required

      Statistics for the auto-follow coordinator.

      Hide auto_follow_stats attributes Show auto_follow_stats attributes object
      • auto_followed_clusters array[object] Required
        Hide auto_followed_clusters attributes Show auto_followed_clusters attributes object
        • cluster_name string Required
        • last_seen_metadata_version number Required
        • time_since_last_check_millis
      • number_of_failed_follow_indices number Required

        The number of indices that the auto-follow coordinator failed to automatically follow. The causes of recent failures are captured in the logs of the elected master node and in the auto_follow_stats.recent_auto_follow_errors field.

      • number_of_failed_remote_cluster_state_requests number Required

        The number of times that the auto-follow coordinator failed to retrieve the cluster state from a remote cluster registered in a collection of auto-follow patterns.

      • number_of_successful_follow_indices number Required

        The number of indices that the auto-follow coordinator successfully followed.

      • recent_auto_follow_errors array[object] Required

        An array of objects representing failures by the auto-follow coordinator.

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        Hide recent_auto_follow_errors attributes Show recent_auto_follow_errors attributes object
        • type string Required

          The type of error

        • reason string | null

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

        • stack_trace string

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

        • caused_by object

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • root_cause array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • suppressed array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

    • follow_stats object Required

      Shard-level statistics for follower indices.

      Hide follow_stats attribute Show follow_stats attribute object
      • indices array[object] Required
        Hide indices attributes Show indices attributes object
        • index string Required

          The name of the follower index.

        • shards array[object] Required

          An array of shard-level following task statistics.

GET /_ccr/stats
GET /_ccr/stats
resp = client.ccr.stats()
const response = await client.ccr.stats();
response = client.ccr.stats
$resp = $client->ccr()->stats();
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_ccr/stats"
client.ccr().stats(s -> s);
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_ccr/stats` that returns cross-cluster replication stats.
{
  "auto_follow_stats" : {
    "number_of_failed_follow_indices" : 0,
    "number_of_failed_remote_cluster_state_requests" : 0,
    "number_of_successful_follow_indices" : 1,
    "recent_auto_follow_errors" : [],
    "auto_followed_clusters" : []
  },
  "follow_stats" : {
    "indices" : [
      {
        "index" : "follower_index",
        "total_global_checkpoint_lag" : 256,
        "shards" : [
          {
            "remote_cluster" : "remote_cluster",
            "leader_index" : "leader_index",
            "follower_index" : "follower_index",
            "shard_id" : 0,
            "leader_global_checkpoint" : 1024,
            "leader_max_seq_no" : 1536,
            "follower_global_checkpoint" : 768,
            "follower_max_seq_no" : 896,
            "last_requested_seq_no" : 897,
            "outstanding_read_requests" : 8,
            "outstanding_write_requests" : 2,
            "write_buffer_operation_count" : 64,
            "follower_mapping_version" : 4,
            "follower_settings_version" : 2,
            "follower_aliases_version" : 8,
            "total_read_time_millis" : 32768,
            "total_read_remote_exec_time_millis" : 16384,
            "successful_read_requests" : 32,
            "failed_read_requests" : 0,
            "operations_read" : 896,
            "bytes_read" : 32768,
            "total_write_time_millis" : 16384,
            "write_buffer_size_in_bytes" : 1536,
            "successful_write_requests" : 16,
            "failed_write_requests" : 0,
            "operations_written" : 832,
            "read_exceptions" : [ ],
            "time_since_last_read_millis" : 8
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}




Get data streams Generally available; Added in 7.9.0

GET /_data_stream/{name}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_data_stream

GET /_data_stream/{name}

Get information about one or more data streams.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: view_index_metadata

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list of data stream names used to limit the request. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported. If omitted, all data streams are returned.

Query parameters

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Type of data stream that wildcard patterns can match. Supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • include_defaults boolean Generally available; Added in 8.11.0

    If true, returns all relevant default configurations for the index template.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • verbose boolean

    Whether the maximum timestamp for each data stream should be calculated and returned.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • data_streams array[object] Required
      Hide data_streams attributes Show data_streams attributes object
      • _meta object

        Custom metadata for the stream, copied from the _meta object of the stream’s matching index template. If empty, the response omits this property.

        Hide _meta attribute Show _meta attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
      • allow_custom_routing boolean

        If true, the data stream allows custom routing on write request.

      • failure_store object

        Information about failure store backing indices

        Hide failure_store attributes Show failure_store attributes object
        • enabled boolean Required
        • indices array[object] Required
        • rollover_on_write boolean Required
      • generation number Required

        Current generation for the data stream. This number acts as a cumulative count of the stream’s rollovers, starting at 1.

      • hidden boolean Required

        If true, the data stream is hidden.

      • ilm_policy string

        Name of the current ILM lifecycle policy in the stream’s matching index template. This lifecycle policy is set in the index.lifecycle.name setting. If the template does not include a lifecycle policy, this property is not included in the response. NOTE: A data stream’s backing indices may be assigned different lifecycle policies. To retrieve the lifecycle policy for individual backing indices, use the get index settings API.

      • next_generation_managed_by string Required

        Name of the lifecycle system that'll manage the next generation of the data stream.

        Values are Index Lifecycle Management, Data stream lifecycle, or Unmanaged.

      • prefer_ilm boolean Required

        Indicates if ILM should take precedence over DSL in case both are configured to managed this data stream.

      • indices array[object] Required

        Array of objects containing information about the data stream’s backing indices. The last item in this array contains information about the stream’s current write index.

        Hide indices attributes Show indices attributes object
        • index_name string Required

          Name of the backing index.

        • index_uuid string Required

          Universally unique identifier (UUID) for the index.

        • ilm_policy string

          Name of the current ILM lifecycle policy configured for this backing index.

        • managed_by string

          Name of the lifecycle system that's currently managing this backing index.

          Values are Index Lifecycle Management, Data stream lifecycle, or Unmanaged.

        • prefer_ilm boolean

          Indicates if ILM should take precedence over DSL in case both are configured to manage this index.

      • lifecycle object

        Contains the configuration for the data stream lifecycle of this data stream.

        Hide lifecycle attribute Show lifecycle attribute object
        • enabled boolean

          If defined, it turns data stream lifecycle on/off (true/false) for this data stream. A data stream lifecycle that's disabled (enabled: false) will have no effect on the data stream.

          Default value is true.

      • name string Required

        Name of the data stream.

      • replicated boolean

        If true, the data stream is created and managed by cross-cluster replication and the local cluster can not write into this data stream or change its mappings.

      • rollover_on_write boolean Required

        If true, the next write to this data stream will trigger a rollover first and the document will be indexed in the new backing index. If the rollover fails the indexing request will fail too.

      • settings object Required

        The settings specific to this data stream that will take precedence over the settings in the matching index template.

        Index settings
      • status string Required

        Health status of the data stream. This health status is based on the state of the primary and replica shards of the stream’s backing indices.

        Supported values include:

        • green (or GREEN): All shards are assigned.
        • yellow (or YELLOW): All primary shards are assigned, but one or more replica shards are unassigned. If a node in the cluster fails, some data could be unavailable until that node is repaired.
        • red (or RED): One or more primary shards are unassigned, so some data is unavailable. This can occur briefly during cluster startup as primary shards are assigned.
        • unknown
        • unavailable

        Values are green, GREEN, yellow, YELLOW, red, RED, unknown, or unavailable.

      • system boolean Generally available; Added in 7.10.0

        If true, the data stream is created and managed by an Elastic stack component and cannot be modified through normal user interaction.

      • template string Required

        Name of the index template used to create the data stream’s backing indices. The template’s index pattern must match the name of this data stream.

      • timestamp_field object Required

        Information about the @timestamp field in the data stream.

        Hide timestamp_field attribute Show timestamp_field attribute object
        • name string Required

          Name of the timestamp field for the data stream, which must be @timestamp. The @timestamp field must be included in every document indexed to the data stream.

GET /_data_stream/{name}
GET _data_stream/my-data-stream
resp = client.indices.get_data_stream(
    name="my-data-stream",
)
const response = await client.indices.getDataStream({
  name: "my-data-stream",
});
response = client.indices.get_data_stream(
  name: "my-data-stream"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->getDataStream([
    "name" => "my-data-stream",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_data_stream/my-data-stream"
client.indices().getDataStream(g -> g
    .name("my-data-stream")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response for retrieving information about a data stream.
{
  "data_streams": [
    {
      "name": "my-data-stream",
      "timestamp_field": {
        "name": "@timestamp"
      },
      "indices": [
        {
          "index_name": ".ds-my-data-stream-2099.03.07-000001",
          "index_uuid": "xCEhwsp8Tey0-FLNFYVwSg",
          "prefer_ilm": true,
          "ilm_policy": "my-lifecycle-policy",
          "managed_by": "Index Lifecycle Management"
        },
        {
          "index_name": ".ds-my-data-stream-2099.03.08-000002",
          "index_uuid": "PA_JquKGSiKcAKBA8DJ5gw",
          "prefer_ilm": true,
          "ilm_policy": "my-lifecycle-policy",
          "managed_by": "Index Lifecycle Management"
        }
      ],
      "generation": 2,
      "_meta": {
        "my-meta-field": "foo"
      },
      "status": "GREEN",
      "next_generation_managed_by": "Index Lifecycle Management",
      "prefer_ilm": true,
      "template": "my-index-template",
      "ilm_policy": "my-lifecycle-policy",
      "hidden": false,
      "system": false,
      "allow_custom_routing": false,
      "replicated": false,
      "rollover_on_write": false
    },
    {
      "name": "my-data-stream-two",
      "timestamp_field": {
        "name": "@timestamp"
      },
      "indices": [
        {
          "index_name": ".ds-my-data-stream-two-2099.03.08-000001",
          "index_uuid": "3liBu2SYS5axasRt6fUIpA",
          "prefer_ilm": true,
          "ilm_policy": "my-lifecycle-policy",
          "managed_by": "Index Lifecycle Management"
        }
      ],
      "generation": 1,
      "_meta": {
        "my-meta-field": "foo"
      },
      "status": "YELLOW",
      "next_generation_managed_by": "Index Lifecycle Management",
      "prefer_ilm": true,
      "template": "my-index-template",
      "ilm_policy": "my-lifecycle-policy",
      "hidden": false,
      "system": false,
      "allow_custom_routing": false,
      "replicated": false,
      "rollover_on_write": false
    }
  ]
}

Create a data stream Generally available; Added in 7.9.0

PUT /_data_stream/{name}

You must have a matching index template with data stream enabled.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: create_index

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Name of the data stream, which must meet the following criteria: Lowercase only; Cannot include \, /, *, ?, ", <, >, |, ,, #, :, or a space character; Cannot start with -, _, +, or .ds-; Cannot be . or ..; Cannot be longer than 255 bytes. Multi-byte characters count towards this limit faster.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

PUT /_data_stream/{name}
PUT _data_stream/logs-foo-bar
resp = client.indices.create_data_stream(
    name="logs-foo-bar",
)
const response = await client.indices.createDataStream({
  name: "logs-foo-bar",
});
response = client.indices.create_data_stream(
  name: "logs-foo-bar"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->createDataStream([
    "name" => "logs-foo-bar",
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_data_stream/logs-foo-bar"
client.indices().createDataStream(c -> c
    .name("logs-foo-bar")
);

Delete data streams Generally available; Added in 7.9.0

DELETE /_data_stream/{name}

Deletes one or more data streams and their backing indices.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: delete_index

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams to delete. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Type of data stream that wildcard patterns can match. Supports comma-separated values,such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_data_stream/{name}
DELETE _data_stream/my-data-stream
resp = client.indices.delete_data_stream(
    name="my-data-stream",
)
const response = await client.indices.deleteDataStream({
  name: "my-data-stream",
});
response = client.indices.delete_data_stream(
  name: "my-data-stream"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->deleteDataStream([
    "name" => "my-data-stream",
]);
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_data_stream/my-data-stream"
client.indices().deleteDataStream(d -> d
    .name("my-data-stream")
);

Get data stream stats Generally available; Added in 7.9.0

GET /_data_stream/{name}/_stats

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_data_stream/_stats

GET /_data_stream/{name}/_stats

Get statistics for one or more data streams.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: monitor

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams used to limit the request. Wildcard expressions (*) are supported. To target all data streams in a cluster, omit this parameter or use *.

Query parameters

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Type of data stream that wildcard patterns can match. Supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • _shards object Required

      Contains information about shards that attempted to execute the request.

      Hide _shards attributes Show _shards attributes object
      • failed number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search attempted to run on but failed.

      • successful number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search succeeded on.

      • total number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search will run on overall.

      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • index string
        • node string
        • reason object Required

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • shard number
        • status string
        • primary boolean
      • skipped number
    • backing_indices number Required

      Total number of backing indices for the selected data streams.

    • data_stream_count number Required

      Total number of selected data streams.

    • data_streams array[object] Required

      Contains statistics for the selected data streams.

      Hide data_streams attributes Show data_streams attributes object
      • backing_indices number Required

        Current number of backing indices for the data stream.

      • data_stream string Required

        Name of the data stream.

      • maximum_timestamp number

        Time unit for milliseconds

      • store_size number | string

        Total size of all shards for the data stream’s backing indices. This parameter is only returned if the human query parameter is true.

        One of:

        Total size of all shards for the data stream’s backing indices. This parameter is only returned if the human query parameter is true.

      • store_size_bytes number Required

        Total size, in bytes, of all shards for the data stream’s backing indices.

    • total_store_sizes number | string

      Total size of all shards for the selected data streams. This property is included only if the human query parameter is true

      One of:

      Total size of all shards for the selected data streams. This property is included only if the human query parameter is true

    • total_store_size_bytes number Required

      Total size, in bytes, of all shards for the selected data streams.

GET /_data_stream/{name}/_stats
GET /_data_stream/my-index-000001/_stats
resp = client.indices.data_streams_stats(
    name="my-index-000001",
)
const response = await client.indices.dataStreamsStats({
  name: "my-index-000001",
});
response = client.indices.data_streams_stats(
  name: "my-index-000001"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->dataStreamsStats([
    "name" => "my-index-000001",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_data_stream/my-index-000001/_stats"
client.indices().dataStreamsStats(d -> d
    .name("my-index-000001")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response for retrieving statistics for a data stream.
{
  "_shards": {
    "total": 10,
    "successful": 5,
    "failed": 0
  },
  "data_stream_count": 2,
  "backing_indices": 5,
  "total_store_size": "7kb",
  "total_store_size_bytes": 7268,
  "data_streams": [
    {
      "data_stream": "my-data-stream",
      "backing_indices": 3,
      "store_size": "3.7kb",
      "store_size_bytes": 3772,
      "maximum_timestamp": 1607512028000
    },
    {
      "data_stream": "my-data-stream-two",
      "backing_indices": 2,
      "store_size": "3.4kb",
      "store_size_bytes": 3496,
      "maximum_timestamp": 1607425567000
    }
  ]
}

Get data stream lifecycles Generally available; Added in 8.11.0

GET /_data_stream/{name}/_lifecycle

Get the data stream lifecycle configuration of one or more data streams.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Type of data stream that wildcard patterns can match. Supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • include_defaults boolean

    If true, return all default settings in the response.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • data_streams array[object] Required
      Hide data_streams attributes Show data_streams attributes object
      • name string Required
      • lifecycle object

        Data stream lifecycle with rollover can be used to display the configuration including the default rollover conditions, if asked.

        Hide lifecycle attribute Show lifecycle attribute object
        • enabled boolean

          If defined, it turns data stream lifecycle on/off (true/false) for this data stream. A data stream lifecycle that's disabled (enabled: false) will have no effect on the data stream.

          Default value is true.

GET /_data_stream/{name}/_lifecycle
GET /_data_stream/{name}/_lifecycle?human&pretty
resp = client.indices.get_data_lifecycle(
    name="{name}",
    human=True,
    pretty=True,
)
const response = await client.indices.getDataLifecycle({
  name: "{name}",
  human: "true",
  pretty: "true",
});
response = client.indices.get_data_lifecycle(
  name: "{name}",
  human: "true",
  pretty: "true"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->getDataLifecycle([
    "name" => "{name}",
    "human" => "true",
    "pretty" => "true",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_data_stream/%7Bname%7D/_lifecycle?human&pretty"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_data_stream/{name}/_lifecycle?human&pretty`.
{
  "data_streams": [
    {
      "name": "my-data-stream-1",
      "lifecycle": {
        "enabled": true,
        "data_retention": "7d"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "my-data-stream-2",
      "lifecycle": {
        "enabled": true,
        "data_retention": "7d"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Update data stream lifecycles Generally available; Added in 8.11.0

PUT /_data_stream/{name}/_lifecycle

Update the data stream lifecycle of the specified data streams.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Type of data stream that wildcard patterns can match. Supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation
application/json

Body

  • data_retention string

    If defined, every document added to this data stream will be stored at least for this time frame. Any time after this duration the document could be deleted. When empty, every document in this data stream will be stored indefinitely.

    External documentation
  • downsampling object

    The downsampling configuration to execute for the managed backing index after rollover.

    Hide downsampling attribute Show downsampling attribute object
    • rounds array[object] Required

      The list of downsampling rounds to execute as part of this downsampling configuration

      Hide rounds attributes Show rounds attributes object
      • after string Required

        The duration since rollover when this downsampling round should execute

        External documentation
      • config object Required

        The downsample configuration to execute.

  • enabled boolean

    If defined, it turns data stream lifecycle on/off (true/false) for this data stream. A data stream lifecycle that's disabled (enabled: false) will have no effect on the data stream.

    Default value is true.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

PUT /_data_stream/{name}/_lifecycle
PUT _data_stream/my-data-stream/_lifecycle
{
  "data_retention": "7d"
}
resp = client.indices.put_data_lifecycle(
    name="my-data-stream",
    data_retention="7d",
)
const response = await client.indices.putDataLifecycle({
  name: "my-data-stream",
  data_retention: "7d",
});
response = client.indices.put_data_lifecycle(
  name: "my-data-stream",
  body: {
    "data_retention": "7d"
  }
)
$resp = $client->indices()->putDataLifecycle([
    "name" => "my-data-stream",
    "body" => [
        "data_retention" => "7d",
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"data_retention":"7d"}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_data_stream/my-data-stream/_lifecycle"
client.indices().putDataLifecycle(p -> p
    .dataRetention(d -> d
        .time("7d")
    )
    .name("my-data-stream")
);
Request examples
{
  "data_retention": "7d"
}
This example configures two downsampling rounds.
{
    "downsampling": [
      {
        "after": "1d",
        "fixed_interval": "10m"
      },
      {
        "after": "7d",
        "fixed_interval": "1d"
      }
    ]
}
Response examples (200)
A successful response for configuring a data stream lifecycle.
{
  "acknowledged": true
}

Downsample an index Technical preview; Added in 8.5.0

POST /{index}/_downsample/{target_index}

Aggregate a time series (TSDS) index and store pre-computed statistical summaries (min, max, sum, value_count and avg) for each metric field grouped by a configured time interval. For example, a TSDS index that contains metrics sampled every 10 seconds can be downsampled to an hourly index. All documents within an hour interval are summarized and stored as a single document in the downsample index.

NOTE: Only indices in a time series data stream are supported. Neither field nor document level security can be defined on the source index. The source index must be read only (index.blocks.write: true).

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    Name of the time series index to downsample.

  • target_index string Required

    Name of the index to create.

application/json

Body Required

  • fixed_interval string Required

    The interval at which to aggregate the original time series index.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
POST /{index}/_downsample/{target_index}
POST /my-time-series-index/_downsample/my-downsampled-time-series-index
{
  "fixed_interval": "1d"
}
resp = client.indices.downsample(
    index="my-time-series-index",
    target_index="my-downsampled-time-series-index",
    config={
        "fixed_interval": "1d"
    },
)
const response = await client.indices.downsample({
  index: "my-time-series-index",
  target_index: "my-downsampled-time-series-index",
  config: {
    fixed_interval: "1d",
  },
});
response = client.indices.downsample(
  index: "my-time-series-index",
  target_index: "my-downsampled-time-series-index",
  body: {
    "fixed_interval": "1d"
  }
)
$resp = $client->indices()->downsample([
    "index" => "my-time-series-index",
    "target_index" => "my-downsampled-time-series-index",
    "body" => [
        "fixed_interval" => "1d",
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"fixed_interval":"1d"}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-time-series-index/_downsample/my-downsampled-time-series-index"
client.indices().downsample(d -> d
    .index("my-time-series-index")
    .targetIndex("my-downsampled-time-series-index")
    .config(c -> c
        .fixedInterval(f -> f
            .time("1d")
        )
    )
);
Request example
{
  "fixed_interval": "1d"
}

Get the status for a data stream lifecycle Generally available; Added in 8.11.0

GET /{index}/_lifecycle/explain

Get information about an index or data stream's current data stream lifecycle status, such as time since index creation, time since rollover, the lifecycle configuration managing the index, or any errors encountered during lifecycle execution.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    The name of the index to explain

Query parameters

  • include_defaults boolean

    indicates if the API should return the default values the system uses for the index's lifecycle

  • master_timeout string

    Specify timeout for connection to master

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • indices object Required
      Hide indices attribute Show indices attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • index string Required
        • managed_by_lifecycle boolean Required
        • index_creation_date_millis number

          Time unit for milliseconds

        • time_since_index_creation string

          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.

          External documentation
        • rollover_date_millis number

          Time unit for milliseconds

        • time_since_rollover string

          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.

          External documentation
        • lifecycle object

          Data stream lifecycle with rollover can be used to display the configuration including the default rollover conditions, if asked.

          Hide lifecycle attribute Show lifecycle attribute object
          • enabled boolean

            If defined, it turns data stream lifecycle on/off (true/false) for this data stream. A data stream lifecycle that's disabled (enabled: false) will have no effect on the data stream.

            Default value is true.

        • generation_time string

          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.

          External documentation
        • error string
GET /{index}/_lifecycle/explain
GET .ds-metrics-2023.03.22-000001/_lifecycle/explain
resp = client.indices.explain_data_lifecycle(
    index=".ds-metrics-2023.03.22-000001",
)
const response = await client.indices.explainDataLifecycle({
  index: ".ds-metrics-2023.03.22-000001",
});
response = client.indices.explain_data_lifecycle(
  index: ".ds-metrics-2023.03.22-000001"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->explainDataLifecycle([
    "index" => ".ds-metrics-2023.03.22-000001",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/.ds-metrics-2023.03.22-000001/_lifecycle/explain"
client.indices().explainDataLifecycle(e -> e
    .index(".ds-metrics-2023.03.22-000001")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET .ds-metrics-2023.03.22-000001/_lifecycle/explain`, which retrieves the lifecycle status for a data stream backing index. If the index is managed by a data stream lifecycle, the API will show the `managed_by_lifecycle` field set to `true` and the rest of the response will contain information about the lifecycle execution status for this index.
{
  "indices": {
    ".ds-metrics-2023.03.22-000001": {
      "index" : ".ds-metrics-2023.03.22-000001",
      "managed_by_lifecycle" : true,
      "index_creation_date_millis" : 1679475563571,
      "time_since_index_creation" : "843ms",
      "rollover_date_millis" : 1679475564293,
      "time_since_rollover" : "121ms",
      "lifecycle" : { },
      "generation_time" : "121ms"
  }
}
The API reports any errors related to the lifecycle execution for the target index.
{
  "indices": {
    ".ds-metrics-2023.03.22-000001": {
      "index" : ".ds-metrics-2023.03.22-000001",
      "managed_by_lifecycle" : true,
      "index_creation_date_millis" : 1679475563571,
      "time_since_index_creation" : "843ms",
      "lifecycle" : {
        "enabled": true
      },
      "error": "{\"type\":\"validation_exception\",\"reason\":\"Validation Failed: 1: this action would add [2] shards, but this cluster
currently has [4]/[3] maximum normal shards open;\"}"
  }
}

Get data stream lifecycle stats Generally available; Added in 8.12.0

GET /_lifecycle/stats

Get statistics about the data streams that are managed by a data stream lifecycle.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor
External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • data_stream_count number Required

      The count of data streams currently being managed by the data stream lifecycle.

    • data_streams array[object] Required

      Information about the data streams that are managed by the data stream lifecycle.

      Hide data_streams attributes Show data_streams attributes object
      • backing_indices_in_error number Required

        The count of the backing indices for the data stream.

      • backing_indices_in_total number Required

        The count of the backing indices for the data stream that have encountered an error.

      • name string Required

        The name of the data stream.

    • last_run_duration_in_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • time_between_starts_in_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

GET /_lifecycle/stats
GET _lifecycle/stats?human&pretty
resp = client.indices.get_data_lifecycle_stats(
    human=True,
    pretty=True,
)
const response = await client.indices.getDataLifecycleStats({
  human: "true",
  pretty: "true",
});
response = client.indices.get_data_lifecycle_stats(
  human: "true",
  pretty: "true"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->getDataLifecycleStats([
    "human" => "true",
    "pretty" => "true",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_lifecycle/stats?human&pretty"
client.indices().getDataLifecycleStats();
Response examples (200)
A successful response for `GET _lifecycle/stats?human&pretty`
{
  "last_run_duration_in_millis": 2,
  "last_run_duration": "2ms",
  "time_between_starts_in_millis": 9998,
  "time_between_starts": "9.99s",
  "data_streams_count": 2,
  "data_streams": [
    {
      "name": "my-data-stream",
      "backing_indices_in_total": 2,
      "backing_indices_in_error": 0
    },
    {
      "name": "my-other-stream",
      "backing_indices_in_total": 2,
      "backing_indices_in_error": 1
    }
  ]
}

Get data stream settings Generally available

GET /_data_stream/{name}/_settings

Get setting information for one or more data streams.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: view_index_metadata

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of data streams or data stream patterns. Supports wildcards (*).

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • data_streams array[object] Required
      Hide data_streams attributes Show data_streams attributes object
      • name string Required

        The name of the data stream.

      • settings object Required

        The settings specific to this data stream

        Index settings
      • effective_settings object Required

        The settings specific to this data stream merged with the settings from its template. These effective_settings are the settings that will be used when a new index is created for this data stream.

        Index settings
GET /_data_stream/{name}/_settings
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_data_stream/{name}/_settings' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
This is a response to `GET /_data_stream/my-data-stream/_settings` where my-data-stream that has two settings set. The `effective_settings` field shows additional settings that are pulled from its template.
{
  "data_streams": [
    {
      "name": "my-data-stream",
      "settings": {
        "index": {
          "lifecycle": {
            "name": "new-test-policy"
          },
          "number_of_shards": "11"
        }
      },
      "effective_settings": {
        "index": {
          "lifecycle": {
            "name": "new-test-policy"
          },
          "mode": "standard",
          "number_of_shards": "11",
          "number_of_replicas": "0"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Update data stream settings Generally available

PUT /_data_stream/{name}/_settings

This API can be used to override settings on specific data streams. These overrides will take precedence over what is specified in the template that the data stream matches. To prevent your data stream from getting into an invalid state, only certain settings are allowed. If possible, the setting change is applied to all backing indices. Otherwise, it will be applied when the data stream is next rolled over.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: manage

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of data streams or data stream patterns.

Query parameters

  • dry_run boolean

    If true, the request does not actually change the settings on any data streams or indices. Instead, it simulates changing the settings and reports back to the user what would have happened had these settings actually been applied.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    The period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation
application/json

Body Required

object object
Index settings

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • data_streams array[object] Required
      Hide data_streams attributes Show data_streams attributes object
      • name string Required

        The data stream name.

      • applied_to_data_stream boolean Required

        If the settings were successfully applied to the data stream (or would have been, if running in dry_run mode), it is true. If an error occurred, it is false.

      • error string

        A message explaining why the settings could not be applied to the data stream.

      • settings object Required

        The settings that are specfic to this data stream that will override any settings from the matching index template.

        Index settings
      • effective_settings object Required

        The settings that are effective on this data stream, taking into account the settings from the matching index template and the settings specific to this data stream.

        Index settings
      • index_settings_results object Required

        Information about whether and where each setting was applied.

        Hide index_settings_results attributes Show index_settings_results attributes object
        • applied_to_data_stream_only array[string] Required

          The list of settings that were applied to the data stream but not to backing indices. These will be applied to the write index the next time the data stream is rolled over.

        • applied_to_data_stream_and_backing_indices array[string] Required

          The list of settings that were applied to the data stream and to all of its backing indices. These settings will also be applied to the write index the next time the data stream is rolled over.

        • errors array[object]
PUT /_data_stream/{name}/_settings
resp = client.indices.put_data_stream_settings(
    name="my-data-stream",
    settings={
        "index.lifecycle.name": "new-test-policy",
        "index.number_of_shards": 11
    },
)
const response = await client.indices.putDataStreamSettings({
  name: "my-data-stream",
  settings: {
    "index.lifecycle.name": "new-test-policy",
    "index.number_of_shards": 11,
  },
});
response = client.indices.put_data_stream_settings(
  name: "my-data-stream",
  body: {
    "index.lifecycle.name": "new-test-policy",
    "index.number_of_shards": 11
  }
)
$resp = $client->indices()->putDataStreamSettings([
    "name" => "my-data-stream",
    "body" => [
        "index.lifecycle.name" => "new-test-policy",
        "index.number_of_shards" => 11,
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"index.lifecycle.name":"new-test-policy","index.number_of_shards":11}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_data_stream/my-data-stream/_settings"
Request example
This is a request to change two settings on a data stream.
{
  "index.lifecycle.name" : "new-test-policy",
  "index.number_of_shards": 11
}
Response examples (200)
This shows a response to `PUT /_data_stream/my-data-stream/_settings` when two settings are successfully updated on the data stream. In this case, `index.number_of_shards` is only applied to the data stream -- it will be applied to the write index on rollover. The setting `index.lifecycle.name` is applied to the data stream and all backing indices.
{
  "data_streams": [
    {
      "name": "my-data-stream",
      "applied_to_data_stream": true,
      "settings": {
        "index": {
          "lifecycle": {
            "name": "new-test-policy"
          },
          "number_of_shards": "11"
        }
      },
      "effective_settings": {
        "index": {
          "lifecycle": {
            "name": "new-test-policy"
          },
          "mode": "standard",
          "number_of_shards": "11",
          "number_of_replicas": "0"
        }
      },
      "index_settings_results": {
        "applied_to_data_stream_only": [
          "index.number_of_shards"
        ],
        "applied_to_data_stream_and_backing_indices": [
          "index.lifecycle.name"
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
This shows a response to `PUT /_data_stream/my-data-stream/_settings` when a setting is successfully applied to the data stream, but one of the backing indices, `.ds-my-data-stream-2025.05.28-000001`, has a write block. The response reports that the setting was not successfully applied to that index.
{
  "data_streams": [
    {
      "name": "my-data-stream",
      "applied_to_data_stream": true,
      "settings": {
        "index": {
          "lifecycle": {
            "name": "new-test-policy"
          },
          "number_of_shards": "11"
        }
      },
      "effective_settings": {
        "index": {
          "lifecycle": {
            "name": "new-test-policy"
          },
          "mode": "standard",
          "number_of_shards": "11",
          "number_of_replicas": "0"
        }
      },
      "index_settings_results": {
        "applied_to_data_stream_only": [
          "index.number_of_shards"
        ],
        "applied_to_data_stream_and_backing_indices": [
          "index.lifecycle.name"
        ],
        "errors": [
          {
            "index": ".ds-my-data-stream-2025.05.28-000001",
            "error": "index [.ds-my-data-stream-2025.05.28-000001] blocked by: [FORBIDDEN/9/index metadata (api)];"
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}
This shows a response to `PUT /_data_stream/my-data-stream/_settings` when a user attempts to set a setting that is not allowed on a data stream. As a result, no change was applied to the data stream.
{
  "data_streams": [
    {
      "name": "my-data-stream",
      "applied_to_data_stream": false,
      "error": "Cannot set the following settings on a data stream: [index.number_of_replicas]",
      "settings": {},
      "effective_settings": {},
      "index_settings_results": {
        "applied_to_data_stream_only": [],
        "applied_to_data_stream_and_backing_indices": []
      }
    }
  ]
}




Update data streams Generally available; Added in 7.16.0

POST /_data_stream/_modify

Performs one or more data stream modification actions in a single atomic operation.

application/json

Body Required

  • actions array[object] Required

    Actions to perform.

    Hide actions attributes Show actions attributes object
    • add_backing_index object

      Adds an existing index as a backing index for a data stream. The index is hidden as part of this operation. WARNING: Adding indices with the add_backing_index action can potentially result in improper data stream behavior. This should be considered an expert level API.

      Hide add_backing_index attributes Show add_backing_index attributes object
      • data_stream string Required

        Data stream targeted by the action.

      • index string Required

        Index for the action.

    • remove_backing_index object

      Removes a backing index from a data stream. The index is unhidden as part of this operation. A data stream’s write index cannot be removed.

      Hide remove_backing_index attributes Show remove_backing_index attributes object
      • data_stream string Required

        Data stream targeted by the action.

      • index string Required

        Index for the action.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

POST /_data_stream/_modify
POST _data_stream/_modify
{
  "actions": [
    {
      "remove_backing_index": {
        "data_stream": "my-data-stream",
        "index": ".ds-my-data-stream-2023.07.26-000001"
      }
    },
    {
      "add_backing_index": {
        "data_stream": "my-data-stream",
        "index": ".ds-my-data-stream-2023.07.26-000001-downsample"
      }
    }
  ]
}
resp = client.indices.modify_data_stream(
    actions=[
        {
            "remove_backing_index": {
                "data_stream": "my-data-stream",
                "index": ".ds-my-data-stream-2023.07.26-000001"
            }
        },
        {
            "add_backing_index": {
                "data_stream": "my-data-stream",
                "index": ".ds-my-data-stream-2023.07.26-000001-downsample"
            }
        }
    ],
)
const response = await client.indices.modifyDataStream({
  actions: [
    {
      remove_backing_index: {
        data_stream: "my-data-stream",
        index: ".ds-my-data-stream-2023.07.26-000001",
      },
    },
    {
      add_backing_index: {
        data_stream: "my-data-stream",
        index: ".ds-my-data-stream-2023.07.26-000001-downsample",
      },
    },
  ],
});
response = client.indices.modify_data_stream(
  body: {
    "actions": [
      {
        "remove_backing_index": {
          "data_stream": "my-data-stream",
          "index": ".ds-my-data-stream-2023.07.26-000001"
        }
      },
      {
        "add_backing_index": {
          "data_stream": "my-data-stream",
          "index": ".ds-my-data-stream-2023.07.26-000001-downsample"
        }
      }
    ]
  }
)
$resp = $client->indices()->modifyDataStream([
    "body" => [
        "actions" => array(
            [
                "remove_backing_index" => [
                    "data_stream" => "my-data-stream",
                    "index" => ".ds-my-data-stream-2023.07.26-000001",
                ],
            ],
            [
                "add_backing_index" => [
                    "data_stream" => "my-data-stream",
                    "index" => ".ds-my-data-stream-2023.07.26-000001-downsample",
                ],
            ],
        ),
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"actions":[{"remove_backing_index":{"data_stream":"my-data-stream","index":".ds-my-data-stream-2023.07.26-000001"}},{"add_backing_index":{"data_stream":"my-data-stream","index":".ds-my-data-stream-2023.07.26-000001-downsample"}}]}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_data_stream/_modify"
client.indices().modifyDataStream(m -> m
    .actions(List.of(Action.of(a -> a
            .removeBackingIndex(r -> r
                .dataStream("my-data-stream")
                .index(".ds-my-data-stream-2023.07.26-000001")
        )),Action.of(ac -> ac
            .addBackingIndex(ad -> ad
                .dataStream("my-data-stream")
                .index(".ds-my-data-stream-2023.07.26-000001-downsample")
        ))))
);
Request example
An example body for a `POST _data_stream/_modify` request.
{
  "actions": [
    {
      "remove_backing_index": {
        "data_stream": "my-data-stream",
        "index": ".ds-my-data-stream-2023.07.26-000001"
      }
    },
    {
      "add_backing_index": {
        "data_stream": "my-data-stream",
        "index": ".ds-my-data-stream-2023.07.26-000001-downsample"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Promote a data stream Generally available; Added in 7.9.0

POST /_data_stream/_promote/{name}

Promote a data stream from a replicated data stream managed by cross-cluster replication (CCR) to a regular data stream.

With CCR auto following, a data stream from a remote cluster can be replicated to the local cluster. These data streams can't be rolled over in the local cluster. These replicated data streams roll over only if the upstream data stream rolls over. In the event that the remote cluster is no longer available, the data stream in the local cluster can be promoted to a regular data stream, which allows these data streams to be rolled over in the local cluster.

NOTE: When promoting a data stream, ensure the local cluster has a data stream enabled index template that matches the data stream. If this is missing, the data stream will not be able to roll over until a matching index template is created. This will affect the lifecycle management of the data stream and interfere with the data stream size and retention.

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    The name of the data stream

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
POST /_data_stream/_promote/{name}
POST /_data_stream/_promote/my-data-stream
resp = client.indices.promote_data_stream(
    name="my-data-stream",
)
const response = await client.indices.promoteDataStream({
  name: "my-data-stream",
});
response = client.indices.promote_data_stream(
  name: "my-data-stream"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->promoteDataStream([
    "name" => "my-data-stream",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_data_stream/_promote/my-data-stream"
client.indices().promoteDataStream(p -> p
    .name("my-data-stream")
);

Bulk index or delete documents Generally available

PUT /{index}/_bulk

All methods and paths for this operation:

POST /_bulk

PUT /_bulk
POST /{index}/_bulk
PUT /{index}/_bulk

Perform multiple index, create, delete, and update actions in a single request. This reduces overhead and can greatly increase indexing speed.

If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the following index privileges for the target data stream, index, or index alias:

  • To use the create action, you must have the create_doc, create, index, or write index privilege. Data streams support only the create action.
  • To use the index action, you must have the create, index, or write index privilege.
  • To use the delete action, you must have the delete or write index privilege.
  • To use the update action, you must have the index or write index privilege.
  • To automatically create a data stream or index with a bulk API request, you must have the auto_configure, create_index, or manage index privilege.
  • To make the result of a bulk operation visible to search using the refresh parameter, you must have the maintenance or manage index privilege.

Automatic data stream creation requires a matching index template with data stream enabled.

The actions are specified in the request body using a newline delimited JSON (NDJSON) structure:

action_and_meta_data\n
optional_source\n
action_and_meta_data\n
optional_source\n
....
action_and_meta_data\n
optional_source\n

The index and create actions expect a source on the next line and have the same semantics as the op_type parameter in the standard index API. A create action fails if a document with the same ID already exists in the target An index action adds or replaces a document as necessary.

NOTE: Data streams support only the create action. To update or delete a document in a data stream, you must target the backing index containing the document.

An update action expects that the partial doc, upsert, and script and its options are specified on the next line.

A delete action does not expect a source on the next line and has the same semantics as the standard delete API.

NOTE: The final line of data must end with a newline character (\n). Each newline character may be preceded by a carriage return (\r). When sending NDJSON data to the _bulk endpoint, use a Content-Type header of application/json or application/x-ndjson. Because this format uses literal newline characters (\n) as delimiters, make sure that the JSON actions and sources are not pretty printed.

If you provide a target in the request path, it is used for any actions that don't explicitly specify an _index argument.

A note on the format: the idea here is to make processing as fast as possible. As some of the actions are redirected to other shards on other nodes, only action_meta_data is parsed on the receiving node side.

Client libraries using this protocol should try and strive to do something similar on the client side, and reduce buffering as much as possible.

There is no "correct" number of actions to perform in a single bulk request. Experiment with different settings to find the optimal size for your particular workload. Note that Elasticsearch limits the maximum size of a HTTP request to 100mb by default so clients must ensure that no request exceeds this size. It is not possible to index a single document that exceeds the size limit, so you must pre-process any such documents into smaller pieces before sending them to Elasticsearch. For instance, split documents into pages or chapters before indexing them, or store raw binary data in a system outside Elasticsearch and replace the raw data with a link to the external system in the documents that you send to Elasticsearch.

Client suppport for bulk requests

Some of the officially supported clients provide helpers to assist with bulk requests and reindexing:

  • Go: Check out esutil.BulkIndexer
  • Perl: Check out Search::Elasticsearch::Client::5_0::Bulk and Search::Elasticsearch::Client::5_0::Scroll
  • Python: Check out elasticsearch.helpers.*
  • JavaScript: Check out client.helpers.*
  • .NET: Check out BulkAllObservable
  • PHP: Check out bulk indexing.
  • Ruby: Check out Elasticsearch::Helpers::BulkHelper

Submitting bulk requests with cURL

If you're providing text file input to curl, you must use the --data-binary flag instead of plain -d. The latter doesn't preserve newlines. For example:

$ cat requests
{ "index" : { "_index" : "test", "_id" : "1" } }
{ "field1" : "value1" }
$ curl -s -H "Content-Type: application/x-ndjson" -XPOST localhost:9200/_bulk --data-binary "@requests"; echo
{"took":7, "errors": false, "items":[{"index":{"_index":"test","_id":"1","_version":1,"result":"created","forced_refresh":false}}]}

Optimistic concurrency control

Each index and delete action within a bulk API call may include the if_seq_no and if_primary_term parameters in their respective action and meta data lines. The if_seq_no and if_primary_term parameters control how operations are run, based on the last modification to existing documents. See Optimistic concurrency control for more details.

Versioning

Each bulk item can include the version value using the version field. It automatically follows the behavior of the index or delete operation based on the _version mapping. It also support the version_type.

Routing

Each bulk item can include the routing value using the routing field. It automatically follows the behavior of the index or delete operation based on the _routing mapping.

NOTE: Data streams do not support custom routing unless they were created with the allow_custom_routing setting enabled in the template.

Wait for active shards

When making bulk calls, you can set the wait_for_active_shards parameter to require a minimum number of shard copies to be active before starting to process the bulk request.

Refresh

Control when the changes made by this request are visible to search.

NOTE: Only the shards that receive the bulk request will be affected by refresh. Imagine a _bulk?refresh=wait_for request with three documents in it that happen to be routed to different shards in an index with five shards. The request will only wait for those three shards to refresh. The other two shards that make up the index do not participate in the _bulk request at all.

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    The name of the data stream, index, or index alias to perform bulk actions on.

Query parameters

  • include_source_on_error boolean

    True or false if to include the document source in the error message in case of parsing errors.

  • list_executed_pipelines boolean

    If true, the response will include the ingest pipelines that were run for each index or create.

  • pipeline string

    The pipeline identifier to use to preprocess incoming documents. If the index has a default ingest pipeline specified, setting the value to _none turns off the default ingest pipeline for this request. If a final pipeline is configured, it will always run regardless of the value of this parameter.

  • refresh string

    If true, Elasticsearch refreshes the affected shards to make this operation visible to search. If wait_for, wait for a refresh to make this operation visible to search. If false, do nothing with refreshes. Valid values: true, false, wait_for.

    Values are true, false, or wait_for.

  • routing string

    A custom value that is used to route operations to a specific shard.

  • _source boolean | string | array[string]

    Indicates whether to return the _source field (true or false) or contains a list of fields to return.

  • _source_excludes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of source fields to exclude from the response. You can also use this parameter to exclude fields from the subset specified in _source_includes query parameter. If the _source parameter is false, this parameter is ignored.

  • _source_includes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of source fields to include in the response. If this parameter is specified, only these source fields are returned. You can exclude fields from this subset using the _source_excludes query parameter. If the _source parameter is false, this parameter is ignored.

  • timeout string

    The period each action waits for the following operations: automatic index creation, dynamic mapping updates, and waiting for active shards. The default is 1m (one minute), which guarantees Elasticsearch waits for at least the timeout before failing. The actual wait time could be longer, particularly when multiple waits occur.

    External documentation
  • wait_for_active_shards number | string

    The number of shard copies that must be active before proceeding with the operation. Set to all or any positive integer up to the total number of shards in the index (number_of_replicas+1). The default is 1, which waits for each primary shard to be active.

    Values are all or index-setting.

  • require_alias boolean

    If true, the request's actions must target an index alias.

  • require_data_stream boolean

    If true, the request's actions must target a data stream (existing or to be created).

application/json

Body object Required

One of:
  • index object

    Index the specified document. If the document exists, it replaces the document and increments the version. The following line must contain the source data to be indexed.

    Hide index attributes Show index attributes object
    • if_primary_term number
    • dynamic_templates object

      A map from the full name of fields to the name of dynamic templates. It defaults to an empty map. If a name matches a dynamic template, that template will be applied regardless of other match predicates defined in the template. If a field is already defined in the mapping, then this parameter won't be used.

    • pipeline string

      The ID of the pipeline to use to preprocess incoming documents. If the index has a default ingest pipeline specified, setting the value to _none turns off the default ingest pipeline for this request. If a final pipeline is configured, it will always run regardless of the value of this parameter.

    • require_alias boolean

      If true, the request's actions must target an index alias.

      Default value is false.

  • create object

    Index the specified document if it does not already exist. The following line must contain the source data to be indexed.

    Hide create attributes Show create attributes object
    • if_primary_term number
    • dynamic_templates object

      A map from the full name of fields to the name of dynamic templates. It defaults to an empty map. If a name matches a dynamic template, that template will be applied regardless of other match predicates defined in the template. If a field is already defined in the mapping, then this parameter won't be used.

    • pipeline string

      The ID of the pipeline to use to preprocess incoming documents. If the index has a default ingest pipeline specified, setting the value to _none turns off the default ingest pipeline for this request. If a final pipeline is configured, it will always run regardless of the value of this parameter.

    • require_alias boolean

      If true, the request's actions must target an index alias.

      Default value is false.

  • update object

    Perform a partial document update. The following line must contain the partial document and update options.

    Hide update attributes Show update attributes object
    • _id string

      The document ID.

    • _index string

      The name of the index or index alias to perform the action on.

    • routing string

      A custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.

    • if_primary_term number
    • if_seq_no number
    • version number
    • version_type string

      Supported values include:

      • internal: Use internal versioning that starts at 1 and increments with each update or delete.
      • external: Only index the document if the specified version is strictly higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document.
      • external_gte: Only index the document if the specified version is equal or higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document. NOTE: The external_gte version type is meant for special use cases and should be used with care. If used incorrectly, it can result in loss of data.
      • force: This option is deprecated because it can cause primary and replica shards to diverge.

      Values are internal, external, external_gte, or force.

    • require_alias boolean

      If true, the request's actions must target an index alias.

      Default value is false.

    • retry_on_conflict number

      The number of times an update should be retried in the case of a version conflict.

  • delete object

    Remove the specified document from the index.

    Hide delete attributes Show delete attributes object
    • _id string

      The document ID.

    • _index string

      The name of the index or index alias to perform the action on.

    • routing string

      A custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.

    • if_primary_term number
    • if_seq_no number
    • version number
    • version_type string

      Supported values include:

      • internal: Use internal versioning that starts at 1 and increments with each update or delete.
      • external: Only index the document if the specified version is strictly higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document.
      • external_gte: Only index the document if the specified version is equal or higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document. NOTE: The external_gte version type is meant for special use cases and should be used with care. If used incorrectly, it can result in loss of data.
      • force: This option is deprecated because it can cause primary and replica shards to diverge.

      Values are internal, external, external_gte, or force.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • errors boolean Required

      If true, one or more of the operations in the bulk request did not complete successfully.

    • items array[object] Required

      The result of each operation in the bulk request, in the order they were submitted.

      Hide items attribute Show items attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • _id string | null

          The document ID associated with the operation.

        • _index string Required

          The name of the index associated with the operation. If the operation targeted a data stream, this is the backing index into which the document was written.

        • status number Required

          The HTTP status code returned for the operation.

        • failure_store string

          Values are not_applicable_or_unknown, used, not_enabled, or failed.

        • error object

          Additional information about the failed operation. The property is returned only for failed operations.

          Hide error attributes Show error attributes object
          • type string Required

            The type of error

          • reason
          • stack_trace string

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

          • root_cause array[object]
          • suppressed array[object]
        • _primary_term number

          The primary term assigned to the document for the operation. This property is returned only for successful operations.

        • result string

          The result of the operation. Successful values are created, deleted, and updated.

        • _seq_no number

          The sequence number assigned to the document for the operation. Sequence numbers are used to ensure an older version of a document doesn't overwrite a newer version.

        • _shards object

          Shard information for the operation.

          Hide _shards attribute Show _shards attribute object
          • failures array[object]
        • _version number

          The document version associated with the operation. The document version is incremented each time the document is updated. This property is returned only for successful actions.

        • forced_refresh boolean
        • get object
          Hide get attributes Show get attributes object
          • fields object
          • found boolean Required
          • _primary_term number
          • _source object
    • took number Required

      The length of time, in milliseconds, it took to process the bulk request.

    • ingest_took number
PUT /{index}/_bulk
POST _bulk
{ "index" : { "_index" : "test", "_id" : "1" } }
{ "field1" : "value1" }
{ "delete" : { "_index" : "test", "_id" : "2" } }
{ "create" : { "_index" : "test", "_id" : "3" } }
{ "field1" : "value3" }
{ "update" : {"_id" : "1", "_index" : "test"} }
{ "doc" : {"field2" : "value2"} }
resp = client.bulk(
    operations=[
        {
            "index": {
                "_index": "test",
                "_id": "1"
            }
        },
        {
            "field1": "value1"
        },
        {
            "delete": {
                "_index": "test",
                "_id": "2"
            }
        },
        {
            "create": {
                "_index": "test",
                "_id": "3"
            }
        },
        {
            "field1": "value3"
        },
        {
            "update": {
                "_id": "1",
                "_index": "test"
            }
        },
        {
            "doc": {
                "field2": "value2"
            }
        }
    ],
)
const response = await client.bulk({
  operations: [
    {
      index: {
        _index: "test",
        _id: "1",
      },
    },
    {
      field1: "value1",
    },
    {
      delete: {
        _index: "test",
        _id: "2",
      },
    },
    {
      create: {
        _index: "test",
        _id: "3",
      },
    },
    {
      field1: "value3",
    },
    {
      update: {
        _id: "1",
        _index: "test",
      },
    },
    {
      doc: {
        field2: "value2",
      },
    },
  ],
});
response = client.bulk(
  body: [
    {
      "index": {
        "_index": "test",
        "_id": "1"
      }
    },
    {
      "field1": "value1"
    },
    {
      "delete": {
        "_index": "test",
        "_id": "2"
      }
    },
    {
      "create": {
        "_index": "test",
        "_id": "3"
      }
    },
    {
      "field1": "value3"
    },
    {
      "update": {
        "_id": "1",
        "_index": "test"
      }
    },
    {
      "doc": {
        "field2": "value2"
      }
    }
  ]
)
$resp = $client->bulk([
    "body" => array(
        [
            "index" => [
                "_index" => "test",
                "_id" => "1",
            ],
        ],
        [
            "field1" => "value1",
        ],
        [
            "delete" => [
                "_index" => "test",
                "_id" => "2",
            ],
        ],
        [
            "create" => [
                "_index" => "test",
                "_id" => "3",
            ],
        ],
        [
            "field1" => "value3",
        ],
        [
            "update" => [
                "_id" => "1",
                "_index" => "test",
            ],
        ],
        [
            "doc" => [
                "field2" => "value2",
            ],
        ],
    ),
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '[{"index":{"_index":"test","_id":"1"}},{"field1":"value1"},{"delete":{"_index":"test","_id":"2"}},{"create":{"_index":"test","_id":"3"}},{"field1":"value3"},{"update":{"_id":"1","_index":"test"}},{"doc":{"field2":"value2"}}]' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_bulk"
Request examples
Run `POST _bulk` to perform multiple operations.
{ "index" : { "_index" : "test", "_id" : "1" } }
{ "field1" : "value1" }
{ "delete" : { "_index" : "test", "_id" : "2" } }
{ "create" : { "_index" : "test", "_id" : "3" } }
{ "field1" : "value3" }
{ "update" : {"_id" : "1", "_index" : "test"} }
{ "doc" : {"field2" : "value2"} }
When you run `POST _bulk` and use the `update` action, you can use `retry_on_conflict` as a field in the action itself (not in the extra payload line) to specify how many times an update should be retried in the case of a version conflict.
{ "update" : {"_id" : "1", "_index" : "index1", "retry_on_conflict" : 3} }
{ "doc" : {"field" : "value"} }
{ "update" : { "_id" : "0", "_index" : "index1", "retry_on_conflict" : 3} }
{ "script" : { "source": "ctx._source.counter += params.param1", "lang" : "painless", "params" : {"param1" : 1}}, "upsert" : {"counter" : 1}}
{ "update" : {"_id" : "2", "_index" : "index1", "retry_on_conflict" : 3} }
{ "doc" : {"field" : "value"}, "doc_as_upsert" : true }
{ "update" : {"_id" : "3", "_index" : "index1", "_source" : true} }
{ "doc" : {"field" : "value"} }
{ "update" : {"_id" : "4", "_index" : "index1"} }
{ "doc" : {"field" : "value"}, "_source": true}
To return only information about failed operations, run `POST /_bulk?filter_path=items.*.error`.
{ "update": {"_id": "5", "_index": "index1"} }
{ "doc": {"my_field": "foo"} }
{ "update": {"_id": "6", "_index": "index1"} }
{ "doc": {"my_field": "foo"} }
{ "create": {"_id": "7", "_index": "index1"} }
{ "my_field": "foo" }
Run `POST /_bulk` to perform a bulk request that consists of index and create actions with the `dynamic_templates` parameter. The bulk request creates two new fields `work_location` and `home_location` with type `geo_point` according to the `dynamic_templates` parameter. However, the `raw_location` field is created using default dynamic mapping rules, as a text field in that case since it is supplied as a string in the JSON document.
{ "index" : { "_index" : "my_index", "_id" : "1", "dynamic_templates": {"work_location": "geo_point"}} }
{ "field" : "value1", "work_location": "41.12,-71.34", "raw_location": "41.12,-71.34"}
{ "create" : { "_index" : "my_index", "_id" : "2", "dynamic_templates": {"home_location": "geo_point"}} }
{ "field" : "value2", "home_location": "41.12,-71.34"}
Response examples (200)
{
   "took": 30,
   "errors": false,
   "items": [
      {
         "index": {
            "_index": "test",
            "_id": "1",
            "_version": 1,
            "result": "created",
            "_shards": {
               "total": 2,
               "successful": 1,
               "failed": 0
            },
            "status": 201,
            "_seq_no" : 0,
            "_primary_term": 1
         }
      },
      {
         "delete": {
            "_index": "test",
            "_id": "2",
            "_version": 1,
            "result": "not_found",
            "_shards": {
               "total": 2,
               "successful": 1,
               "failed": 0
            },
            "status": 404,
            "_seq_no" : 1,
            "_primary_term" : 2
         }
      },
      {
         "create": {
            "_index": "test",
            "_id": "3",
            "_version": 1,
            "result": "created",
            "_shards": {
               "total": 2,
               "successful": 1,
               "failed": 0
            },
            "status": 201,
            "_seq_no" : 2,
            "_primary_term" : 3
         }
      },
      {
         "update": {
            "_index": "test",
            "_id": "1",
            "_version": 2,
            "result": "updated",
            "_shards": {
                "total": 2,
                "successful": 1,
                "failed": 0
            },
            "status": 200,
            "_seq_no" : 3,
            "_primary_term" : 4
         }
      }
   ]
}
If you run `POST /_bulk` with operations that update non-existent documents, the operations cannot complete successfully. The API returns a response with an `errors` property value `true`. The response also includes an error object for any failed operations. The error object contains additional information about the failure, such as the error type and reason.
{
  "took": 486,
  "errors": true,
  "items": [
    {
      "update": {
        "_index": "index1",
        "_id": "5",
        "status": 404,
        "error": {
          "type": "document_missing_exception",
          "reason": "[5]: document missing",
          "index_uuid": "aAsFqTI0Tc2W0LCWgPNrOA",
          "shard": "0",
          "index": "index1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "update": {
        "_index": "index1",
        "_id": "6",
        "status": 404,
        "error": {
          "type": "document_missing_exception",
          "reason": "[6]: document missing",
          "index_uuid": "aAsFqTI0Tc2W0LCWgPNrOA",
          "shard": "0",
          "index": "index1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "create": {
        "_index": "index1",
        "_id": "7",
        "_version": 1,
        "result": "created",
        "_shards": {
          "total": 2,
          "successful": 1,
          "failed": 0
        },
        "_seq_no": 0,
        "_primary_term": 1,
        "status": 201
      }
    }
  ]
}
An example response from `POST /_bulk?filter_path=items.*.error`, which returns only information about failed operations.
{
  "items": [
    {
      "update": {
        "error": {
          "type": "document_missing_exception",
          "reason": "[5]: document missing",
          "index_uuid": "aAsFqTI0Tc2W0LCWgPNrOA",
          "shard": "0",
          "index": "index1"
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "update": {
        "error": {
          "type": "document_missing_exception",
          "reason": "[6]: document missing",
          "index_uuid": "aAsFqTI0Tc2W0LCWgPNrOA",
          "shard": "0",
          "index": "index1"
        }
      }
    }
  ]
}

Create a new document in the index Generally available; Added in 5.0.0

POST /{index}/_create/{id}

All methods and paths for this operation:

PUT /{index}/_create/{id}

POST /{index}/_create/{id}

You can index a new JSON document with the /<target>/_doc/ or /<target>/_create/<_id> APIs Using _create guarantees that the document is indexed only if it does not already exist. It returns a 409 response when a document with a same ID already exists in the index. To update an existing document, you must use the /<target>/_doc/ API.

If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the following index privileges for the target data stream, index, or index alias:

  • To add a document using the PUT /<target>/_create/<_id> or POST /<target>/_create/<_id> request formats, you must have the create_doc, create, index, or write index privilege.
  • To automatically create a data stream or index with this API request, you must have the auto_configure, create_index, or manage index privilege.

Automatic data stream creation requires a matching index template with data stream enabled.

Automatically create data streams and indices

If the request's target doesn't exist and matches an index template with a data_stream definition, the index operation automatically creates the data stream.

If the target doesn't exist and doesn't match a data stream template, the operation automatically creates the index and applies any matching index templates.

NOTE: Elasticsearch includes several built-in index templates. To avoid naming collisions with these templates, refer to index pattern documentation.

If no mapping exists, the index operation creates a dynamic mapping. By default, new fields and objects are automatically added to the mapping if needed.

Automatic index creation is controlled by the action.auto_create_index setting. If it is true, any index can be created automatically. You can modify this setting to explicitly allow or block automatic creation of indices that match specified patterns or set it to false to turn off automatic index creation entirely. Specify a comma-separated list of patterns you want to allow or prefix each pattern with + or - to indicate whether it should be allowed or blocked. When a list is specified, the default behaviour is to disallow.

NOTE: The action.auto_create_index setting affects the automatic creation of indices only. It does not affect the creation of data streams.

Routing

By default, shard placement — or routing — is controlled by using a hash of the document's ID value. For more explicit control, the value fed into the hash function used by the router can be directly specified on a per-operation basis using the routing parameter.

When setting up explicit mapping, you can also use the _routing field to direct the index operation to extract the routing value from the document itself. This does come at the (very minimal) cost of an additional document parsing pass. If the _routing mapping is defined and set to be required, the index operation will fail if no routing value is provided or extracted.

NOTE: Data streams do not support custom routing unless they were created with the allow_custom_routing setting enabled in the template.

Distributed

The index operation is directed to the primary shard based on its route and performed on the actual node containing this shard. After the primary shard completes the operation, if needed, the update is distributed to applicable replicas.

Active shards

To improve the resiliency of writes to the system, indexing operations can be configured to wait for a certain number of active shard copies before proceeding with the operation. If the requisite number of active shard copies are not available, then the write operation must wait and retry, until either the requisite shard copies have started or a timeout occurs. By default, write operations only wait for the primary shards to be active before proceeding (that is to say wait_for_active_shards is 1). This default can be overridden in the index settings dynamically by setting index.write.wait_for_active_shards. To alter this behavior per operation, use the wait_for_active_shards request parameter.

Valid values are all or any positive integer up to the total number of configured copies per shard in the index (which is number_of_replicas+1). Specifying a negative value or a number greater than the number of shard copies will throw an error.

For example, suppose you have a cluster of three nodes, A, B, and C and you create an index index with the number of replicas set to 3 (resulting in 4 shard copies, one more copy than there are nodes). If you attempt an indexing operation, by default the operation will only ensure the primary copy of each shard is available before proceeding. This means that even if B and C went down and A hosted the primary shard copies, the indexing operation would still proceed with only one copy of the data. If wait_for_active_shards is set on the request to 3 (and all three nodes are up), the indexing operation will require 3 active shard copies before proceeding. This requirement should be met because there are 3 active nodes in the cluster, each one holding a copy of the shard. However, if you set wait_for_active_shards to all (or to 4, which is the same in this situation), the indexing operation will not proceed as you do not have all 4 copies of each shard active in the index. The operation will timeout unless a new node is brought up in the cluster to host the fourth copy of the shard.

It is important to note that this setting greatly reduces the chances of the write operation not writing to the requisite number of shard copies, but it does not completely eliminate the possibility, because this check occurs before the write operation starts. After the write operation is underway, it is still possible for replication to fail on any number of shard copies but still succeed on the primary. The _shards section of the API response reveals the number of shard copies on which replication succeeded and failed.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: create
External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    The name of the data stream or index to target. If the target doesn't exist and matches the name or wildcard (*) pattern of an index template with a data_stream definition, this request creates the data stream. If the target doesn't exist and doesn’t match a data stream template, this request creates the index.

  • id string Required

    A unique identifier for the document. To automatically generate a document ID, use the POST /<target>/_doc/ request format.

Query parameters

  • include_source_on_error boolean

    True or false if to include the document source in the error message in case of parsing errors.

  • pipeline string

    The ID of the pipeline to use to preprocess incoming documents. If the index has a default ingest pipeline specified, setting the value to _none turns off the default ingest pipeline for this request. If a final pipeline is configured, it will always run regardless of the value of this parameter.

  • refresh string

    If true, Elasticsearch refreshes the affected shards to make this operation visible to search. If wait_for, it waits for a refresh to make this operation visible to search. If false, it does nothing with refreshes.

    Values are true, false, or wait_for.

  • require_alias boolean

    If true, the destination must be an index alias.

  • require_data_stream boolean

    If true, the request's actions must target a data stream (existing or to be created).

  • routing string

    A custom value that is used to route operations to a specific shard.

  • timeout string

    The period the request waits for the following operations: automatic index creation, dynamic mapping updates, waiting for active shards. Elasticsearch waits for at least the specified timeout period before failing. The actual wait time could be longer, particularly when multiple waits occur.

    This parameter is useful for situations where the primary shard assigned to perform the operation might not be available when the operation runs. Some reasons for this might be that the primary shard is currently recovering from a gateway or undergoing relocation. By default, the operation will wait on the primary shard to become available for at least 1 minute before failing and responding with an error. The actual wait time could be longer, particularly when multiple waits occur.

    External documentation
  • version number

    The explicit version number for concurrency control. It must be a non-negative long number.

  • version_type string

    The version type.

    Supported values include:

    • internal: Use internal versioning that starts at 1 and increments with each update or delete.
    • external: Only index the document if the specified version is strictly higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document.
    • external_gte: Only index the document if the specified version is equal or higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document. NOTE: The external_gte version type is meant for special use cases and should be used with care. If used incorrectly, it can result in loss of data.
    • force: This option is deprecated because it can cause primary and replica shards to diverge.

    Values are internal, external, external_gte, or force.

  • wait_for_active_shards number | string

    The number of shard copies that must be active before proceeding with the operation. You can set it to all or any positive integer up to the total number of shards in the index (number_of_replicas+1). The default value of 1 means it waits for each primary shard to be active.

    Values are all or index-setting.

application/json

Body Required

object object

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • _id string Required

      The unique identifier for the added document.

    • _index string Required

      The name of the index the document was added to.

    • _primary_term number

      The primary term assigned to the document for the indexing operation.

    • result string Required

      The result of the indexing operation: created or updated.

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

    • _seq_no number

      The sequence number assigned to the document for the indexing operation. Sequence numbers are used to ensure an older version of a document doesn't overwrite a newer version.

    • _shards object Required

      Information about the replication process of the operation.

      Hide _shards attributes Show _shards attributes object
      • failed number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search attempted to run on but failed.

      • successful number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search succeeded on.

      • total number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search will run on overall.

      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • index string
        • node string
        • reason object Required

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • shard number
        • status string
        • primary boolean
      • skipped number
    • _version number Required

      The document version, which is incremented each time the document is updated.

    • failure_store string

      The role of the failure store in this document response

      Values are not_applicable_or_unknown, used, not_enabled, or failed.

    • forced_refresh boolean
POST /{index}/_create/{id}
PUT my-index-000001/_create/1
{
  "@timestamp": "2099-11-15T13:12:00",
  "message": "GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000",
  "user": {
    "id": "kimchy"
  }
}
resp = client.create(
    index="my-index-000001",
    id="1",
    document={
        "@timestamp": "2099-11-15T13:12:00",
        "message": "GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000",
        "user": {
            "id": "kimchy"
        }
    },
)
const response = await client.create({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  id: 1,
  document: {
    "@timestamp": "2099-11-15T13:12:00",
    message: "GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000",
    user: {
      id: "kimchy",
    },
  },
});
response = client.create(
  index: "my-index-000001",
  id: "1",
  body: {
    "@timestamp": "2099-11-15T13:12:00",
    "message": "GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000",
    "user": {
      "id": "kimchy"
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->create([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
    "id" => "1",
    "body" => [
        "@timestamp" => "2099-11-15T13:12:00",
        "message" => "GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000",
        "user" => [
            "id" => "kimchy",
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"@timestamp":"2099-11-15T13:12:00","message":"GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000","user":{"id":"kimchy"}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_create/1"
client.create(c -> c
    .id("1")
    .index("my-index-000001")
    .document(JsonData.fromJson("{\"@timestamp\":\"2099-11-15T13:12:00\",\"message\":\"GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000\",\"user\":{\"id\":\"kimchy\"}}"))
);
Request example
Run `PUT my-index-000001/_create/1` to index a document into the `my-index-000001` index if no document with that ID exists.
{
  "@timestamp": "2099-11-15T13:12:00",
  "message": "GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000",
  "user": {
    "id": "kimchy"
  }
}
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `PUT my-index-000001/_create/1` which indexes a document.
{
   "_index": "my-index-000001",
   "_id": "1",
   "_version": 1,
   "result": "created",
   "_shards": {
     "total": 1,
     "successful": 1,
     "failed": 0
   },
   "_seq_no": 0,
   "_primary_term": 1
}

Get a document by its ID Generally available

GET /{index}/_doc/{id}

Get a document and its source or stored fields from an index.

By default, this API is realtime and is not affected by the refresh rate of the index (when data will become visible for search). In the case where stored fields are requested with the stored_fields parameter and the document has been updated but is not yet refreshed, the API will have to parse and analyze the source to extract the stored fields. To turn off realtime behavior, set the realtime parameter to false.

Source filtering

By default, the API returns the contents of the _source field unless you have used the stored_fields parameter or the _source field is turned off. You can turn off _source retrieval by using the _source parameter:

GET my-index-000001/_doc/0?_source=false

If you only need one or two fields from the _source, use the _source_includes or _source_excludes parameters to include or filter out particular fields. This can be helpful with large documents where partial retrieval can save on network overhead Both parameters take a comma separated list of fields or wildcard expressions. For example:

GET my-index-000001/_doc/0?_source_includes=*.id&_source_excludes=entities

If you only want to specify includes, you can use a shorter notation:

GET my-index-000001/_doc/0?_source=*.id

Routing

If routing is used during indexing, the routing value also needs to be specified to retrieve a document. For example:

GET my-index-000001/_doc/2?routing=user1

This request gets the document with ID 2, but it is routed based on the user. The document is not fetched if the correct routing is not specified.

Distributed

The GET operation is hashed into a specific shard ID. It is then redirected to one of the replicas within that shard ID and returns the result. The replicas are the primary shard and its replicas within that shard ID group. This means that the more replicas you have, the better your GET scaling will be.

Versioning support

You can use the version parameter to retrieve the document only if its current version is equal to the specified one.

Internally, Elasticsearch has marked the old document as deleted and added an entirely new document. The old version of the document doesn't disappear immediately, although you won't be able to access it. Elasticsearch cleans up deleted documents in the background as you continue to index more data.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: read

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    The name of the index that contains the document.

  • id string Required

    A unique document identifier.

Query parameters

  • preference string

    The node or shard the operation should be performed on. By default, the operation is randomized between the shard replicas.

    If it is set to _local, the operation will prefer to be run on a local allocated shard when possible. If it is set to a custom value, the value is used to guarantee that the same shards will be used for the same custom value. This can help with "jumping values" when hitting different shards in different refresh states. A sample value can be something like the web session ID or the user name.

  • realtime boolean

    If true, the request is real-time as opposed to near-real-time.

  • refresh boolean

    If true, the request refreshes the relevant shards before retrieving the document. Setting it to true should be done after careful thought and verification that this does not cause a heavy load on the system (and slow down indexing).

  • routing string

    A custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.

  • _source boolean | string | array[string]

    Indicates whether to return the _source field (true or false) or lists the fields to return.

  • _source_excludes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of source fields to exclude from the response. You can also use this parameter to exclude fields from the subset specified in _source_includes query parameter. If the _source parameter is false, this parameter is ignored.

  • _source_includes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of source fields to include in the response. If this parameter is specified, only these source fields are returned. You can exclude fields from this subset using the _source_excludes query parameter. If the _source parameter is false, this parameter is ignored.

  • stored_fields string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of stored fields to return as part of a hit. If no fields are specified, no stored fields are included in the response. If this field is specified, the _source parameter defaults to false. Only leaf fields can be retrieved with the stored_field option. Object fields can't be returned;​if specified, the request fails.

  • version number

    The version number for concurrency control. It must match the current version of the document for the request to succeed.

  • version_type string

    The version type.

    Supported values include:

    • internal: Use internal versioning that starts at 1 and increments with each update or delete.
    • external: Only index the document if the specified version is strictly higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document.
    • external_gte: Only index the document if the specified version is equal or higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document. NOTE: The external_gte version type is meant for special use cases and should be used with care. If used incorrectly, it can result in loss of data.
    • force: This option is deprecated because it can cause primary and replica shards to diverge.

    Values are internal, external, external_gte, or force.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • _index string Required

      The name of the index the document belongs to.

    • fields object

      If the stored_fields parameter is set to true and found is true, it contains the document fields stored in the index.

      Hide fields attribute Show fields attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
    • _ignored array[string]
    • found boolean Required

      Indicates whether the document exists.

    • _id string Required

      The unique identifier for the document.

    • _primary_term number

      The primary term assigned to the document for the indexing operation.

    • _routing string

      The explicit routing, if set.

    • _seq_no number

      The sequence number assigned to the document for the indexing operation. Sequence numbers are used to ensure an older version of a document doesn't overwrite a newer version.

    • _source object

      If found is true, it contains the document data formatted in JSON. If the _source parameter is set to false or the stored_fields parameter is set to true, it is excluded.

    • _version number

      The document version, which is ncremented each time the document is updated.

GET /{index}/_doc/{id}
GET my-index-000001/_doc/1?stored_fields=tags,counter
resp = client.get(
    index="my-index-000001",
    id="1",
    stored_fields="tags,counter",
)
const response = await client.get({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  id: 1,
  stored_fields: "tags,counter",
});
response = client.get(
  index: "my-index-000001",
  id: "1",
  stored_fields: "tags,counter"
)
$resp = $client->get([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
    "id" => "1",
    "stored_fields" => "tags,counter",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_doc/1?stored_fields=tags,counter"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET my-index-000001/_doc/0`. It retrieves the JSON document with the `_id` 0 from the `my-index-000001` index.
{
  "_index": "my-index-000001",
  "_id": "0",
  "_version": 1,
  "_seq_no": 0,
  "_primary_term": 1,
  "found": true,
  "_source": {
    "@timestamp": "2099-11-15T14:12:12",
    "http": {
      "request": {
        "method": "get"
      },
      "response": {
        "status_code": 200,
        "bytes": 1070000
      },
      "version": "1.1"
    },
    "source": {
      "ip": "127.0.0.1"
    },
    "message": "GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000",
    "user": {
      "id": "kimchy"
    }
  }
}
A successful response from `GET my-index-000001/_doc/1?stored_fields=tags,counter`, which retrieves a set of stored fields. Field values fetched from the document itself are always returned as an array. Any requested fields that are not stored (such as the counter field in this example) are ignored.
{
  "_index": "my-index-000001",
  "_id": "1",
  "_version": 1,
  "_seq_no" : 22,
  "_primary_term" : 1,
  "found": true,
  "fields": {
      "tags": [
        "production"
      ]
  }
}
A successful response from `GET my-index-000001/_doc/2?routing=user1&stored_fields=tags,counter`, which retrieves the `_routing` metadata field.
{
  "_index": "my-index-000001",
  "_id": "2",
  "_version": 1,
  "_seq_no" : 13,
  "_primary_term" : 1,
  "_routing": "user1",
  "found": true,
  "fields": {
      "tags": [
        "env2"
      ]
  }
}

Create or update a document in an index Generally available

POST /{index}/_doc/{id}

All methods and paths for this operation:

POST /{index}/_doc

PUT /{index}/_doc/{id}
POST /{index}/_doc/{id}

Add a JSON document to the specified data stream or index and make it searchable. If the target is an index and the document already exists, the request updates the document and increments its version.

NOTE: You cannot use this API to send update requests for existing documents in a data stream.

If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the following index privileges for the target data stream, index, or index alias:

  • To add or overwrite a document using the PUT /<target>/_doc/<_id> request format, you must have the create, index, or write index privilege.
  • To add a document using the POST /<target>/_doc/ request format, you must have the create_doc, create, index, or write index privilege.
  • To automatically create a data stream or index with this API request, you must have the auto_configure, create_index, or manage index privilege.

Automatic data stream creation requires a matching index template with data stream enabled.

NOTE: Replica shards might not all be started when an indexing operation returns successfully. By default, only the primary is required. Set wait_for_active_shards to change this default behavior.

Automatically create data streams and indices

If the request's target doesn't exist and matches an index template with a data_stream definition, the index operation automatically creates the data stream.

If the target doesn't exist and doesn't match a data stream template, the operation automatically creates the index and applies any matching index templates.

NOTE: Elasticsearch includes several built-in index templates. To avoid naming collisions with these templates, refer to index pattern documentation.

If no mapping exists, the index operation creates a dynamic mapping. By default, new fields and objects are automatically added to the mapping if needed.

Automatic index creation is controlled by the action.auto_create_index setting. If it is true, any index can be created automatically. You can modify this setting to explicitly allow or block automatic creation of indices that match specified patterns or set it to false to turn off automatic index creation entirely. Specify a comma-separated list of patterns you want to allow or prefix each pattern with + or - to indicate whether it should be allowed or blocked. When a list is specified, the default behaviour is to disallow.

NOTE: The action.auto_create_index setting affects the automatic creation of indices only. It does not affect the creation of data streams.

Optimistic concurrency control

Index operations can be made conditional and only be performed if the last modification to the document was assigned the sequence number and primary term specified by the if_seq_no and if_primary_term parameters. If a mismatch is detected, the operation will result in a VersionConflictException and a status code of 409.

Routing

By default, shard placement — or routing — is controlled by using a hash of the document's ID value. For more explicit control, the value fed into the hash function used by the router can be directly specified on a per-operation basis using the routing parameter.

When setting up explicit mapping, you can also use the _routing field to direct the index operation to extract the routing value from the document itself. This does come at the (very minimal) cost of an additional document parsing pass. If the _routing mapping is defined and set to be required, the index operation will fail if no routing value is provided or extracted.

NOTE: Data streams do not support custom routing unless they were created with the allow_custom_routing setting enabled in the template.

Distributed

The index operation is directed to the primary shard based on its route and performed on the actual node containing this shard. After the primary shard completes the operation, if needed, the update is distributed to applicable replicas.

Active shards

To improve the resiliency of writes to the system, indexing operations can be configured to wait for a certain number of active shard copies before proceeding with the operation. If the requisite number of active shard copies are not available, then the write operation must wait and retry, until either the requisite shard copies have started or a timeout occurs. By default, write operations only wait for the primary shards to be active before proceeding (that is to say wait_for_active_shards is 1). This default can be overridden in the index settings dynamically by setting index.write.wait_for_active_shards. To alter this behavior per operation, use the wait_for_active_shards request parameter.

Valid values are all or any positive integer up to the total number of configured copies per shard in the index (which is number_of_replicas+1). Specifying a negative value or a number greater than the number of shard copies will throw an error.

For example, suppose you have a cluster of three nodes, A, B, and C and you create an index index with the number of replicas set to 3 (resulting in 4 shard copies, one more copy than there are nodes). If you attempt an indexing operation, by default the operation will only ensure the primary copy of each shard is available before proceeding. This means that even if B and C went down and A hosted the primary shard copies, the indexing operation would still proceed with only one copy of the data. If wait_for_active_shards is set on the request to 3 (and all three nodes are up), the indexing operation will require 3 active shard copies before proceeding. This requirement should be met because there are 3 active nodes in the cluster, each one holding a copy of the shard. However, if you set wait_for_active_shards to all (or to 4, which is the same in this situation), the indexing operation will not proceed as you do not have all 4 copies of each shard active in the index. The operation will timeout unless a new node is brought up in the cluster to host the fourth copy of the shard.

It is important to note that this setting greatly reduces the chances of the write operation not writing to the requisite number of shard copies, but it does not completely eliminate the possibility, because this check occurs before the write operation starts. After the write operation is underway, it is still possible for replication to fail on any number of shard copies but still succeed on the primary. The _shards section of the API response reveals the number of shard copies on which replication succeeded and failed.

No operation (noop) updates

When updating a document by using this API, a new version of the document is always created even if the document hasn't changed. If this isn't acceptable use the _update API with detect_noop set to true. The detect_noop option isn't available on this API because it doesn’t fetch the old source and isn't able to compare it against the new source.

There isn't a definitive rule for when noop updates aren't acceptable. It's a combination of lots of factors like how frequently your data source sends updates that are actually noops and how many queries per second Elasticsearch runs on the shard receiving the updates.

Versioning

Each indexed document is given a version number. By default, internal versioning is used that starts at 1 and increments with each update, deletes included. Optionally, the version number can be set to an external value (for example, if maintained in a database). To enable this functionality, version_type should be set to external. The value provided must be a numeric, long value greater than or equal to 0, and less than around 9.2e+18.

NOTE: Versioning is completely real time, and is not affected by the near real time aspects of search operations. If no version is provided, the operation runs without any version checks.

When using the external version type, the system checks to see if the version number passed to the index request is greater than the version of the currently stored document. If true, the document will be indexed and the new version number used. If the value provided is less than or equal to the stored document's version number, a version conflict will occur and the index operation will fail. For example:

PUT my-index-000001/_doc/1?version=2&version_type=external
{
  "user": {
    "id": "elkbee"
  }
}

In this example, the operation will succeed since the supplied version of 2 is higher than the current document version of 1.
If the document was already updated and its version was set to 2 or higher, the indexing command will fail and result in a conflict (409 HTTP status code).

A nice side effect is that there is no need to maintain strict ordering of async indexing operations run as a result of changes to a source database, as long as version numbers from the source database are used.
Even the simple case of updating the Elasticsearch index using data from a database is simplified if external versioning is used, as only the latest version will be used if the index operations arrive out of order.

## Required authorization

* Index privileges: `index`
External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    The name of the data stream or index to target. If the target doesn't exist and matches the name or wildcard (*) pattern of an index template with a data_stream definition, this request creates the data stream. If the target doesn't exist and doesn't match a data stream template, this request creates the index. You can check for existing targets with the resolve index API.

  • id string Required

    A unique identifier for the document. To automatically generate a document ID, use the POST /<target>/_doc/ request format and omit this parameter.

Query parameters

  • if_primary_term number

    Only perform the operation if the document has this primary term.

  • if_seq_no number

    Only perform the operation if the document has this sequence number.

  • include_source_on_error boolean

    True or false if to include the document source in the error message in case of parsing errors.

  • op_type string

    Set to create to only index the document if it does not already exist (put if absent). If a document with the specified _id already exists, the indexing operation will fail. The behavior is the same as using the <index>/_create endpoint. If a document ID is specified, this paramater defaults to index. Otherwise, it defaults to create. If the request targets a data stream, an op_type of create is required.

    Supported values include:

    • index: Overwrite any documents that already exist.
    • create: Only index documents that do not already exist.

    Values are index or create.

  • pipeline string

    The ID of the pipeline to use to preprocess incoming documents. If the index has a default ingest pipeline specified, then setting the value to _none disables the default ingest pipeline for this request. If a final pipeline is configured it will always run, regardless of the value of this parameter.

  • refresh string

    If true, Elasticsearch refreshes the affected shards to make this operation visible to search. If wait_for, it waits for a refresh to make this operation visible to search. If false, it does nothing with refreshes.

    Values are true, false, or wait_for.

  • routing string

    A custom value that is used to route operations to a specific shard.

  • timeout string

    The period the request waits for the following operations: automatic index creation, dynamic mapping updates, waiting for active shards.

    This parameter is useful for situations where the primary shard assigned to perform the operation might not be available when the operation runs. Some reasons for this might be that the primary shard is currently recovering from a gateway or undergoing relocation. By default, the operation will wait on the primary shard to become available for at least 1 minute before failing and responding with an error. The actual wait time could be longer, particularly when multiple waits occur.

    External documentation
  • version number

    An explicit version number for concurrency control. It must be a non-negative long number.

  • version_type string

    The version type.

    Supported values include:

    • internal: Use internal versioning that starts at 1 and increments with each update or delete.
    • external: Only index the document if the specified version is strictly higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document.
    • external_gte: Only index the document if the specified version is equal or higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document. NOTE: The external_gte version type is meant for special use cases and should be used with care. If used incorrectly, it can result in loss of data.
    • force: This option is deprecated because it can cause primary and replica shards to diverge.

    Values are internal, external, external_gte, or force.

  • wait_for_active_shards number | string

    The number of shard copies that must be active before proceeding with the operation. You can set it to all or any positive integer up to the total number of shards in the index (number_of_replicas+1). The default value of 1 means it waits for each primary shard to be active.

    Values are all or index-setting.

  • require_alias boolean

    If true, the destination must be an index alias.

  • require_data_stream boolean

    If true, the request's actions must target a data stream (existing or to be created).

application/json

Body Required

object object

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • _id string Required

      The unique identifier for the added document.

    • _index string Required

      The name of the index the document was added to.

    • _primary_term number

      The primary term assigned to the document for the indexing operation.

    • result string Required

      The result of the indexing operation: created or updated.

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

    • _seq_no number

      The sequence number assigned to the document for the indexing operation. Sequence numbers are used to ensure an older version of a document doesn't overwrite a newer version.

    • _shards object Required

      Information about the replication process of the operation.

      Hide _shards attributes Show _shards attributes object
      • failed number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search attempted to run on but failed.

      • successful number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search succeeded on.

      • total number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search will run on overall.

      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • index string
        • node string
        • reason object Required

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • shard number
        • status string
        • primary boolean
      • skipped number
    • _version number Required

      The document version, which is incremented each time the document is updated.

    • failure_store string

      The role of the failure store in this document response

      Values are not_applicable_or_unknown, used, not_enabled, or failed.

    • forced_refresh boolean
POST /{index}/_doc/{id}
POST my-index-000001/_doc/
{
  "@timestamp": "2099-11-15T13:12:00",
  "message": "GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000",
  "user": {
    "id": "kimchy"
  }
}
resp = client.index(
    index="my-index-000001",
    document={
        "@timestamp": "2099-11-15T13:12:00",
        "message": "GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000",
        "user": {
            "id": "kimchy"
        }
    },
)
const response = await client.index({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  document: {
    "@timestamp": "2099-11-15T13:12:00",
    message: "GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000",
    user: {
      id: "kimchy",
    },
  },
});
response = client.index(
  index: "my-index-000001",
  body: {
    "@timestamp": "2099-11-15T13:12:00",
    "message": "GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000",
    "user": {
      "id": "kimchy"
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->index([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
    "body" => [
        "@timestamp" => "2099-11-15T13:12:00",
        "message" => "GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000",
        "user" => [
            "id" => "kimchy",
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"@timestamp":"2099-11-15T13:12:00","message":"GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000","user":{"id":"kimchy"}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_doc/"
client.index(i -> i
    .index("my-index-000001")
    .document(JsonData.fromJson("{\"@timestamp\":\"2099-11-15T13:12:00\",\"message\":\"GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000\",\"user\":{\"id\":\"kimchy\"}}"))
);
Request examples
Run `POST my-index-000001/_doc/` to index a document. When you use the `POST /<target>/_doc/` request format, the `op_type` is automatically set to `create` and the index operation generates a unique ID for the document.
{
  "@timestamp": "2099-11-15T13:12:00",
  "message": "GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000",
  "user": {
    "id": "kimchy"
  }
}
Run `PUT my-index-000001/_doc/1` to insert a JSON document into the `my-index-000001` index with an `_id` of 1.
{
  "@timestamp": "2099-11-15T13:12:00",
  "message": "GET /search HTTP/1.1 200 1070000",
  "user": {
    "id": "kimchy"
  }
}
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `POST my-index-000001/_doc/`, which contains an automated document ID.
{
  "_shards": {
    "total": 2,
    "failed": 0,
    "successful": 2
  },
  "_index": "my-index-000001",
  "_id": "W0tpsmIBdwcYyG50zbta",
  "_version": 1,
  "_seq_no": 0,
  "_primary_term": 1,
  "result": "created"
}
A successful response from `PUT my-index-000001/_doc/1`.
{
  "_shards": {
    "total": 2,
    "failed": 0,
    "successful": 2
  },
  "_index": "my-index-000001",
  "_id": "1",
  "_version": 1,
  "_seq_no": 0,
  "_primary_term": 1,
  "result": "created"
}




Check a document Generally available

HEAD /{index}/_doc/{id}

Verify that a document exists. For example, check to see if a document with the _id 0 exists:

HEAD my-index-000001/_doc/0

If the document exists, the API returns a status code of 200 - OK. If the document doesn’t exist, the API returns 404 - Not Found.

Versioning support

You can use the version parameter to check the document only if its current version is equal to the specified one.

Internally, Elasticsearch has marked the old document as deleted and added an entirely new document. The old version of the document doesn't disappear immediately, although you won't be able to access it. Elasticsearch cleans up deleted documents in the background as you continue to index more data.

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases. It supports wildcards (*).

  • id string Required

    A unique document identifier.

Query parameters

  • preference string

    The node or shard the operation should be performed on. By default, the operation is randomized between the shard replicas.

    If it is set to _local, the operation will prefer to be run on a local allocated shard when possible. If it is set to a custom value, the value is used to guarantee that the same shards will be used for the same custom value. This can help with "jumping values" when hitting different shards in different refresh states. A sample value can be something like the web session ID or the user name.

  • realtime boolean

    If true, the request is real-time as opposed to near-real-time.

  • refresh boolean

    If true, the request refreshes the relevant shards before retrieving the document. Setting it to true should be done after careful thought and verification that this does not cause a heavy load on the system (and slow down indexing).

  • routing string

    A custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.

  • _source boolean | string | array[string]

    Indicates whether to return the _source field (true or false) or lists the fields to return.

  • _source_excludes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of source fields to exclude from the response. You can also use this parameter to exclude fields from the subset specified in _source_includes query parameter. If the _source parameter is false, this parameter is ignored.

  • _source_includes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of source fields to include in the response. If this parameter is specified, only these source fields are returned. You can exclude fields from this subset using the _source_excludes query parameter. If the _source parameter is false, this parameter is ignored.

  • stored_fields string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of stored fields to return as part of a hit. If no fields are specified, no stored fields are included in the response. If this field is specified, the _source parameter defaults to false.

  • version number

    Explicit version number for concurrency control. The specified version must match the current version of the document for the request to succeed.

  • version_type string

    The version type.

    Supported values include:

    • internal: Use internal versioning that starts at 1 and increments with each update or delete.
    • external: Only index the document if the specified version is strictly higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document.
    • external_gte: Only index the document if the specified version is equal or higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document. NOTE: The external_gte version type is meant for special use cases and should be used with care. If used incorrectly, it can result in loss of data.
    • force: This option is deprecated because it can cause primary and replica shards to diverge.

    Values are internal, external, external_gte, or force.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
HEAD /{index}/_doc/{id}
HEAD my-index-000001/_doc/0
resp = client.exists(
    index="my-index-000001",
    id="0",
)
const response = await client.exists({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  id: 0,
});
response = client.exists(
  index: "my-index-000001",
  id: "0"
)
$resp = $client->exists([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
    "id" => "0",
]);
curl --head -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_doc/0"
client.exists(e -> e
    .id("0")
    .index("my-index-000001")
);

Delete documents Generally available; Added in 5.0.0

POST /{index}/_delete_by_query

Deletes documents that match the specified query.

If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the following index privileges for the target data stream, index, or alias:

  • read
  • delete or write

You can specify the query criteria in the request URI or the request body using the same syntax as the search API. When you submit a delete by query request, Elasticsearch gets a snapshot of the data stream or index when it begins processing the request and deletes matching documents using internal versioning. If a document changes between the time that the snapshot is taken and the delete operation is processed, it results in a version conflict and the delete operation fails.

NOTE: Documents with a version equal to 0 cannot be deleted using delete by query because internal versioning does not support 0 as a valid version number.

While processing a delete by query request, Elasticsearch performs multiple search requests sequentially to find all of the matching documents to delete. A bulk delete request is performed for each batch of matching documents. If a search or bulk request is rejected, the requests are retried up to 10 times, with exponential back off. If the maximum retry limit is reached, processing halts and all failed requests are returned in the response. Any delete requests that completed successfully still stick, they are not rolled back.

You can opt to count version conflicts instead of halting and returning by setting conflicts to proceed. Note that if you opt to count version conflicts the operation could attempt to delete more documents from the source than max_docs until it has successfully deleted max_docs documents, or it has gone through every document in the source query.

Throttling delete requests

To control the rate at which delete by query issues batches of delete operations, you can set requests_per_second to any positive decimal number. This pads each batch with a wait time to throttle the rate. Set requests_per_second to -1 to disable throttling.

Throttling uses a wait time between batches so that the internal scroll requests can be given a timeout that takes the request padding into account. The padding time is the difference between the batch size divided by the requests_per_second and the time spent writing. By default the batch size is 1000, so if requests_per_second is set to 500:

target_time = 1000 / 500 per second = 2 seconds
wait_time = target_time - write_time = 2 seconds - .5 seconds = 1.5 seconds

Since the batch is issued as a single _bulk request, large batch sizes cause Elasticsearch to create many requests and wait before starting the next set. This is "bursty" instead of "smooth".

Slicing

Delete by query supports sliced scroll to parallelize the delete process. This can improve efficiency and provide a convenient way to break the request down into smaller parts.

Setting slices to auto lets Elasticsearch choose the number of slices to use. This setting will use one slice per shard, up to a certain limit. If there are multiple source data streams or indices, it will choose the number of slices based on the index or backing index with the smallest number of shards. Adding slices to the delete by query operation creates sub-requests which means it has some quirks:

  • You can see these requests in the tasks APIs. These sub-requests are "child" tasks of the task for the request with slices.
  • Fetching the status of the task for the request with slices only contains the status of completed slices.
  • These sub-requests are individually addressable for things like cancellation and rethrottling.
  • Rethrottling the request with slices will rethrottle the unfinished sub-request proportionally.
  • Canceling the request with slices will cancel each sub-request.
  • Due to the nature of slices each sub-request won't get a perfectly even portion of the documents. All documents will be addressed, but some slices may be larger than others. Expect larger slices to have a more even distribution.
  • Parameters like requests_per_second and max_docs on a request with slices are distributed proportionally to each sub-request. Combine that with the earlier point about distribution being uneven and you should conclude that using max_docs with slices might not result in exactly max_docs documents being deleted.
  • Each sub-request gets a slightly different snapshot of the source data stream or index though these are all taken at approximately the same time.

If you're slicing manually or otherwise tuning automatic slicing, keep in mind that:

  • Query performance is most efficient when the number of slices is equal to the number of shards in the index or backing index. If that number is large (for example, 500), choose a lower number as too many slices hurts performance. Setting slices higher than the number of shards generally does not improve efficiency and adds overhead.
  • Delete performance scales linearly across available resources with the number of slices.

Whether query or delete performance dominates the runtime depends on the documents being reindexed and cluster resources.

Cancel a delete by query operation

Any delete by query can be canceled using the task cancel API. For example:

POST _tasks/r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619/_cancel

The task ID can be found by using the get tasks API.

Cancellation should happen quickly but might take a few seconds. The get task status API will continue to list the delete by query task until this task checks that it has been cancelled and terminates itself.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: read,delete

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases to search. It supports wildcards (*). To search all data streams or indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices. For example, a request targeting foo*,bar* returns an error if an index starts with foo but no index starts with bar.

  • analyzer string

    Analyzer to use for the query string. This parameter can be used only when the q query string parameter is specified.

  • analyze_wildcard boolean

    If true, wildcard and prefix queries are analyzed. This parameter can be used only when the q query string parameter is specified.

  • conflicts string

    What to do if delete by query hits version conflicts: abort or proceed.

    Supported values include:

    • abort: Stop reindexing if there are conflicts.
    • proceed: Continue reindexing even if there are conflicts.

    Values are abort or proceed.

  • default_operator string

    The default operator for query string query: AND or OR. This parameter can be used only when the q query string parameter is specified.

    Values are and, AND, or, or OR.

  • df string

    The field to use as default where no field prefix is given in the query string. This parameter can be used only when the q query string parameter is specified.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    The 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. It supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • from number

    Skips the specified number of documents.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • lenient boolean

    If true, format-based query failures (such as providing text to a numeric field) in the query string will be ignored. This parameter can be used only when the q query string parameter is specified.

  • max_docs number

    The maximum number of documents to process. Defaults to all documents. When set to a value less then or equal to scroll_size, a scroll will not be used to retrieve the results for the operation.

  • preference string

    The node or shard the operation should be performed on. It is random by default.

  • refresh boolean

    If true, Elasticsearch refreshes all shards involved in the delete by query after the request completes. This is different than the delete API's refresh parameter, which causes just the shard that received the delete request to be refreshed. Unlike the delete API, it does not support wait_for.

  • request_cache boolean

    If true, the request cache is used for this request. Defaults to the index-level setting.

  • requests_per_second number

    The throttle for this request in sub-requests per second.

  • routing string

    A custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.

  • q string

    A query in the Lucene query string syntax.

  • scroll string

    The period to retain the search context for scrolling.

    External documentation
  • scroll_size number

    The size of the scroll request that powers the operation.

  • search_timeout string

    The explicit timeout for each search request. It defaults to no timeout.

    External documentation
  • search_type string

    The type of the search operation. Available options include query_then_fetch and dfs_query_then_fetch.

    Supported values include:

    • query_then_fetch: Documents are scored using local term and document frequencies for the shard. This is usually faster but less accurate.
    • dfs_query_then_fetch: Documents are scored using global term and document frequencies across all shards. This is usually slower but more accurate.

    Values are query_then_fetch or dfs_query_then_fetch.

  • slices number | string

    The number of slices this task should be divided into.

    Value is auto.

  • sort array[string]

    A comma-separated list of <field>:<direction> pairs.

  • stats array[string]

    The specific tag of the request for logging and statistical purposes.

  • terminate_after number

    The maximum number of documents to collect for each shard. If a query reaches this limit, Elasticsearch terminates the query early. Elasticsearch collects documents before sorting.

    Use with caution. Elasticsearch applies this parameter to each shard handling the request. When possible, let Elasticsearch perform early termination automatically. Avoid specifying this parameter for requests that target data streams with backing indices across multiple data tiers.

  • timeout string

    The period each deletion request waits for active shards.

    External documentation
  • version boolean

    If true, returns the document version as part of a hit.

  • wait_for_active_shards number | string

    The number of shard copies that must be active before proceeding with the operation. Set to all or any positive integer up to the total number of shards in the index (number_of_replicas+1). The timeout value controls how long each write request waits for unavailable shards to become available.

    Values are all or index-setting.

  • wait_for_completion boolean

    If true, the request blocks until the operation is complete. If false, Elasticsearch performs some preflight checks, launches the request, and returns a task you can use to cancel or get the status of the task. Elasticsearch creates a record of this task as a document at .tasks/task/${taskId}. When you are done with a task, you should delete the task document so Elasticsearch can reclaim the space.

application/json

Body Required

  • max_docs number

    The maximum number of documents to delete.

  • query object

    The documents to delete specified with Query DSL.

    External documentation
  • slice object

    Slice the request manually using the provided slice ID and total number of slices.

    Hide slice attributes Show slice attributes object
    • field string

      Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

    • id string Required
    • max number Required
  • sort string | object | array[string | object]

    A sort object that specifies the order of deleted documents.

    One of:

    A sort object that specifies the order of deleted documents.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • batches number

      The number of scroll responses pulled back by the delete by query.

    • deleted number

      The number of documents that were successfully deleted.

    • failures array[object]

      An array of failures if there were any unrecoverable errors during the process. If this array is not empty, the request ended abnormally because of those failures. Delete by query is implemented using batches and any failures cause the entire process to end but all failures in the current batch are collected into the array. You can use the conflicts option to prevent reindex from ending on version conflicts.

      Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
      • cause object Required

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        Hide cause attributes Show cause attributes object
        • type string Required

          The type of error

        • reason string | null

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

        • stack_trace string

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

        • caused_by object

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • root_cause array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • suppressed array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

      • id string Required
      • index string Required
      • status number Required
    • noops number

      This field is always equal to zero for delete by query. It exists only so that delete by query, update by query, and reindex APIs return responses with the same structure.

    • requests_per_second number

      The number of requests per second effectively run during the delete by query.

    • retries object

      The number of retries attempted by delete by query. bulk is the number of bulk actions retried. search is the number of search actions retried.

      Hide retries attributes Show retries attributes object
      • bulk number Required

        The number of bulk actions retried.

    • slice_id number
    • task string | number

    • throttled string

      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.

      External documentation
    • throttled_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • throttled_until string

      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.

      External documentation
    • throttled_until_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • timed_out boolean

      If true, some requests run during the delete by query operation timed out.

    • took number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • total number

      The number of documents that were successfully processed.

    • version_conflicts number

      The number of version conflicts that the delete by query hit.

POST /{index}/_delete_by_query
POST /my-index-000001,my-index-000002/_delete_by_query
{
  "query": {
    "match_all": {}
  }
}
resp = client.delete_by_query(
    index="my-index-000001,my-index-000002",
    query={
        "match_all": {}
    },
)
const response = await client.deleteByQuery({
  index: "my-index-000001,my-index-000002",
  query: {
    match_all: {},
  },
});
response = client.delete_by_query(
  index: "my-index-000001,my-index-000002",
  body: {
    "query": {
      "match_all": {}
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->deleteByQuery([
    "index" => "my-index-000001,my-index-000002",
    "body" => [
        "query" => [
            "match_all" => new ArrayObject([]),
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"query":{"match_all":{}}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001,my-index-000002/_delete_by_query"
client.deleteByQuery(d -> d
    .index(List.of("my-index-000001","my-index-000002"))
    .query(q -> q
        .matchAll(m -> m)
    )
);
Request examples
Run `POST /my-index-000001,my-index-000002/_delete_by_query` to delete all documents from multiple data streams or indices.
{
  "query": {
    "match_all": {}
  }
}
Run `POST my-index-000001/_delete_by_query` to delete a document by using a unique attribute.
{
  "query": {
    "term": {
      "user.id": "kimchy"
    }
  },
  "max_docs": 1
}
Run `POST my-index-000001/_delete_by_query` to slice a delete by query manually. Provide a slice ID and total number of slices.
{
  "slice": {
    "id": 0,
    "max": 2
  },
  "query": {
    "range": {
      "http.response.bytes": {
        "lt": 2000000
      }
    }
  }
}
Run `POST my-index-000001/_delete_by_query?refresh&slices=5` to let delete by query automatically parallelize using sliced scroll to slice on `_id`. The `slices` query parameter value specifies the number of slices to use.
{
  "query": {
    "range": {
      "http.response.bytes": {
        "lt": 2000000
      }
    }
  }
}
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `POST /my-index-000001/_delete_by_query`.
{
  "took" : 147,
  "timed_out": false,
  "total": 119,
  "deleted": 119,
  "batches": 1,
  "version_conflicts": 0,
  "noops": 0,
  "retries": {
    "bulk": 0,
    "search": 0
  },
  "throttled_millis": 0,
  "requests_per_second": -1.0,
  "throttled_until_millis": 0,
  "failures" : [ ]
}

Throttle a delete by query operation Generally available; Added in 6.5.0

POST /_delete_by_query/{task_id}/_rethrottle

Change the number of requests per second for a particular delete by query operation. Rethrottling that speeds up the query takes effect immediately but rethrotting that slows down the query takes effect after completing the current batch to prevent scroll timeouts.

Path parameters

  • task_id string | number Required

    The ID for the task.

Query parameters

  • requests_per_second number

    The throttle for this request in sub-requests per second. To disable throttling, set it to -1.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • node_failures array[object]

      Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

      Hide node_failures attributes Show node_failures attributes object
      • type string Required

        The type of error

      • reason string | null

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

      • stack_trace string

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

      • caused_by object

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

      • root_cause array[object]

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

      • suppressed array[object]

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

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

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        Hide reason attributes Show reason attributes object
        • type string Required

          The type of error

        • reason string | null

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

        • stack_trace string

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

        • caused_by object

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • root_cause array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • suppressed array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

    • 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
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • name string
        • transport_address string
        • host string
        • ip string
        • roles array[string]
        • attributes object
          Hide attributes attribute Show attributes attribute object
          • * string Additional properties
        • tasks object Required
          Hide tasks attribute Show tasks attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
            Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
            • action string Required
            • cancelled boolean
            • cancellable boolean Required
            • description string

              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
              Hide headers attribute Show headers attribute object
              • * string Additional properties
            • id number Required
            • node string Required
            • running_time string

              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.

            • running_time_in_nanos
            • start_time_in_millis
            • 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.

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

      Either a flat list of tasks if group_by was set to none, or grouped by parents if group_by was set to parents.

      One of:

      Either a flat list of tasks if group_by was set to none, or grouped by parents if group_by was set to parents.

POST /_delete_by_query/{task_id}/_rethrottle
POST _delete_by_query/r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619/_rethrottle?requests_per_second=-1
resp = client.delete_by_query_rethrottle(
    task_id="r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619",
    requests_per_second="-1",
)
const response = await client.deleteByQueryRethrottle({
  task_id: "r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619",
  requests_per_second: "-1",
});
response = client.delete_by_query_rethrottle(
  task_id: "r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619",
  requests_per_second: "-1"
)
$resp = $client->deleteByQueryRethrottle([
    "task_id" => "r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619",
    "requests_per_second" => "-1",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_delete_by_query/r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619/_rethrottle?requests_per_second=-1"
client.deleteByQueryRethrottle(d -> d
    .requestsPerSecond(-1.0F)
    .taskId("r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619")
);

Get a document's source Generally available

GET /{index}/_source/{id}

Get the source of a document. For example:

GET my-index-000001/_source/1

You can use the source filtering parameters to control which parts of the _source are returned:

GET my-index-000001/_source/1/?_source_includes=*.id&_source_excludes=entities

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: read
External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    The name of the index that contains the document.

  • id string Required

    A unique document identifier.

Query parameters

  • preference string

    The node or shard the operation should be performed on. By default, the operation is randomized between the shard replicas.

  • realtime boolean

    If true, the request is real-time as opposed to near-real-time.

  • refresh boolean

    If true, the request refreshes the relevant shards before retrieving the document. Setting it to true should be done after careful thought and verification that this does not cause a heavy load on the system (and slow down indexing).

  • routing string

    A custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.

  • _source boolean | string | array[string]

    Indicates whether to return the _source field (true or false) or lists the fields to return.

  • _source_excludes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of source fields to exclude in the response.

  • _source_includes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of source fields to include in the response.

  • version number

    The version number for concurrency control. It must match the current version of the document for the request to succeed.

  • version_type string

    The version type.

    Supported values include:

    • internal: Use internal versioning that starts at 1 and increments with each update or delete.
    • external: Only index the document if the specified version is strictly higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document.
    • external_gte: Only index the document if the specified version is equal or higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document. NOTE: The external_gte version type is meant for special use cases and should be used with care. If used incorrectly, it can result in loss of data.
    • force: This option is deprecated because it can cause primary and replica shards to diverge.

    Values are internal, external, external_gte, or force.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
GET /{index}/_source/{id}
GET my-index-000001/_source/1
resp = client.get_source(
    index="my-index-000001",
    id="1",
)
const response = await client.getSource({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  id: 1,
});
response = client.get_source(
  index: "my-index-000001",
  id: "1"
)
$resp = $client->getSource([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
    "id" => "1",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_source/1"
client.getSource(g -> g
    .id("1")
    .index("my-index-000001")
);

Check for a document source Generally available; Added in 5.4.0

HEAD /{index}/_source/{id}

Check whether a document source exists in an index. For example:

HEAD my-index-000001/_source/1

A document's source is not available if it is disabled in the mapping.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: read
External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases. It supports wildcards (*).

  • id string Required

    A unique identifier for the document.

Query parameters

  • preference string

    The node or shard the operation should be performed on. By default, the operation is randomized between the shard replicas.

  • realtime boolean

    If true, the request is real-time as opposed to near-real-time.

  • refresh boolean

    If true, the request refreshes the relevant shards before retrieving the document. Setting it to true should be done after careful thought and verification that this does not cause a heavy load on the system (and slow down indexing).

  • routing string

    A custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.

  • _source boolean | string | array[string]

    Indicates whether to return the _source field (true or false) or lists the fields to return.

  • _source_excludes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of source fields to exclude in the response.

  • _source_includes string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of source fields to include in the response.

  • version number

    The version number for concurrency control. It must match the current version of the document for the request to succeed.

  • version_type string

    The version type.

    Supported values include:

    • internal: Use internal versioning that starts at 1 and increments with each update or delete.
    • external: Only index the document if the specified version is strictly higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document.
    • external_gte: Only index the document if the specified version is equal or higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document. NOTE: The external_gte version type is meant for special use cases and should be used with care. If used incorrectly, it can result in loss of data.
    • force: This option is deprecated because it can cause primary and replica shards to diverge.

    Values are internal, external, external_gte, or force.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
HEAD /{index}/_source/{id}
HEAD my-index-000001/_source/1
resp = client.exists_source(
    index="my-index-000001",
    id="1",
)
const response = await client.existsSource({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  id: 1,
});
response = client.exists_source(
  index: "my-index-000001",
  id: "1"
)
$resp = $client->existsSource([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
    "id" => "1",
]);
curl --head -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_source/1"
client.existsSource(e -> e
    .id("1")
    .index("my-index-000001")
);




Get multiple term vectors Generally available

POST /{index}/_mtermvectors

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_mtermvectors

POST /_mtermvectors
GET /{index}/_mtermvectors
POST /{index}/_mtermvectors

Get multiple term vectors with a single request. You can specify existing documents by index and ID or provide artificial documents in the body of the request. You can specify the index in the request body or request URI. The response contains a docs array with all the fetched termvectors. Each element has the structure provided by the termvectors API.

Artificial documents

You can also use mtermvectors to generate term vectors for artificial documents provided in the body of the request. The mapping used is determined by the specified _index.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: read

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    The name of the index that contains the documents.

Query parameters

  • ids array[string]

    A comma-separated list of documents ids. You must define ids as parameter or set "ids" or "docs" in the request body

  • fields string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list or wildcard expressions of fields to include in the statistics. It is used as the default list unless a specific field list is provided in the completion_fields or fielddata_fields parameters.

  • field_statistics boolean

    If true, the response includes the document count, sum of document frequencies, and sum of total term frequencies.

  • offsets boolean

    If true, the response includes term offsets.

  • payloads boolean

    If true, the response includes term payloads.

  • positions boolean

    If true, the response includes term positions.

  • preference string

    The node or shard the operation should be performed on. It is random by default.

  • realtime boolean

    If true, the request is real-time as opposed to near-real-time.

  • routing string

    A custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.

  • term_statistics boolean

    If true, the response includes term frequency and document frequency.

  • version number

    If true, returns the document version as part of a hit.

  • version_type string

    The version type.

    Supported values include:

    • internal: Use internal versioning that starts at 1 and increments with each update or delete.
    • external: Only index the document if the specified version is strictly higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document.
    • external_gte: Only index the document if the specified version is equal or higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document. NOTE: The external_gte version type is meant for special use cases and should be used with care. If used incorrectly, it can result in loss of data.
    • force: This option is deprecated because it can cause primary and replica shards to diverge.

    Values are internal, external, external_gte, or force.

application/json

Body

  • docs array[object]

    An array of existing or artificial documents.

    Hide docs attributes Show docs attributes object
    • _id string

      The ID of the document.

    • _index string

      The index of the document.

    • doc object

      An artificial document (a document not present in the index) for which you want to retrieve term vectors.

    • fields string | array[string]

      Comma-separated list or wildcard expressions of fields to include in the statistics. Used as the default list unless a specific field list is provided in the completion_fields or fielddata_fields parameters.

    • field_statistics boolean

      If true, the response includes the document count, sum of document frequencies, and sum of total term frequencies.

      Default value is true.

    • filter object

      Filter terms based on their tf-idf scores.

      Hide filter attributes Show filter attributes object
      • max_doc_freq number

        Ignore words which occur in more than this many docs. Defaults to unbounded.

      • max_num_terms number

        The maximum number of terms that must be returned per field.

        Default value is 25.

      • max_term_freq number

        Ignore words with more than this frequency in the source doc. It defaults to unbounded.

      • max_word_length number

        The maximum word length above which words will be ignored. Defaults to unbounded.

        Default value is 0.

      • min_doc_freq number

        Ignore terms which do not occur in at least this many docs.

        Default value is 1.

      • min_term_freq number

        Ignore words with less than this frequency in the source doc.

        Default value is 1.

      • min_word_length number

        The minimum word length below which words will be ignored.

        Default value is 0.

    • offsets boolean

      If true, the response includes term offsets.

      Default value is true.

    • payloads boolean

      If true, the response includes term payloads.

      Default value is true.

    • positions boolean

      If true, the response includes term positions.

      Default value is true.

    • routing string

      Custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.

    • term_statistics boolean

      If true, the response includes term frequency and document frequency.

      Default value is false.

    • version number

      If true, returns the document version as part of a hit.

    • version_type string

      Specific version type.

      Supported values include:

      • internal: Use internal versioning that starts at 1 and increments with each update or delete.
      • external: Only index the document if the specified version is strictly higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document.
      • external_gte: Only index the document if the specified version is equal or higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document. NOTE: The external_gte version type is meant for special use cases and should be used with care. If used incorrectly, it can result in loss of data.
      • force: This option is deprecated because it can cause primary and replica shards to diverge.

      Values are internal, external, external_gte, or force.

  • ids array[string]

    A simplified syntax to specify documents by their ID if they're in the same index.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • docs array[object] Required
      Hide docs attributes Show docs attributes object
      • _id string
      • _index string Required
      • _version number
      • took number
      • found boolean
      • term_vectors object
        Hide term_vectors attribute Show term_vectors attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
          • field_statistics object
          • terms object Required
            Hide terms attribute Show terms attribute object
            • * object Additional properties
      • error object

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        Hide error attributes Show error attributes object
        • type string Required

          The type of error

        • reason string | null

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

        • stack_trace string

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

        • caused_by object

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • root_cause array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • suppressed array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

POST /{index}/_mtermvectors
POST /my-index-000001/_mtermvectors
{
  "docs": [
      {
        "_id": "2",
        "fields": [
            "message"
        ],
        "term_statistics": true
      },
      {
        "_id": "1"
      }
  ]
}
resp = client.mtermvectors(
    index="my-index-000001",
    docs=[
        {
            "_id": "2",
            "fields": [
                "message"
            ],
            "term_statistics": True
        },
        {
            "_id": "1"
        }
    ],
)
const response = await client.mtermvectors({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  docs: [
    {
      _id: "2",
      fields: ["message"],
      term_statistics: true,
    },
    {
      _id: "1",
    },
  ],
});
response = client.mtermvectors(
  index: "my-index-000001",
  body: {
    "docs": [
      {
        "_id": "2",
        "fields": [
          "message"
        ],
        "term_statistics": true
      },
      {
        "_id": "1"
      }
    ]
  }
)
$resp = $client->mtermvectors([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
    "body" => [
        "docs" => array(
            [
                "_id" => "2",
                "fields" => array(
                    "message",
                ),
                "term_statistics" => true,
            ],
            [
                "_id" => "1",
            ],
        ),
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"docs":[{"_id":"2","fields":["message"],"term_statistics":true},{"_id":"1"}]}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_mtermvectors"
client.mtermvectors(m -> m
    .docs(List.of(MultiTermVectorsOperation.of(mu -> mu
            .id("2")
            .fields("message")
            .termStatistics(true)),MultiTermVectorsOperation.of(mu -> mu
            .id("1"))))
    .index("my-index-000001")
);
Request examples
Run `POST /my-index-000001/_mtermvectors`. When you specify an index in the request URI, the index does not need to be specified for each documents in the request body.
{
  "docs": [
      {
        "_id": "2",
        "fields": [
            "message"
        ],
        "term_statistics": true
      },
      {
        "_id": "1"
      }
  ]
}
Run `POST /my-index-000001/_mtermvectors`. If all requested documents are in same index and the parameters are the same, you can use a simplified syntax.
{
  "ids": [ "1", "2" ],
  "fields": [
    "message"
  ],
  "term_statistics": true
}
Run `POST /_mtermvectors` to generate term vectors for artificial documents provided in the body of the request. The mapping used is determined by the specified `_index`.
{
  "docs": [
      {
        "_index": "my-index-000001",
        "doc" : {
            "message" : "test test test"
        }
      },
      {
        "_index": "my-index-000001",
        "doc" : {
          "message" : "Another test ..."
        }
      }
  ]
}

Reindex documents Generally available; Added in 2.3.0

POST /_reindex

Copy documents from a source to a destination. You can copy all documents to the destination index or reindex a subset of the documents. The source can be any existing index, alias, or data stream. The destination must differ from the source. For example, you cannot reindex a data stream into itself.

IMPORTANT: Reindex requires _source to be enabled for all documents in the source. The destination should be configured as wanted before calling the reindex API. Reindex does not copy the settings from the source or its associated template. Mappings, shard counts, and replicas, for example, must be configured ahead of time.

If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the following security privileges:

  • The read index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.
  • The write index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or index alias.
  • To automatically create a data stream or index with a reindex API request, you must have the auto_configure, create_index, or manage index privilege for the destination data stream, index, or alias.
  • If reindexing from a remote cluster, the source.remote.user must have the monitor cluster privilege and the read index privilege for the source data stream, index, or alias.

If reindexing from a remote cluster, you must explicitly allow the remote host in the reindex.remote.whitelist setting. Automatic data stream creation requires a matching index template with data stream enabled.

The dest element can be configured like the index API to control optimistic concurrency control. Omitting version_type or setting it to internal causes Elasticsearch to blindly dump documents into the destination, overwriting any that happen to have the same ID.

Setting version_type to external causes Elasticsearch to preserve the version from the source, create any documents that are missing, and update any documents that have an older version in the destination than they do in the source.

Setting op_type to create causes the reindex API to create only missing documents in the destination. All existing documents will cause a version conflict.

IMPORTANT: Because data streams are append-only, any reindex request to a destination data stream must have an op_type of create. A reindex can only add new documents to a destination data stream. It cannot update existing documents in a destination data stream.

By default, version conflicts abort the reindex process. To continue reindexing if there are conflicts, set the conflicts request body property to proceed. In this case, the response includes a count of the version conflicts that were encountered. Note that the handling of other error types is unaffected by the conflicts property. Additionally, if you opt to count version conflicts, the operation could attempt to reindex more documents from the source than max_docs until it has successfully indexed max_docs documents into the target or it has gone through every document in the source query.

NOTE: The reindex API makes no effort to handle ID collisions. The last document written will "win" but the order isn't usually predictable so it is not a good idea to rely on this behavior. Instead, make sure that IDs are unique by using a script.

Running reindex asynchronously

If the request contains wait_for_completion=false, Elasticsearch performs some preflight checks, launches the request, and returns a task you can use to cancel or get the status of the task. Elasticsearch creates a record of this task as a document at _tasks/<task_id>.

Reindex from multiple sources

If you have many sources to reindex it is generally better to reindex them one at a time rather than using a glob pattern to pick up multiple sources. That way you can resume the process if there are any errors by removing the partially completed source and starting over. It also makes parallelizing the process fairly simple: split the list of sources to reindex and run each list in parallel.

For example, you can use a bash script like this:

for index in i1 i2 i3 i4 i5; do
  curl -HContent-Type:application/json -XPOST localhost:9200/_reindex?pretty -d'{
    "source": {
      "index": "'$index'"
    },
    "dest": {
      "index": "'$index'-reindexed"
    }
  }'
done

Throttling

Set requests_per_second to any positive decimal number (1.4, 6, 1000, for example) to throttle the rate at which reindex issues batches of index operations. Requests are throttled by padding each batch with a wait time. To turn off throttling, set requests_per_second to -1.

The throttling is done by waiting between batches so that the scroll that reindex uses internally can be given a timeout that takes into account the padding. The padding time is the difference between the batch size divided by the requests_per_second and the time spent writing. By default the batch size is 1000, so if requests_per_second is set to 500:

target_time = 1000 / 500 per second = 2 seconds
wait_time = target_time - write_time = 2 seconds - .5 seconds = 1.5 seconds

Since the batch is issued as a single bulk request, large batch sizes cause Elasticsearch to create many requests and then wait for a while before starting the next set. This is "bursty" instead of "smooth".

Slicing

Reindex supports sliced scroll to parallelize the reindexing process. This parallelization can improve efficiency and provide a convenient way to break the request down into smaller parts.

NOTE: Reindexing from remote clusters does not support manual or automatic slicing.

You can slice a reindex request manually by providing a slice ID and total number of slices to each request. You can also let reindex automatically parallelize by using sliced scroll to slice on _id. The slices parameter specifies the number of slices to use.

Adding slices to the reindex request just automates the manual process, creating sub-requests which means it has some quirks:

  • You can see these requests in the tasks API. These sub-requests are "child" tasks of the task for the request with slices.
  • Fetching the status of the task for the request with slices only contains the status of completed slices.
  • These sub-requests are individually addressable for things like cancellation and rethrottling.
  • Rethrottling the request with slices will rethrottle the unfinished sub-request proportionally.
  • Canceling the request with slices will cancel each sub-request.
  • Due to the nature of slices, each sub-request won't get a perfectly even portion of the documents. All documents will be addressed, but some slices may be larger than others. Expect larger slices to have a more even distribution.
  • Parameters like requests_per_second and max_docs on a request with slices are distributed proportionally to each sub-request. Combine that with the previous point about distribution being uneven and you should conclude that using max_docs with slices might not result in exactly max_docs documents being reindexed.
  • Each sub-request gets a slightly different snapshot of the source, though these are all taken at approximately the same time.

If slicing automatically, setting slices to auto will choose a reasonable number for most indices. If slicing manually or otherwise tuning automatic slicing, use the following guidelines.

Query performance is most efficient when the number of slices is equal to the number of shards in the index. If that number is large (for example, 500), choose a lower number as too many slices will hurt performance. Setting slices higher than the number of shards generally does not improve efficiency and adds overhead.

Indexing performance scales linearly across available resources with the number of slices.

Whether query or indexing performance dominates the runtime depends on the documents being reindexed and cluster resources.

Modify documents during reindexing

Like _update_by_query, reindex operations support a script that modifies the document. Unlike _update_by_query, the script is allowed to modify the document's metadata.

Just as in _update_by_query, you can set ctx.op to change the operation that is run on the destination. For example, set ctx.op to noop if your script decides that the document doesn’t have to be indexed in the destination. This "no operation" will be reported in the noop counter in the response body. Set ctx.op to delete if your script decides that the document must be deleted from the destination. The deletion will be reported in the deleted counter in the response body. Setting ctx.op to anything else will return an error, as will setting any other field in ctx.

Think of the possibilities! Just be careful; you are able to change:

  • _id
  • _index
  • _version
  • _routing

Setting _version to null or clearing it from the ctx map is just like not sending the version in an indexing request. It will cause the document to be overwritten in the destination regardless of the version on the target or the version type you use in the reindex API.

Reindex from remote

Reindex supports reindexing from a remote Elasticsearch cluster. The host parameter must contain a scheme, host, port, and optional path. The username and password parameters are optional and when they are present the reindex operation will connect to the remote Elasticsearch node using basic authentication. Be sure to use HTTPS when using basic authentication or the password will be sent in plain text. There are a range of settings available to configure the behavior of the HTTPS connection.

When using Elastic Cloud, it is also possible to authenticate against the remote cluster through the use of a valid API key. Remote hosts must be explicitly allowed with the reindex.remote.whitelist setting. It can be set to a comma delimited list of allowed remote host and port combinations. Scheme is ignored; only the host and port are used. For example:

reindex.remote.whitelist: [otherhost:9200, another:9200, 127.0.10.*:9200, localhost:*"]

The list of allowed hosts must be configured on any nodes that will coordinate the reindex. This feature should work with remote clusters of any version of Elasticsearch. This should enable you to upgrade from any version of Elasticsearch to the current version by reindexing from a cluster of the old version.

WARNING: Elasticsearch does not support forward compatibility across major versions. For example, you cannot reindex from a 7.x cluster into a 6.x cluster.

To enable queries sent to older versions of Elasticsearch, the query parameter is sent directly to the remote host without validation or modification.

NOTE: Reindexing from remote clusters does not support manual or automatic slicing.

Reindexing from a remote server uses an on-heap buffer that defaults to a maximum size of 100mb. If the remote index includes very large documents you'll need to use a smaller batch size. It is also possible to set the socket read timeout on the remote connection with the socket_timeout field and the connection timeout with the connect_timeout field. Both default to 30 seconds.

Configuring SSL parameters

Reindex from remote supports configurable SSL settings. These must be specified in the elasticsearch.yml file, with the exception of the secure settings, which you add in the Elasticsearch keystore. It is not possible to configure SSL in the body of the reindex request.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: read,write

Query parameters

  • refresh boolean

    If true, the request refreshes affected shards to make this operation visible to search.

  • requests_per_second number

    The throttle for this request in sub-requests per second. By default, there is no throttle.

  • scroll string

    The period of time that a consistent view of the index should be maintained for scrolled search.

    External documentation
  • slices number | string

    The number of slices this task should be divided into. It defaults to one slice, which means the task isn't sliced into subtasks.

    Reindex supports sliced scroll to parallelize the reindexing process. This parallelization can improve efficiency and provide a convenient way to break the request down into smaller parts.

    NOTE: Reindexing from remote clusters does not support manual or automatic slicing.

    If set to auto, Elasticsearch chooses the number of slices to use. This setting will use one slice per shard, up to a certain limit. If there are multiple sources, it will choose the number of slices based on the index or backing index with the smallest number of shards.

    Value is auto.

  • max_docs number

    The maximum number of documents to reindex. By default, all documents are reindexed. If it is a value less then or equal to scroll_size, a scroll will not be used to retrieve the results for the operation.

    If conflicts is set to proceed, the reindex operation could attempt to reindex more documents from the source than max_docs until it has successfully indexed max_docs documents into the target or it has gone through every document in the source query.

  • timeout string

    The period each indexing waits for automatic index creation, dynamic mapping updates, and waiting for active shards. By default, Elasticsearch waits for at least one minute before failing. The actual wait time could be longer, particularly when multiple waits occur.

    External documentation
  • wait_for_active_shards number | string

    The number of shard copies that must be active before proceeding with the operation. Set it to all or any positive integer up to the total number of shards in the index (number_of_replicas+1). The default value is one, which means it waits for each primary shard to be active.

    Values are all or index-setting.

  • wait_for_completion boolean

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

  • require_alias boolean

    If true, the destination must be an index alias.

application/json

Body Required

  • conflicts string

    Indicates whether to continue reindexing even when there are conflicts.

    Supported values include:

    • abort: Stop reindexing if there are conflicts.
    • proceed: Continue reindexing even if there are conflicts.

    Values are abort or proceed.

  • dest object Required

    The destination you are copying to.

    Hide dest attributes Show dest attributes object
    • index string Required

      The name of the data stream, index, or index alias you are copying to.

    • op_type string

      If it is create, the operation will only index documents that do not already exist (also known as "put if absent").

      IMPORTANT: To reindex to a data stream destination, this argument must be create.

      Supported values include:

      • index: Overwrite any documents that already exist.
      • create: Only index documents that do not already exist.

      Values are index or create.

    • pipeline string

      The name of the pipeline to use.

    • routing string

      By default, a document's routing is preserved unless it's changed by the script. If it is keep, the routing on the bulk request sent for each match is set to the routing on the match. If it is discard, the routing on the bulk request sent for each match is set to null. If it is =value, the routing on the bulk request sent for each match is set to all value specified after the equals sign (=).

    • version_type string

      The versioning to use for the indexing operation.

      Supported values include:

      • internal: Use internal versioning that starts at 1 and increments with each update or delete.
      • external: Only index the document if the specified version is strictly higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document.
      • external_gte: Only index the document if the specified version is equal or higher than the version of the stored document or if there is no existing document. NOTE: The external_gte version type is meant for special use cases and should be used with care. If used incorrectly, it can result in loss of data.
      • force: This option is deprecated because it can cause primary and replica shards to diverge.

      Values are internal, external, external_gte, or force.

  • max_docs number

    The maximum number of documents to reindex. By default, all documents are reindexed. If it is a value less then or equal to scroll_size, a scroll will not be used to retrieve the results for the operation.

    If conflicts is set to proceed, the reindex operation could attempt to reindex more documents from the source than max_docs until it has successfully indexed max_docs documents into the target or it has gone through every document in the source query.

  • script object

    The script to run to update the document source or metadata when reindexing.

    Hide script attributes Show script attributes object
    • source string

      The script source.

    • id string

      The id for a stored script.

    • params object

      Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables. Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.

      Hide params attribute Show params attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
    • lang string

      Specifies the language the script is written in.

      Supported values include:

      • painless: Painless scripting language, purpose-built for Elasticsearch.
      • expression: Lucene’s expressions language, compiles a JavaScript expression to bytecode.
      • mustache: Mustache templated, used for templates.
      • java: Expert Java API
      Any of:

      Specifies the language the script is written in.

      Supported values include:

      • painless: Painless scripting language, purpose-built for Elasticsearch.
      • expression: Lucene’s expressions language, compiles a JavaScript expression to bytecode.
      • mustache: Mustache templated, used for templates.
      • java: Expert Java API

      Values are painless, expression, mustache, or java.

    • options object
      Hide options attribute Show options attribute object
      • * string Additional properties
  • size number
  • source object Required

    The source you are copying from.

    Hide source attributes Show source attributes object
    • index string | array[string] Required

      The name of the data stream, index, or alias you are copying from. It accepts a comma-separated list to reindex from multiple sources.

    • query object

      The documents to reindex, which is defined with Query DSL.

      External documentation
    • remote object

      A remote instance of Elasticsearch that you want to index from.

      Hide remote attributes Show remote attributes object
      • connect_timeout string

        The remote connection timeout.

        External documentation
      • headers object

        An object containing the headers of the request.

        Hide headers attribute Show headers attribute object
        • * string Additional properties
      • host string Required

        The URL for the remote instance of Elasticsearch that you want to index from. This information is required when you're indexing from remote.

      • username string

        The username to use for authentication with the remote host.

      • password string

        The password to use for authentication with the remote host.

      • socket_timeout string

        The remote socket read timeout.

        External documentation
    • size number

      The number of documents to index per batch. Use it when you are indexing from remote to ensure that the batches fit within the on-heap buffer, which defaults to a maximum size of 100 MB.

      Default value is 1000.

    • slice object

      Slice the reindex request manually using the provided slice ID and total number of slices.

      Hide slice attributes Show slice attributes object
      • field string

        Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

      • id string Required
      • max number Required
    • sort string | object | array[string | object]

      A comma-separated list of <field>:<direction> pairs to sort by before indexing. Use it in conjunction with max_docs to control what documents are reindexed.

      WARNING: Sort in reindex is deprecated. Sorting in reindex was never guaranteed to index documents in order and prevents further development of reindex such as resilience and performance improvements. If used in combination with max_docs, consider using a query filter instead.

      One of:

      A comma-separated list of <field>:<direction> pairs to sort by before indexing. Use it in conjunction with max_docs to control what documents are reindexed.

      WARNING: Sort in reindex is deprecated. Sorting in reindex was never guaranteed to index documents in order and prevents further development of reindex such as resilience and performance improvements. If used in combination with max_docs, consider using a query filter instead.

    • _source string | array[string]

      If true, reindex all source fields. Set it to a list to reindex select fields.

    • runtime_mappings object
      Hide runtime_mappings attribute Show runtime_mappings attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • fields object

          For type composite

          Hide fields attribute Show fields attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
        • fetch_fields array[object]

          For type lookup

        • format string

          A custom format for date type runtime fields.

        • input_field string

          For type lookup

        • target_field string

          For type lookup

        • target_index string

          For type lookup

        • script object

          Painless script executed at query time.

        • type string Required

          Field type, which can be: boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, ip,keyword, long, or lookup.

          Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • batches number

      The number of scroll responses that were pulled back by the reindex.

    • created number

      The number of documents that were successfully created.

    • deleted number

      The number of documents that were successfully deleted.

    • failures array[object]

      If there were any unrecoverable errors during the process, it is an array of those failures. If this array is not empty, the request ended because of those failures. Reindex is implemented using batches and any failure causes the entire process to end but all failures in the current batch are collected into the array. You can use the conflicts option to prevent the reindex from ending on version conflicts.

      Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
      • cause object Required

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        Hide cause attributes Show cause attributes object
        • type string Required

          The type of error

        • reason string | null

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

        • stack_trace string

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

        • caused_by object

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • root_cause array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • suppressed array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

      • id string Required
      • index string Required
      • status number Required
    • noops number

      The number of documents that were ignored because the script used for the reindex returned a noop value for ctx.op.

    • retries object

      The number of retries attempted by reindex.

      Hide retries attributes Show retries attributes object
      • bulk number Required

        The number of bulk actions retried.

    • requests_per_second number

      The number of requests per second effectively run during the reindex.

    • slice_id number
    • task string | number

    • throttled_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • throttled_until_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • timed_out boolean

      If any of the requests that ran during the reindex timed out, it is true.

    • took number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • total number

      The number of documents that were successfully processed.

    • updated number

      The number of documents that were successfully updated. That is to say, a document with the same ID already existed before the reindex updated it.

    • version_conflicts number

      The number of version conflicts that occurred.

POST /_reindex
POST _reindex
{
  "source": {
    "index": ["my-index-000001", "my-index-000002"]
  },
  "dest": {
    "index": "my-new-index-000002"
  }
}
resp = client.reindex(
    source={
        "index": [
            "my-index-000001",
            "my-index-000002"
        ]
    },
    dest={
        "index": "my-new-index-000002"
    },
)
const response = await client.reindex({
  source: {
    index: ["my-index-000001", "my-index-000002"],
  },
  dest: {
    index: "my-new-index-000002",
  },
});
response = client.reindex(
  body: {
    "source": {
      "index": [
        "my-index-000001",
        "my-index-000002"
      ]
    },
    "dest": {
      "index": "my-new-index-000002"
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->reindex([
    "body" => [
        "source" => [
            "index" => array(
                "my-index-000001",
                "my-index-000002",
            ),
        ],
        "dest" => [
            "index" => "my-new-index-000002",
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"source":{"index":["my-index-000001","my-index-000002"]},"dest":{"index":"my-new-index-000002"}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_reindex"
client.reindex(r -> r
  .dest(d -> d
    .index("my-new-index-000002")
  )
  .source(s -> s
    .index(List.of("my-index-000001","my-index-000002"))
  )
);
Request examples
Run `POST _reindex` to reindex from multiple sources. The `index` attribute in source can be a list, which enables you to copy from lots of sources in one request. This example copies documents from the `my-index-000001` and `my-index-000002` indices.
{
  "source": {
    "index": ["my-index-000001", "my-index-000002"]
  },
  "dest": {
    "index": "my-new-index-000002"
  }
}
You can use Painless to reindex daily indices to apply a new template to the existing documents. The script extracts the date from the index name and creates a new index with `-1` appended. For example, all data from `metricbeat-2016.05.31` will be reindexed into `metricbeat-2016.05.31-1`.
{
  "source": {
    "index": "metricbeat-*"
  },
  "dest": {
    "index": "metricbeat"
  },
  "script": {
    "lang": "painless",
    "source": "ctx._index = 'metricbeat-' + (ctx._index.substring('metricbeat-'.length(), ctx._index.length())) + '-1'"
  }
}
Run `POST _reindex` to extract a random subset of the source for testing. You might need to adjust the `min_score` value depending on the relative amount of data extracted from source.
{
  "max_docs": 10,
  "source": {
    "index": "my-index-000001",
    "query": {
      "function_score" : {
        "random_score" : {},
        "min_score" : 0.9
      }
    }
  },
  "dest": {
    "index": "my-new-index-000001"
  }
}
Run `POST _reindex` to modify documents during reindexing. This example bumps the version of the source document.
{
  "source": {
    "index": "my-index-000001"
  },
  "dest": {
    "index": "my-new-index-000001",
    "version_type": "external"
  },
  "script": {
    "source": "if (ctx._source.foo == 'bar') {ctx._version++; ctx._source.remove('foo')}",
    "lang": "painless"
  }
}
When using Elastic Cloud, you can run `POST _reindex` and authenticate against a remote cluster with an API key.
{
  "source": {
    "remote": {
      "host": "http://otherhost:9200",
      "username": "user",
      "password": "pass"
    },
    "index": "my-index-000001",
    "query": {
      "match": {
        "test": "data"
      }
    }
  },
  "dest": {
    "index": "my-new-index-000001"
  }
}
Run `POST _reindex` to slice a reindex request manually. Provide a slice ID and total number of slices to each request.
{
  "source": {
    "index": "my-index-000001",
    "slice": {
      "id": 0,
      "max": 2
    }
  },
  "dest": {
    "index": "my-new-index-000001"
  }
}
Run `POST _reindex?slices=5&refresh` to automatically parallelize using sliced scroll to slice on `_id`. The `slices` parameter specifies the number of slices to use.
{
  "source": {
    "index": "my-index-000001"
  },
  "dest": {
    "index": "my-new-index-000001"
  }
}
By default if reindex sees a document with routing then the routing is preserved unless it's changed by the script. You can set `routing` on the `dest` request to change this behavior. In this example, run `POST _reindex` to copy all documents from the `source` with the company name `cat` into the `dest` with routing set to `cat`.
{
  "source": {
    "index": "source",
    "query": {
      "match": {
        "company": "cat"
      }
    }
  },
  "dest": {
    "index": "dest",
    "routing": "=cat"
  }
}
Run `POST _reindex` and use the ingest pipelines feature.
{
  "source": {
    "index": "source"
  },
  "dest": {
    "index": "dest",
    "pipeline": "some_ingest_pipeline"
  }
}
Run `POST _reindex` and add a query to the `source` to limit the documents to reindex. For example, this request copies documents into `my-new-index-000001` only if they have a `user.id` of `kimchy`.
{
  "source": {
    "index": "my-index-000001",
    "query": {
      "term": {
        "user.id": "kimchy"
      }
    }
  },
  "dest": {
    "index": "my-new-index-000001"
  }
}
You can limit the number of processed documents by setting `max_docs`. For example, run `POST _reindex` to copy a single document from `my-index-000001` to `my-new-index-000001`.
{
  "max_docs": 1,
  "source": {
    "index": "my-index-000001"
  },
  "dest": {
    "index": "my-new-index-000001"
  }
}
You can use source filtering to reindex a subset of the fields in the original documents. For example, run `POST _reindex` the reindex only the `user.id` and `_doc` fields of each document.
{
  "source": {
    "index": "my-index-000001",
    "_source": ["user.id", "_doc"]
  },
  "dest": {
    "index": "my-new-index-000001"
  }
}
A reindex operation can build a copy of an index with renamed fields. If your index has documents with `text` and `flag` fields, you can change the latter field name to `tag` during the reindex.
{
  "source": {
    "index": "my-index-000001"
  },
  "dest": {
    "index": "my-new-index-000001"
  },
  "script": {
    "source": "ctx._source.tag = ctx._source.remove(\"flag\")"
  }
}

Throttle a reindex operation Generally available; Added in 2.4.0

POST /_reindex/{task_id}/_rethrottle

Change the number of requests per second for a particular reindex operation. For example:

POST _reindex/r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619/_rethrottle?requests_per_second=-1

Rethrottling that speeds up the query takes effect immediately. Rethrottling that slows down the query will take effect after completing the current batch. This behavior prevents scroll timeouts.

Path parameters

  • task_id string Required

    The task identifier, which can be found by using the tasks API.

Query parameters

  • requests_per_second number

    The throttle for this request in sub-requests per second. It can be either -1 to turn off throttling or any decimal number like 1.7 or 12 to throttle to that level.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • nodes object Required
POST /_reindex/{task_id}/_rethrottle
POST _reindex/r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619/_rethrottle?requests_per_second=-1
resp = client.reindex_rethrottle(
    task_id="r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619",
    requests_per_second="-1",
)
const response = await client.reindexRethrottle({
  task_id: "r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619",
  requests_per_second: "-1",
});
response = client.reindex_rethrottle(
  task_id: "r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619",
  requests_per_second: "-1"
)
$resp = $client->reindexRethrottle([
    "task_id" => "r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619",
    "requests_per_second" => "-1",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_reindex/r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619/_rethrottle?requests_per_second=-1"
client.reindexRethrottle(r -> r
    .requestsPerSecond(-1.0F)
    .taskId("r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619")
);




Update a document Generally available

POST /{index}/_update/{id}

Update a document by running a script or passing a partial document.

If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the index or write index privilege for the target index or index alias.

The script can update, delete, or skip modifying the document. The API also supports passing a partial document, which is merged into the existing document. To fully replace an existing document, use the index API. This operation:

  • Gets the document (collocated with the shard) from the index.
  • Runs the specified script.
  • Indexes the result.

The document must still be reindexed, but using this API removes some network roundtrips and reduces chances of version conflicts between the GET and the index operation.

The _source field must be enabled to use this API. In addition to _source, you can access the following variables through the ctx map: _index, _type, _id, _version, _routing, and _now (the current timestamp).

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: write

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    The name of the target index. By default, the index is created automatically if it doesn't exist.

  • id string Required

    A unique identifier for the document to be updated.

Query parameters

  • if_primary_term number

    Only perform the operation if the document has this primary term.

  • if_seq_no number

    Only perform the operation if the document has this sequence number.

  • include_source_on_error boolean

    True or false if to include the document source in the error message in case of parsing errors.

  • lang string

    The script language.

  • refresh string

    If 'true', Elasticsearch refreshes the affected shards to make this operation visible to search. If 'wait_for', it waits for a refresh to make this operation visible to search. If 'false', it does nothing with refreshes.

    Values are true, false, or wait_for.

  • require_alias boolean

    If true, the destination must be an index alias.

  • retry_on_conflict number

    The number of times the operation should be retried when a conflict occurs.

  • routing string

    A custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.

  • timeout string

    The period to wait for the following operations: dynamic mapping updates and waiting for active shards. Elasticsearch waits for at least the timeout period before failing. The actual wait time could be longer, particularly when multiple waits occur.

    External documentation
  • wait_for_active_shards number | string

    The number of copies of each shard that must be active before proceeding with the operation. Set to 'all' or any positive integer up to the total number of shards in the index (number_of_replicas+1). The default value of 1 means it waits for each primary shard to be active.

    Values are all or index-setting.

  • _source boolean | string | array[string]

    If false, source retrieval is turned off. You can also specify a comma-separated list of the fields you want to retrieve.

  • _source_excludes string | array[string]

    The source fields you want to exclude.

  • _source_includes string | array[string]

    The source fields you want to retrieve.

application/json

Body Required

  • detect_noop boolean

    If true, the result in the response is set to noop (no operation) when there are no changes to the document.

    Default value is true.

  • doc object

    A partial update to an existing document. If both doc and script are specified, doc is ignored.

  • doc_as_upsert boolean

    If true, use the contents of 'doc' as the value of 'upsert'. NOTE: Using ingest pipelines with doc_as_upsert is not supported.

    Default value is false.

  • script object

    The script to run to update the document.

    Hide script attributes Show script attributes object
    • source string

      The script source.

    • id string

      The id for a stored script.

    • params object

      Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables. Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.

      Hide params attribute Show params attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
    • lang string

      Specifies the language the script is written in.

      Supported values include:

      • painless: Painless scripting language, purpose-built for Elasticsearch.
      • expression: Lucene’s expressions language, compiles a JavaScript expression to bytecode.
      • mustache: Mustache templated, used for templates.
      • java: Expert Java API
      Any of:

      Specifies the language the script is written in.

      Supported values include:

      • painless: Painless scripting language, purpose-built for Elasticsearch.
      • expression: Lucene’s expressions language, compiles a JavaScript expression to bytecode.
      • mustache: Mustache templated, used for templates.
      • java: Expert Java API

      Values are painless, expression, mustache, or java.

    • options object
      Hide options attribute Show options attribute object
      • * string Additional properties
  • scripted_upsert boolean

    If true, run the script whether or not the document exists.

    Default value is false.

  • _source boolean | object

    If false, turn off source retrieval. You can also specify a comma-separated list of the fields you want to retrieve.

    One of:

    If false, turn off source retrieval. You can also specify a comma-separated list of the fields you want to retrieve.

  • upsert object

    If the document does not already exist, the contents of 'upsert' are inserted as a new document. If the document exists, the 'script' is run.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • _id string Required

      The unique identifier for the added document.

    • _index string Required

      The name of the index the document was added to.

    • _primary_term number

      The primary term assigned to the document for the indexing operation.

    • result string Required

      The result of the indexing operation: created or updated.

      Values are created, updated, deleted, not_found, or noop.

    • _seq_no number

      The sequence number assigned to the document for the indexing operation. Sequence numbers are used to ensure an older version of a document doesn't overwrite a newer version.

    • _shards object Required

      Information about the replication process of the operation.

      Hide _shards attributes Show _shards attributes object
      • failed number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search attempted to run on but failed.

      • successful number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search succeeded on.

      • total number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search will run on overall.

      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • index
        • node string
        • reason
        • shard number
        • status string
        • primary boolean
      • skipped number
    • _version number Required

      The document version, which is incremented each time the document is updated.

    • failure_store string

      The role of the failure store in this document response

      Values are not_applicable_or_unknown, used, not_enabled, or failed.

    • forced_refresh boolean
    • get object
      Hide get attributes Show get attributes object
      • fields object
        Hide fields attribute Show fields attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
      • found boolean Required
      • _seq_no number
      • _primary_term number
      • _routing string
      • _source object
POST /{index}/_update/{id}
POST test/_update/1
{
  "script" : {
    "source": "ctx._source.counter += params.count",
    "lang": "painless",
    "params" : {
      "count" : 4
    }
  }
}
resp = client.update(
    index="test",
    id="1",
    script={
        "source": "ctx._source.counter += params.count",
        "lang": "painless",
        "params": {
            "count": 4
        }
    },
)
const response = await client.update({
  index: "test",
  id: 1,
  script: {
    source: "ctx._source.counter += params.count",
    lang: "painless",
    params: {
      count: 4,
    },
  },
});
response = client.update(
  index: "test",
  id: "1",
  body: {
    "script": {
      "source": "ctx._source.counter += params.count",
      "lang": "painless",
      "params": {
        "count": 4
      }
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->update([
    "index" => "test",
    "id" => "1",
    "body" => [
        "script" => [
            "source" => "ctx._source.counter += params.count",
            "lang" => "painless",
            "params" => [
                "count" => 4,
            ],
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"script":{"source":"ctx._source.counter += params.count","lang":"painless","params":{"count":4}}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/test/_update/1"
client.update(u -> u
    .id("1")
    .index("test")
    .script(s -> s
        .source(so -> so
            .scriptString("ctx._source.counter += params.count")
        )
        .params("count", JsonData.fromJson("4"))
        .lang("painless")
    )
,Void.class);
Request examples
Run `POST test/_update/1` to increment a counter by using a script.
{
  "script" : {
    "source": "ctx._source.counter += params.count",
    "lang": "painless",
    "params" : {
      "count" : 4
    }
  }
}
Run `POST test/_update/1` to perform a scripted upsert. When `scripted_upsert` is `true`, the script runs whether or not the document exists.
{
  "scripted_upsert": true,
  "script": {
    "source": """
      if ( ctx.op == 'create' ) {
        ctx._source.counter = params.count
      } else {
        ctx._source.counter += params.count
      }
    """,
    "params": {
      "count": 4
    }
  },
  "upsert": {}
}
Run `POST test/_update/1` to perform a doc as upsert. Instead of sending a partial `doc` plus an `upsert` doc, you can set `doc_as_upsert` to `true` to use the contents of `doc` as the `upsert` value.
{
  "doc": {
    "name": "new_name"
  },
  "doc_as_upsert": true
}
Run `POST test/_update/1` to use a script to add a tag to a list of tags. In this example, it is just a list, so the tag is added even it exists.
{
  "script": {
    "source": "ctx._source.tags.add(params.tag)",
    "lang": "painless",
    "params": {
      "tag": "blue"
    }
  }
}
Run `POST test/_update/1` to use a script to remove a tag from a list of tags. The Painless function to remove a tag takes the array index of the element you want to remove. To avoid a possible runtime error, you first need to make sure the tag exists. If the list contains duplicates of the tag, this script just removes one occurrence.
{
  "script": {
    "source": "if (ctx._source.tags.contains(params.tag)) { ctx._source.tags.remove(ctx._source.tags.indexOf(params.tag)) }",
    "lang": "painless",
    "params": {
      "tag": "blue"
    }
  }
}
Run `POST test/_update/1` to use a script to add a field `new_field` to the document.
{
  "script" : "ctx._source.new_field = 'value_of_new_field'"
}
Run `POST test/_update/1` to use a script to remove a field `new_field` from the document.
{
  "script" : "ctx._source.remove('new_field')"
}
Run `POST test/_update/1` to use a script to remove a subfield from an object field.
{
  "script": "ctx._source['my-object'].remove('my-subfield')"
}
Run `POST test/_update/1` to change the operation that runs from within the script. For example, this request deletes the document if the `tags` field contains `green`, otherwise it does nothing (`noop`).
{
  "script": {
    "source": "if (ctx._source.tags.contains(params.tag)) { ctx.op = 'delete' } else { ctx.op = 'noop' }",
    "lang": "painless",
    "params": {
      "tag": "green"
    }
  }
}
Run `POST test/_update/1` to do a partial update that adds a new field to the existing document.
{
  "doc": {
    "name": "new_name"
  }
}
Run `POST test/_update/1` to perfom an upsert. If the document does not already exist, the contents of the upsert element are inserted as a new document. If the document exists, the script is run.
{
  "script": {
    "source": "ctx._source.counter += params.count",
    "lang": "painless",
    "params": {
      "count": 4
    }
  },
  "upsert": {
    "counter": 1
  }
}
Response examples (200)
By default updates that don't change anything detect that they don't change anything and return `"result": "noop"`.
{
   "_shards": {
        "total": 0,
        "successful": 0,
        "failed": 0
   },
   "_index": "test",
   "_id": "1",
   "_version": 2,
   "_primary_term": 1,
   "_seq_no": 1,
   "result": "noop"
}

Update documents Generally available; Added in 2.4.0

POST /{index}/_update_by_query

Updates documents that match the specified query. If no query is specified, performs an update on every document in the data stream or index without modifying the source, which is useful for picking up mapping changes.

If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the following index privileges for the target data stream, index, or alias:

  • read
  • index or write

You can specify the query criteria in the request URI or the request body using the same syntax as the search API.

When you submit an update by query request, Elasticsearch gets a snapshot of the data stream or index when it begins processing the request and updates matching documents using internal versioning. When the versions match, the document is updated and the version number is incremented. If a document changes between the time that the snapshot is taken and the update operation is processed, it results in a version conflict and the operation fails. You can opt to count version conflicts instead of halting and returning by setting conflicts to proceed. Note that if you opt to count version conflicts, the operation could attempt to update more documents from the source than max_docs until it has successfully updated max_docs documents or it has gone through every document in the source query.

NOTE: Documents with a version equal to 0 cannot be updated using update by query because internal versioning does not support 0 as a valid version number.

While processing an update by query request, Elasticsearch performs multiple search requests sequentially to find all of the matching documents. A bulk update request is performed for each batch of matching documents. Any query or update failures cause the update by query request to fail and the failures are shown in the response. Any update requests that completed successfully still stick, they are not rolled back.

Throttling update requests

To control the rate at which update by query issues batches of update operations, you can set requests_per_second to any positive decimal number. This pads each batch with a wait time to throttle the rate. Set requests_per_second to -1 to turn off throttling.

Throttling uses a wait time between batches so that the internal scroll requests can be given a timeout that takes the request padding into account. The padding time is the difference between the batch size divided by the requests_per_second and the time spent writing. By default the batch size is 1000, so if requests_per_second is set to 500:

target_time = 1000 / 500 per second = 2 seconds
wait_time = target_time - write_time = 2 seconds - .5 seconds = 1.5 seconds

Since the batch is issued as a single _bulk request, large batch sizes cause Elasticsearch to create many requests and wait before starting the next set. This is "bursty" instead of "smooth".

Slicing

Update by query supports sliced scroll to parallelize the update process. This can improve efficiency and provide a convenient way to break the request down into smaller parts.

Setting slices to auto chooses a reasonable number for most data streams and indices. This setting will use one slice per shard, up to a certain limit. If there are multiple source data streams or indices, it will choose the number of slices based on the index or backing index with the smallest number of shards.

Adding slices to _update_by_query just automates the manual process of creating sub-requests, which means it has some quirks:

  • You can see these requests in the tasks APIs. These sub-requests are "child" tasks of the task for the request with slices.
  • Fetching the status of the task for the request with slices only contains the status of completed slices.
  • These sub-requests are individually addressable for things like cancellation and rethrottling.
  • Rethrottling the request with slices will rethrottle the unfinished sub-request proportionally.
  • Canceling the request with slices will cancel each sub-request.
  • Due to the nature of slices each sub-request won't get a perfectly even portion of the documents. All documents will be addressed, but some slices may be larger than others. Expect larger slices to have a more even distribution.
  • Parameters like requests_per_second and max_docs on a request with slices are distributed proportionally to each sub-request. Combine that with the point above about distribution being uneven and you should conclude that using max_docs with slices might not result in exactly max_docs documents being updated.
  • Each sub-request gets a slightly different snapshot of the source data stream or index though these are all taken at approximately the same time.

If you're slicing manually or otherwise tuning automatic slicing, keep in mind that:

  • Query performance is most efficient when the number of slices is equal to the number of shards in the index or backing index. If that number is large (for example, 500), choose a lower number as too many slices hurts performance. Setting slices higher than the number of shards generally does not improve efficiency and adds overhead.
  • Update performance scales linearly across available resources with the number of slices.

Whether query or update performance dominates the runtime depends on the documents being reindexed and cluster resources.

Update the document source

Update by query supports scripts to update the document source. As with the update API, you can set ctx.op to change the operation that is performed.

Set ctx.op = "noop" if your script decides that it doesn't have to make any changes. The update by query operation skips updating the document and increments the noop counter.

Set ctx.op = "delete" if your script decides that the document should be deleted. The update by query operation deletes the document and increments the deleted counter.

Update by query supports only index, noop, and delete. Setting ctx.op to anything else is an error. Setting any other field in ctx is an error. This API enables you to only modify the source of matching documents; you cannot move them.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: read,write

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases to search. It supports wildcards (*). To search all data streams or indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices. For example, a request targeting foo*,bar* returns an error if an index starts with foo but no index starts with bar.

  • analyzer string

    The analyzer to use for the query string. This parameter can be used only when the q query string parameter is specified.

  • analyze_wildcard boolean

    If true, wildcard and prefix queries are analyzed. This parameter can be used only when the q query string parameter is specified.

  • conflicts string

    The preferred behavior when update by query hits version conflicts: abort or proceed.

    Supported values include:

    • abort: Stop reindexing if there are conflicts.
    • proceed: Continue reindexing even if there are conflicts.

    Values are abort or proceed.

  • default_operator string

    The default operator for query string query: AND or OR. This parameter can be used only when the q query string parameter is specified.

    Values are and, AND, or, or OR.

  • df string

    The field to use as default where no field prefix is given in the query string. This parameter can be used only when the q query string parameter is specified.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    The 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. It supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • from number

    Skips the specified number of documents.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • lenient boolean

    If true, format-based query failures (such as providing text to a numeric field) in the query string will be ignored. This parameter can be used only when the q query string parameter is specified.

  • max_docs number

    The maximum number of documents to process. It defaults to all documents. When set to a value less then or equal to scroll_size then a scroll will not be used to retrieve the results for the operation.

  • pipeline string

    The ID of the pipeline to use to preprocess incoming documents. If the index has a default ingest pipeline specified, then setting the value to _none disables the default ingest pipeline for this request. If a final pipeline is configured it will always run, regardless of the value of this parameter.

  • preference string

    The node or shard the operation should be performed on. It is random by default.

  • q string

    A query in the Lucene query string syntax.

  • refresh boolean

    If true, Elasticsearch refreshes affected shards to make the operation visible to search after the request completes. This is different than the update API's refresh parameter, which causes just the shard that received the request to be refreshed.

  • request_cache boolean

    If true, the request cache is used for this request. It defaults to the index-level setting.

  • requests_per_second number

    The throttle for this request in sub-requests per second.

  • routing string

    A custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.

  • scroll string

    The period to retain the search context for scrolling.

    External documentation
  • scroll_size number

    The size of the scroll request that powers the operation.

  • search_timeout string

    An explicit timeout for each search request. By default, there is no timeout.

    External documentation
  • search_type string

    The type of the search operation. Available options include query_then_fetch and dfs_query_then_fetch.

    Supported values include:

    • query_then_fetch: Documents are scored using local term and document frequencies for the shard. This is usually faster but less accurate.
    • dfs_query_then_fetch: Documents are scored using global term and document frequencies across all shards. This is usually slower but more accurate.

    Values are query_then_fetch or dfs_query_then_fetch.

  • slices number | string

    The number of slices this task should be divided into.

    Value is auto.

  • sort array[string]

    A comma-separated list of : pairs.

  • stats array[string]

    The specific tag of the request for logging and statistical purposes.

  • terminate_after number

    The maximum number of documents to collect for each shard. If a query reaches this limit, Elasticsearch terminates the query early. Elasticsearch collects documents before sorting.

    IMPORTANT: Use with caution. Elasticsearch applies this parameter to each shard handling the request. When possible, let Elasticsearch perform early termination automatically. Avoid specifying this parameter for requests that target data streams with backing indices across multiple data tiers.

  • timeout string

    The period each update request waits for the following operations: dynamic mapping updates, waiting for active shards. By default, it is one minute. This guarantees Elasticsearch waits for at least the timeout before failing. The actual wait time could be longer, particularly when multiple waits occur.

    External documentation
  • version boolean

    If true, returns the document version as part of a hit.

  • version_type boolean

    Should the document increment the version number (internal) on hit or not (reindex)

  • wait_for_active_shards number | string

    The number of shard copies that must be active before proceeding with the operation. Set to all or any positive integer up to the total number of shards in the index (number_of_replicas+1). The timeout parameter controls how long each write request waits for unavailable shards to become available. Both work exactly the way they work in the bulk API.

    Values are all or index-setting.

  • wait_for_completion boolean

    If true, the request blocks until the operation is complete. If false, Elasticsearch performs some preflight checks, launches the request, and returns a task ID that you can use to cancel or get the status of the task. Elasticsearch creates a record of this task as a document at .tasks/task/${taskId}.

application/json

Body

  • max_docs number

    The maximum number of documents to update.

  • query object

    The documents to update using the Query DSL.

    External documentation
  • script object

    The script to run to update the document source or metadata when updating.

    Hide script attributes Show script attributes object
    • source string

      The script source.

    • id string

      The id for a stored script.

    • params object

      Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables. Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.

      Hide params attribute Show params attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
    • lang string

      Specifies the language the script is written in.

      Supported values include:

      • painless: Painless scripting language, purpose-built for Elasticsearch.
      • expression: Lucene’s expressions language, compiles a JavaScript expression to bytecode.
      • mustache: Mustache templated, used for templates.
      • java: Expert Java API
      Any of:

      Specifies the language the script is written in.

      Supported values include:

      • painless: Painless scripting language, purpose-built for Elasticsearch.
      • expression: Lucene’s expressions language, compiles a JavaScript expression to bytecode.
      • mustache: Mustache templated, used for templates.
      • java: Expert Java API

      Values are painless, expression, mustache, or java.

    • options object
      Hide options attribute Show options attribute object
      • * string Additional properties
  • slice object

    Slice the request manually using the provided slice ID and total number of slices.

    Hide slice attributes Show slice attributes object
    • field string

      Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

    • id string Required
    • max number Required
  • conflicts string

    The preferred behavior when update by query hits version conflicts: abort or proceed.

    Supported values include:

    • abort: Stop reindexing if there are conflicts.
    • proceed: Continue reindexing even if there are conflicts.

    Values are abort or proceed.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • batches number

      The number of scroll responses pulled back by the update by query.

    • failures array[object]

      Array of failures if there were any unrecoverable errors during the process. If this is non-empty then the request ended because of those failures. Update by query is implemented using batches. Any failure causes the entire process to end, but all failures in the current batch are collected into the array. You can use the conflicts option to prevent reindex from ending when version conflicts occur.

      Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
      • cause object Required

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        Hide cause attributes Show cause attributes object
        • type string Required

          The type of error

        • reason string | null

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

        • stack_trace string

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

        • caused_by object

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • root_cause array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • suppressed array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

      • id string Required
      • index string Required
      • status number Required
    • noops number

      The number of documents that were ignored because the script used for the update by query returned a noop value for ctx.op.

    • deleted number

      The number of documents that were successfully deleted.

    • requests_per_second number

      The number of requests per second effectively run during the update by query.

    • retries object

      The number of retries attempted by update by query. bulk is the number of bulk actions retried. search is the number of search actions retried.

      Hide retries attributes Show retries attributes object
      • bulk number Required

        The number of bulk actions retried.

    • task string | number

    • timed_out boolean

      If true, some requests timed out during the update by query.

    • took number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • total number

      The number of documents that were successfully processed.

    • updated number

      The number of documents that were successfully updated.

    • version_conflicts number

      The number of version conflicts that the update by query hit.

    • throttled string

      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.

      External documentation
    • throttled_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • throttled_until string

      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.

      External documentation
    • throttled_until_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

POST /{index}/_update_by_query
POST my-index-000001/_update_by_query?conflicts=proceed
{
  "query": { 
    "term": {
      "user.id": "kimchy"
    }
  }
}
resp = client.update_by_query(
    index="my-index-000001",
    conflicts="proceed",
    query={
        "term": {
            "user.id": "kimchy"
        }
    },
)
const response = await client.updateByQuery({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  conflicts: "proceed",
  query: {
    term: {
      "user.id": "kimchy",
    },
  },
});
response = client.update_by_query(
  index: "my-index-000001",
  conflicts: "proceed",
  body: {
    "query": {
      "term": {
        "user.id": "kimchy"
      }
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->updateByQuery([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
    "conflicts" => "proceed",
    "body" => [
        "query" => [
            "term" => [
                "user.id" => "kimchy",
            ],
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"query":{"term":{"user.id":"kimchy"}}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_update_by_query?conflicts=proceed"
client.updateByQuery(u -> u
    .conflicts(Conflicts.Proceed)
    .index("my-index-000001")
    .query(q -> q
        .term(t -> t
            .field("user.id")
            .value(FieldValue.of("kimchy"))
        )
    )
);
Request examples
Run `POST my-index-000001/_update_by_query?conflicts=proceed` to update documents that match a query.
{
  "query": { 
    "term": {
      "user.id": "kimchy"
    }
  }
}
Run `POST my-index-000001/_update_by_query` with a script to update the document source. It increments the `count` field for all documents with a `user.id` of `kimchy` in `my-index-000001`.
{
  "script": {
    "source": "ctx._source.count++",
    "lang": "painless"
  },
  "query": {
    "term": {
      "user.id": "kimchy"
    }
  }
}
Run `POST my-index-000001/_update_by_query` to slice an update by query manually. Provide a slice ID and total number of slices to each request.
{
  "slice": {
    "id": 0,
    "max": 2
  },
  "script": {
    "source": "ctx._source['extra'] = 'test'"
  }
}
Run `POST my-index-000001/_update_by_query?refresh&slices=5` to use automatic slicing. It automatically parallelizes using sliced scroll to slice on `_id`.
{
  "script": {
    "source": "ctx._source['extra'] = 'test'"
  }
}

Throttle an update by query operation Generally available; Added in 6.5.0

POST /_update_by_query/{task_id}/_rethrottle

Change the number of requests per second for a particular update by query operation. Rethrottling that speeds up the query takes effect immediately but rethrotting that slows down the query takes effect after completing the current batch to prevent scroll timeouts.

Path parameters

  • task_id string Required

    The ID for the task.

Query parameters

  • requests_per_second number

    The throttle for this request in sub-requests per second. To turn off throttling, set it to -1.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • nodes object Required
POST /_update_by_query/{task_id}/_rethrottle
POST _update_by_query/r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619/_rethrottle?requests_per_second=-1
resp = client.update_by_query_rethrottle(
    task_id="r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619",
    requests_per_second="-1",
)
const response = await client.updateByQueryRethrottle({
  task_id: "r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619",
  requests_per_second: "-1",
});
response = client.update_by_query_rethrottle(
  task_id: "r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619",
  requests_per_second: "-1"
)
$resp = $client->updateByQueryRethrottle([
    "task_id" => "r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619",
    "requests_per_second" => "-1",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_update_by_query/r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619/_rethrottle?requests_per_second=-1"
client.updateByQueryRethrottle(u -> u
    .requestsPerSecond(-1.0F)
    .taskId("r1A2WoRbTwKZ516z6NEs5A:36619")
);

Enrich





Create an enrich policy Generally available; Added in 7.5.0

PUT /_enrich/policy/{name}

Creates an enrich policy.

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Name of the enrich policy to create or update.

Query parameters

application/json

Body Required

  • geo_match object Additional properties

    Matches enrich data to incoming documents based on a geo_shape query.

    Hide geo_match attributes Show geo_match attributes object
    • enrich_fields string | array[string] Required
    • indices string | array[string] Required
    • match_field string Required

      Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

    • query object

      An Elasticsearch Query DSL (Domain Specific Language) object that defines a query.

      External documentation
    • name string
    • elasticsearch_version string
  • match object Additional properties

    Matches enrich data to incoming documents based on a term query.

    Hide match attributes Show match attributes object
    • enrich_fields string | array[string] Required
    • indices string | array[string] Required
    • match_field string Required

      Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

    • query object

      An Elasticsearch Query DSL (Domain Specific Language) object that defines a query.

      External documentation
    • name string
    • elasticsearch_version string
  • range object Additional properties

    Matches a number, date, or IP address in incoming documents to a range in the enrich index based on a term query.

    Hide range attributes Show range attributes object
    • enrich_fields string | array[string] Required
    • indices string | array[string] Required
    • match_field string Required

      Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

    • query object

      An Elasticsearch Query DSL (Domain Specific Language) object that defines a query.

      External documentation
    • name string
    • elasticsearch_version string

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

PUT /_enrich/policy/{name}
PUT /_enrich/policy/postal_policy
{
  "geo_match": {
    "indices": "postal_codes",
    "match_field": "location",
    "enrich_fields": [ "location", "postal_code" ]
  }
}
resp = client.enrich.put_policy(
    name="postal_policy",
    geo_match={
        "indices": "postal_codes",
        "match_field": "location",
        "enrich_fields": [
            "location",
            "postal_code"
        ]
    },
)
const response = await client.enrich.putPolicy({
  name: "postal_policy",
  geo_match: {
    indices: "postal_codes",
    match_field: "location",
    enrich_fields: ["location", "postal_code"],
  },
});
response = client.enrich.put_policy(
  name: "postal_policy",
  body: {
    "geo_match": {
      "indices": "postal_codes",
      "match_field": "location",
      "enrich_fields": [
        "location",
        "postal_code"
      ]
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->enrich()->putPolicy([
    "name" => "postal_policy",
    "body" => [
        "geo_match" => [
            "indices" => "postal_codes",
            "match_field" => "location",
            "enrich_fields" => array(
                "location",
                "postal_code",
            ),
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"geo_match":{"indices":"postal_codes","match_field":"location","enrich_fields":["location","postal_code"]}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_enrich/policy/postal_policy"
client.enrich().putPolicy(p -> p
    .geoMatch(g -> g
        .enrichFields(List.of("location","postal_code"))
        .indices("postal_codes")
        .matchField("location")
    )
    .name("postal_policy")
);
Request example
An example body for a `PUT /_enrich/policy/postal_policy` request.
{
  "geo_match": {
    "indices": "postal_codes",
    "match_field": "location",
    "enrich_fields": [ "location", "postal_code" ]
  }
}




Run an enrich policy Generally available; Added in 7.5.0

PUT /_enrich/policy/{name}/_execute

Create the enrich index for an existing enrich policy.

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Enrich policy to execute.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation
  • wait_for_completion boolean

    If true, the request blocks other enrich policy execution requests until complete.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • status object
      Hide status attributes Show status attributes object
      • phase string Required

        Values are SCHEDULED, RUNNING, COMPLETE, FAILED, or CANCELLED.

      • step string
    • task string | number

PUT /_enrich/policy/{name}/_execute
PUT /_enrich/policy/my-policy/_execute?wait_for_completion=false
resp = client.enrich.execute_policy(
    name="my-policy",
    wait_for_completion=False,
)
const response = await client.enrich.executePolicy({
  name: "my-policy",
  wait_for_completion: "false",
});
response = client.enrich.execute_policy(
  name: "my-policy",
  wait_for_completion: "false"
)
$resp = $client->enrich()->executePolicy([
    "name" => "my-policy",
    "wait_for_completion" => "false",
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_enrich/policy/my-policy/_execute?wait_for_completion=false"
client.enrich().executePolicy(e -> e
    .name("my-policy")
    .waitForCompletion(false)
);




EQL

Event Query Language (EQL) is a query language for event-based time series data, such as logs, metrics, and traces.

Learn more about EQL search












Get EQL search results Generally available; Added in 7.9.0

POST /{index}/_eql/search

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /{index}/_eql/search

POST /{index}/_eql/search

Returns search results for an Event Query Language (EQL) query. EQL assumes each document in a data stream or index corresponds to an event.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    The name of the index to scope the operation

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    Whether to ignore if a wildcard indices expression resolves into no concrete indices. (This includes _all string or when no indices have been specified)

  • allow_partial_search_results boolean

    If true, returns partial results if there are shard failures. If false, returns an error with no partial results.

  • allow_partial_sequence_results boolean

    If true, sequence queries will return partial results in case of shard failures. If false, they will return no results at all. This flag has effect only if allow_partial_search_results is true.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Whether to expand wildcard expression to concrete indices that are open, closed or both.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • ccs_minimize_roundtrips boolean

    Indicates whether network round-trips should be minimized as part of cross-cluster search requests execution

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If true, missing or closed indices are not included in the response.

  • keep_alive string

    Period for which the search and its results are stored on the cluster.

    External documentation
  • keep_on_completion boolean

    If true, the search and its results are stored on the cluster.

  • wait_for_completion_timeout string

    Timeout duration to wait for the request to finish. Defaults to no timeout, meaning the request waits for complete search results.

    External documentation
application/json

Body Required

  • query string Required

    EQL query you wish to run.

  • case_sensitive boolean
  • event_category_field string

    Field containing the event classification, such as process, file, or network.

  • tiebreaker_field string

    Field used to sort hits with the same timestamp in ascending order

  • timestamp_field string

    Field containing event timestamp. Default "@timestamp"

  • fetch_size number

    Maximum number of events to search at a time for sequence queries.

  • filter object | array[object]

    Query, written in Query DSL, used to filter the events on which the EQL query runs.

    One of:

    An Elasticsearch Query DSL (Domain Specific Language) object that defines a query.

    External documentation
  • keep_alive string

    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.

    External documentation
  • keep_on_completion boolean
  • wait_for_completion_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • allow_partial_search_results boolean

    Allow query execution also in case of shard failures. If true, the query will keep running and will return results based on the available shards. For sequences, the behavior can be further refined using allow_partial_sequence_results

    Default value is true.

  • allow_partial_sequence_results boolean

    This flag applies only to sequences and has effect only if allow_partial_search_results=true. If true, the sequence query will return results based on the available shards, ignoring the others. If false, the sequence query will return successfully, but will always have empty results.

    Default value is false.

  • size number

    For basic queries, the maximum number of matching events to return. Defaults to 10

  • fields object | array[object]

    Array of wildcard (*) patterns. The response returns values for field names matching these patterns in the fields property of each hit.

    One of:

    A reference to a field with formatting instructions on how to return the value

    Hide attributes Show attributes
    • field string Required

      A wildcard pattern. The request returns values for field names matching this pattern.

    • format string

      The format in which the values are returned.

    • include_unmapped boolean
  • result_position string

    Supported values include:

    • tail: Return the most recent matches, similar to the Unix tail command.
    • head: Return the earliest matches, similar to the Unix head command.

    Values are tail or head.

  • runtime_mappings object
    Hide runtime_mappings attribute Show runtime_mappings attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
      • fields object

        For type composite

        Hide fields attribute Show fields attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attribute Show * attribute object
          • type string Required

            Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

      • fetch_fields array[object]

        For type lookup

        Hide fetch_fields attributes Show fetch_fields attributes object
        • field string Required

          Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

        • format string
      • format string

        A custom format for date type runtime fields.

      • input_field string

        For type lookup

      • target_field string

        For type lookup

      • target_index string

        For type lookup

      • script object

        Painless script executed at query time.

        Hide script attributes Show script attributes object
        • source string

          The script source.

        • id string

          The id for a stored script.

        • params object

          Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables. Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.

          Hide params attribute Show params attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
        • lang
        • options object
          Hide options attribute Show options attribute object
          • * string Additional properties
      • type string Required

        Field type, which can be: boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, ip,keyword, long, or lookup.

        Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

  • max_samples_per_key number

    By default, the response of a sample query contains up to 10 samples, with one sample per unique set of join keys. Use the size parameter to get a smaller or larger set of samples. To retrieve more than one sample per set of join keys, use the max_samples_per_key parameter. Pipes are not supported for sample queries.

    Default value is 1.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • id string

      Identifier for the search.

    • is_partial boolean

      If true, the response does not contain complete search results.

    • is_running boolean

      If true, the search request is still executing.

    • took number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • timed_out boolean

      If true, the request timed out before completion.

    • hits object Required

      Contains matching events and sequences. Also contains related metadata.

      Hide hits attributes Show hits attributes object
      • total object

        Metadata about the number of matching events or sequences.

        Hide total attributes Show total attributes object
        • relation string Required

          Supported values include:

          • eq: Accurate
          • gte: Lower bound, including returned events or sequences

          Values are eq or gte.

        • value number Required
      • events array[object]

        Contains events matching the query. Each object represents a matching event.

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        • _index string Required

          Name of the index containing the event.

        • _id string Required

          Unique identifier for the event. This ID is only unique within the index.

        • _source object Required

          Original JSON body passed for the event at index time.

        • missing boolean

          Set to true for events in a timespan-constrained sequence that do not meet a given condition.

        • fields object
          Hide fields attribute Show fields attribute object
          • * array[object] Additional properties
      • sequences array[object]

        Contains event sequences matching the query. Each object represents a matching sequence. This parameter is only returned for EQL queries containing a sequence.

        Hide sequences attributes Show sequences attributes object
        • events array[object] Required

          Contains events matching the query. Each object represents a matching event.

        • join_keys array[object]

          Shared field values used to constrain matches in the sequence. These are defined using the by keyword in the EQL query syntax.

    • shard_failures array[object]

      Contains information about shard failures (if any), in case allow_partial_search_results=true

      Hide shard_failures attributes Show shard_failures attributes object
      • index string
      • node string
      • reason object Required

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        Hide reason attributes Show reason attributes object
        • type string Required

          The type of error

        • reason string | null

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

        • stack_trace string

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

        • caused_by object

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • root_cause array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • suppressed array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

      • shard number
      • status string
      • primary boolean
POST /{index}/_eql/search
GET /my-data-stream/_eql/search
{
  "query": """
    process where (process.name == "cmd.exe" and process.pid != 2013)
  """
}
resp = client.eql.search(
    index="my-data-stream",
    query="\n    process where (process.name == \"cmd.exe\" and process.pid != 2013)\n  ",
)
const response = await client.eql.search({
  index: "my-data-stream",
  query:
    '\n    process where (process.name == "cmd.exe" and process.pid != 2013)\n  ',
});
response = client.eql.search(
  index: "my-data-stream",
  body: {
    "query": "\n    process where (process.name == \"cmd.exe\" and process.pid != 2013)\n  "
  }
)
$resp = $client->eql()->search([
    "index" => "my-data-stream",
    "body" => [
        "query" => "\n    process where (process.name == \"cmd.exe\" and process.pid != 2013)\n  ",
    ],
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"query":"\n    process where (process.name == \"cmd.exe\" and process.pid != 2013)\n  "}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-data-stream/_eql/search"
client.eql().search(s -> s
    .index("my-data-stream")
    .query(" process where (process.name == \"cmd.exe\" and process.pid != 2013) ")
);
Request examples
Run `GET /my-data-stream/_eql/search` to search for events that have a `process.name` of `cmd.exe` and a `process.pid` other than `2013`.
{
  "query": """
    process where (process.name == "cmd.exe" and process.pid != 2013)
  """
}
Run `GET /my-data-stream/_eql/search` to search for a sequence of events. The sequence starts with an event with an `event.category` of `file`, a `file.name` of `cmd.exe`, and a `process.pid` other than `2013`. It is followed by an event with an `event.category` of `process` and a `process.executable` that contains the substring `regsvr32`. These events must also share the same `process.pid` value.
{
  "query": """
    sequence by process.pid
      [ file where file.name == "cmd.exe" and process.pid != 2013 ]
      [ process where stringContains(process.executable, "regsvr32") ]
  """
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "is_partial": false,
  "is_running": false,
  "took": 6,
  "timed_out": false,
  "hits": {
    "total": {
      "value": 1,
      "relation": "eq"
    },
    "sequences": [
      {
        "join_keys": [
          2012
        ],
        "events": [
          {
            "_index": ".ds-my-data-stream-2099.12.07-000001",
            "_id": "AtOJ4UjUBAAx3XR5kcCM",
            "_source": {
              "@timestamp": "2099-12-06T11:04:07.000Z",
              "event": {
                "category": "file",
                "id": "dGCHwoeS",
                "sequence": 2
              },
              "file": {
                "accessed": "2099-12-07T11:07:08.000Z",
                "name": "cmd.exe",
                "path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe",
                "type": "file",
                "size": 16384
              },
              "process": {
                "pid": 2012,
                "name": "cmd.exe",
                "executable": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\cmd.exe"
              }
            }
          },
          {
            "_index": ".ds-my-data-stream-2099.12.07-000001",
            "_id": "OQmfCaduce8zoHT93o4H",
            "_source": {
              "@timestamp": "2099-12-07T11:07:09.000Z",
              "event": {
                "category": "process",
                "id": "aR3NWVOs",
                "sequence": 4
              },
              "process": {
                "pid": 2012,
                "name": "regsvr32.exe",
                "command_line": "regsvr32.exe  /s /u /i:https://...RegSvr32.sct scrobj.dll",
                "executable": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\regsvr32.exe"
              }
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

ES|QL

The Elasticsearch Query Language (ES|QL) provides a powerful way to filter, transform, and analyze data stored in Elasticsearch, and in the future in other runtimes.

Learn more about ES|QL

Run an async ES|QL query Generally available; Added in 8.13.0

POST /_query/async

Asynchronously run an ES|QL (Elasticsearch query language) query, monitor its progress, and retrieve results when they become available.

The API accepts the same parameters and request body as the synchronous query API, along with additional async related properties.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: read
External documentation

Query parameters

  • allow_partial_results boolean

    If true, partial results will be returned if there are shard failures, but the query can continue to execute on other clusters and shards. If false, the query will fail if there are any failures.

    To override the default behavior, you can set the esql.query.allow_partial_results cluster setting to false.

  • delimiter string

    The character to use between values within a CSV row. It is valid only for the CSV format.

  • drop_null_columns boolean

    Indicates whether columns that are entirely null will be removed from the columns and values portion of the results. If true, the response will include an extra section under the name all_columns which has the name of all the columns.

  • format string

    A short version of the Accept header, e.g. json, yaml.

    csv, tsv, and txt formats will return results in a tabular format, excluding other metadata fields from the response.

    For async requests, nothing will be returned if the async query doesn't finish within the timeout. The query ID and running status are available in the X-Elasticsearch-Async-Id and X-Elasticsearch-Async-Is-Running HTTP headers of the response, respectively.

    Values are csv, json, tsv, txt, yaml, cbor, smile, or arrow.

application/json

Body Required

  • columnar boolean

    By default, ES|QL returns results as rows. For example, FROM returns each individual document as one row. For the JSON, YAML, CBOR and smile formats, ES|QL can return the results in a columnar fashion where one row represents all the values of a certain column in the results.

  • filter object

    Specify a Query DSL query in the filter parameter to filter the set of documents that an ES|QL query runs on.

    External documentation
  • locale string
  • params array[number | string | boolean | null | object]

    To avoid any attempts of hacking or code injection, extract the values in a separate list of parameters. Use question mark placeholders (?) in the query string for each of the parameters.

    A field value.

  • profile boolean

    If provided and true the response will include an extra profile object with information on how the query was executed. This information is for human debugging and its format can change at any time but it can give some insight into the performance of each part of the query.

  • query string Required

    The ES|QL query API accepts an ES|QL query string in the query parameter, runs it, and returns the results.

  • tables object

    Tables to use with the LOOKUP operation. The top level key is the table name and the next level key is the column name.

    Hide tables attribute Show tables attribute object
  • include_ccs_metadata boolean

    When set to true and performing a cross-cluster query, the response will include an extra _clusters object with information about the clusters that participated in the search along with info such as shards count.

    Default value is false.

  • wait_for_completion_timeout string

    The period to wait for the request to finish. By default, the request waits for 1 second for the query results. If the query completes during this period, results are returned Otherwise, a query ID is returned that can later be used to retrieve the results.

    External documentation
  • keep_alive string

    The period for which the query and its results are stored in the cluster. The default period is five days. When this period expires, the query and its results are deleted, even if the query is still ongoing. If the keep_on_completion parameter is false, Elasticsearch only stores async queries that do not complete within the period set by the wait_for_completion_timeout parameter, regardless of this value.

    External documentation
  • keep_on_completion boolean

    Indicates whether the query and its results are stored in the cluster. If false, the query and its results are stored in the cluster only if the request does not complete during the period set by the wait_for_completion_timeout parameter.

    Default value is false.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • took number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • is_partial boolean
    • all_columns array[object]
      Hide all_columns attributes Show all_columns attributes object
      • name string Required
      • type string Required
    • columns array[object] Required
      Hide columns attributes Show columns attributes object
      • name string Required
      • type string Required
    • values array[array] Required
    • _clusters object

      Cross-cluster search information. Present if include_ccs_metadata was true in the request and a cross-cluster search was performed.

      Hide _clusters attributes Show _clusters attributes object
      • total number Required
      • successful number Required
      • running number Required
      • skipped number Required
      • partial number Required
      • failed number Required
      • details object Required
        Hide details attribute Show details attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
          • status string Required

            Values are running, successful, partial, skipped, or failed.

          • indices string Required
          • _shards object
    • profile object

      Profiling information. Present if profile was true in the request. The contents of this field are currently unstable.

POST /_query/async
POST /_query/async
{
  "query": """
    FROM library,remote-*:library
    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)
    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year
    | SORT year
    | LIMIT 5
  """,
  "wait_for_completion_timeout": "2s",
  "include_ccs_metadata": true
}
resp = client.esql.async_query(
    query="\n    FROM library,remote-*:library\n    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)\n    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year\n    | SORT year\n    | LIMIT 5\n  ",
    wait_for_completion_timeout="2s",
    include_ccs_metadata=True,
)
const response = await client.esql.asyncQuery({
  query:
    "\n    FROM library,remote-*:library\n    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)\n    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year\n    | SORT year\n    | LIMIT 5\n  ",
  wait_for_completion_timeout: "2s",
  include_ccs_metadata: true,
});
response = client.esql.async_query(
  body: {
    "query": "\n    FROM library,remote-*:library\n    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)\n    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year\n    | SORT year\n    | LIMIT 5\n  ",
    "wait_for_completion_timeout": "2s",
    "include_ccs_metadata": true
  }
)
$resp = $client->esql()->asyncQuery([
    "body" => [
        "query" => "\n    FROM library,remote-*:library\n    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)\n    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year\n    | SORT year\n    | LIMIT 5\n  ",
        "wait_for_completion_timeout" => "2s",
        "include_ccs_metadata" => true,
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"query":"\n    FROM library,remote-*:library\n    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)\n    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year\n    | SORT year\n    | LIMIT 5\n  ","wait_for_completion_timeout":"2s","include_ccs_metadata":true}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_query/async"
Request example
{
  "query": """
    FROM library,remote-*:library
    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)
    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year
    | SORT year
    | LIMIT 5
  """,
  "wait_for_completion_timeout": "2s",
  "include_ccs_metadata": true
}

Get async ES|QL query results Generally available; Added in 8.13.0

GET /_query/async/{id}

Get the current status and available results or stored results for an ES|QL asynchronous query. If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, only the user who first submitted the ES|QL query can retrieve the results using this API.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • id string Required

    The unique identifier of the query. A query ID is provided in the ES|QL async query API response for a query that does not complete in the designated time. A query ID is also provided when the request was submitted with the keep_on_completion parameter set to true.

Query parameters

  • drop_null_columns boolean

    Indicates whether columns that are entirely null will be removed from the columns and values portion of the results. If true, the response will include an extra section under the name all_columns which has the name of all the columns.

  • format string

    A short version of the Accept header, for example json or yaml.

    Values are csv, json, tsv, txt, yaml, cbor, smile, or arrow.

  • keep_alive string

    The period for which the query and its results are stored in the cluster. When this period expires, the query and its results are deleted, even if the query is still ongoing.

    External documentation
  • wait_for_completion_timeout string

    The period to wait for the request to finish. By default, the request waits for complete query results. If the request completes during the period specified in this parameter, complete query results are returned. Otherwise, the response returns an is_running value of true and no results.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • Time unit for milliseconds

    • is_partial boolean
    • all_columns array[object]
      Hide all_columns attributes Show all_columns attributes object
      • name string Required
      • type string Required
    • columns array[object] Required
      Hide columns attributes Show columns attributes object
      • name string Required
      • type string Required
    • values array[array] Required
    • _clusters object

      Cross-cluster search information. Present if include_ccs_metadata was true in the request and a cross-cluster search was performed.

      Hide _clusters attributes Show _clusters attributes object
      • total number Required
      • successful number Required
      • running number Required
      • skipped number Required
      • partial number Required
      • failed number Required
      • details object Required
        Hide details attribute Show details attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attribute Show * attribute object
          • indices string Required
    • profile object

      Profiling information. Present if profile was true in the request. The contents of this field are currently unstable.

    • id string

      The ID of the async query, to be used in subsequent requests to check the status or retrieve results.

      Also available in the X-Elasticsearch-Async-Id HTTP header.

    • is_running boolean Required

      Indicates whether the async query is still running or has completed.

      Also available in the X-Elasticsearch-Async-Is-Running HTTP header.

GET /_query/async/{id}
GET /_query/async/FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE=?wait_for_completion_timeout=30s
resp = client.esql.async_query_get(
    id="FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE=",
    wait_for_completion_timeout="30s",
)
const response = await client.esql.asyncQueryGet({
  id: "FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE=",
  wait_for_completion_timeout: "30s",
});
response = client.esql.async_query_get(
  id: "FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE=",
  wait_for_completion_timeout: "30s"
)
$resp = $client->esql()->asyncQueryGet([
    "id" => "FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE=",
    "wait_for_completion_timeout" => "30s",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_query/async/FmNJRUZ1YWZCU3dHY1BIOUhaenVSRkEaaXFlZ3h4c1RTWFNocDdnY2FSaERnUTozNDE=?wait_for_completion_timeout=30s"

Delete an async ES|QL query Generally available; Added in 8.13.0

DELETE /_query/async/{id}

If the query is still running, it is cancelled. Otherwise, the stored results are deleted.

If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, only the following users can use this API to delete a query:

  • The authenticated user that submitted the original query request
  • Users with the cancel_task cluster privilege
External documentation

Path parameters

  • id string Required

    The unique identifier of the query. A query ID is provided in the ES|QL async query API response for a query that does not complete in the designated time. A query ID is also provided when the request was submitted with the keep_on_completion parameter set to true.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_query/async/{id}
DELETE /_query/async/FmdMX2pIang3UWhLRU5QS0lqdlppYncaMUpYQ05oSkpTc3kwZ21EdC1tbFJXQToxOTI=
resp = client.esql.async_query_delete(
    id="FmdMX2pIang3UWhLRU5QS0lqdlppYncaMUpYQ05oSkpTc3kwZ21EdC1tbFJXQToxOTI=",
)
const response = await client.esql.asyncQueryDelete({
  id: "FmdMX2pIang3UWhLRU5QS0lqdlppYncaMUpYQ05oSkpTc3kwZ21EdC1tbFJXQToxOTI=",
});
response = client.esql.async_query_delete(
  id: "FmdMX2pIang3UWhLRU5QS0lqdlppYncaMUpYQ05oSkpTc3kwZ21EdC1tbFJXQToxOTI="
)
$resp = $client->esql()->asyncQueryDelete([
    "id" => "FmdMX2pIang3UWhLRU5QS0lqdlppYncaMUpYQ05oSkpTc3kwZ21EdC1tbFJXQToxOTI=",
]);
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_query/async/FmdMX2pIang3UWhLRU5QS0lqdlppYncaMUpYQ05oSkpTc3kwZ21EdC1tbFJXQToxOTI="

Stop async ES|QL query Generally available; Added in 8.18.0

POST /_query/async/{id}/stop

This API interrupts the query execution and returns the results so far. If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, only the user who first submitted the ES|QL query can stop it.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • id string Required

    The unique identifier of the query. A query ID is provided in the ES|QL async query API response for a query that does not complete in the designated time. A query ID is also provided when the request was submitted with the keep_on_completion parameter set to true.

Query parameters

  • drop_null_columns boolean

    Indicates whether columns that are entirely null will be removed from the columns and values portion of the results. If true, the response will include an extra section under the name all_columns which has the name of all the columns.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • took number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • is_partial boolean
    • all_columns array[object]
      Hide all_columns attributes Show all_columns attributes object
      • name string Required
      • type string Required
    • columns array[object] Required
      Hide columns attributes Show columns attributes object
      • name string Required
      • type string Required
    • values array[array] Required
    • _clusters object

      Cross-cluster search information. Present if include_ccs_metadata was true in the request and a cross-cluster search was performed.

      Hide _clusters attributes Show _clusters attributes object
      • total number Required
      • successful number Required
      • running number Required
      • skipped number Required
      • partial number Required
      • failed number Required
      • details object Required
        Hide details attribute Show details attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
          • status string Required

            Values are running, successful, partial, skipped, or failed.

          • indices string Required
          • _shards object
    • profile object

      Profiling information. Present if profile was true in the request. The contents of this field are currently unstable.

POST /_query/async/{id}/stop
POST /_query/async/FkpMRkJGS1gzVDRlM3g4ZzMyRGlLbkEaTXlJZHdNT09TU2VTZVBoNDM3cFZMUToxMDM=/stop
resp = client.esql.async_query_stop(
    id="FkpMRkJGS1gzVDRlM3g4ZzMyRGlLbkEaTXlJZHdNT09TU2VTZVBoNDM3cFZMUToxMDM=",
)
const response = await client.esql.asyncQueryStop({
  id: "FkpMRkJGS1gzVDRlM3g4ZzMyRGlLbkEaTXlJZHdNT09TU2VTZVBoNDM3cFZMUToxMDM=",
});
response = client.esql.async_query_stop(
  id: "FkpMRkJGS1gzVDRlM3g4ZzMyRGlLbkEaTXlJZHdNT09TU2VTZVBoNDM3cFZMUToxMDM="
)
$resp = $client->esql()->asyncQueryStop([
    "id" => "FkpMRkJGS1gzVDRlM3g4ZzMyRGlLbkEaTXlJZHdNT09TU2VTZVBoNDM3cFZMUToxMDM=",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_query/async/FkpMRkJGS1gzVDRlM3g4ZzMyRGlLbkEaTXlJZHdNT09TU2VTZVBoNDM3cFZMUToxMDM=/stop"

Run an ES|QL query Generally available; Added in 8.11.0

POST /_query

Get search results for an ES|QL (Elasticsearch query language) query.

External documentation

Query parameters

  • format string

    A short version of the Accept header, e.g. json, yaml.

    csv, tsv, and txt formats will return results in a tabular format, excluding other metadata fields from the response.

    Values are csv, json, tsv, txt, yaml, cbor, smile, or arrow.

  • delimiter string

    The character to use between values within a CSV row. Only valid for the CSV format.

  • drop_null_columns boolean

    Should columns that are entirely null be removed from the columns and values portion of the results? Defaults to false. If true then the response will include an extra section under the name all_columns which has the name of all columns.

  • allow_partial_results boolean

    If true, partial results will be returned if there are shard failures, but the query can continue to execute on other clusters and shards. If false, the query will fail if there are any failures.

    To override the default behavior, you can set the esql.query.allow_partial_results cluster setting to false.

application/json

Body Required

  • columnar boolean

    By default, ES|QL returns results as rows. For example, FROM returns each individual document as one row. For the JSON, YAML, CBOR and smile formats, ES|QL can return the results in a columnar fashion where one row represents all the values of a certain column in the results.

  • filter object

    Specify a Query DSL query in the filter parameter to filter the set of documents that an ES|QL query runs on.

    External documentation
  • locale string
  • params array[number | string | boolean | null | object]

    To avoid any attempts of hacking or code injection, extract the values in a separate list of parameters. Use question mark placeholders (?) in the query string for each of the parameters.

    A field value.

  • profile boolean

    If provided and true the response will include an extra profile object with information on how the query was executed. This information is for human debugging and its format can change at any time but it can give some insight into the performance of each part of the query.

  • query string Required

    The ES|QL query API accepts an ES|QL query string in the query parameter, runs it, and returns the results.

  • tables object

    Tables to use with the LOOKUP operation. The top level key is the table name and the next level key is the column name.

    Hide tables attribute Show tables attribute object
  • include_ccs_metadata boolean

    When set to true and performing a cross-cluster query, the response will include an extra _clusters object with information about the clusters that participated in the search along with info such as shards count.

    Default value is false.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • took number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • is_partial boolean
    • all_columns array[object]
      Hide all_columns attributes Show all_columns attributes object
      • name string Required
      • type string Required
    • columns array[object] Required
      Hide columns attributes Show columns attributes object
      • name string Required
      • type string Required
    • values array[array] Required
    • _clusters object

      Cross-cluster search information. Present if include_ccs_metadata was true in the request and a cross-cluster search was performed.

      Hide _clusters attributes Show _clusters attributes object
      • total number Required
      • successful number Required
      • running number Required
      • skipped number Required
      • partial number Required
      • failed number Required
      • details object Required
        Hide details attribute Show details attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
          • status string Required

            Values are running, successful, partial, skipped, or failed.

          • indices string Required
          • _shards object
    • profile object

      Profiling information. Present if profile was true in the request. The contents of this field are currently unstable.

POST /_query
POST /_query
{
  "query": """
    FROM library,remote-*:library
    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)
    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year
    | SORT year
    | LIMIT 5
  """,
  "include_ccs_metadata": true
}
resp = client.esql.query(
    query="\n    FROM library,remote-*:library\n    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)\n    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year\n    | SORT year\n    | LIMIT 5\n  ",
    include_ccs_metadata=True,
)
const response = await client.esql.query({
  query:
    "\n    FROM library,remote-*:library\n    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)\n    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year\n    | SORT year\n    | LIMIT 5\n  ",
  include_ccs_metadata: true,
});
response = client.esql.query(
  body: {
    "query": "\n    FROM library,remote-*:library\n    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)\n    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year\n    | SORT year\n    | LIMIT 5\n  ",
    "include_ccs_metadata": true
  }
)
$resp = $client->esql()->query([
    "body" => [
        "query" => "\n    FROM library,remote-*:library\n    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)\n    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year\n    | SORT year\n    | LIMIT 5\n  ",
        "include_ccs_metadata" => true,
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"query":"\n    FROM library,remote-*:library\n    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)\n    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year\n    | SORT year\n    | LIMIT 5\n  ","include_ccs_metadata":true}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_query"
client.esql().query(q -> q
    .includeCcsMetadata(true)
    .query(" FROM library,remote-*:library | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date) | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year | SORT year | LIMIT 5 ")
);
Request example
Run `POST /_query` to get results for an ES|QL query.
{
  "query": """
    FROM library,remote-*:library
    | EVAL year = DATE_TRUNC(1 YEARS, release_date)
    | STATS MAX(page_count) BY year
    | SORT year
    | LIMIT 5
  """,
  "include_ccs_metadata": true
}

Features

The feature APIs enable you to introspect and manage features provided by Elasticsearch and Elasticsearch plugins.

Get the features Generally available; Added in 7.12.0

GET /_features

Get a list of features that can be included in snapshots using the feature_states field when creating a snapshot. You can use this API to determine which feature states to include when taking a snapshot. By default, all feature states are included in a snapshot if that snapshot includes the global state, or none if it does not.

A feature state includes one or more system indices necessary for a given feature to function. In order to ensure data integrity, all system indices that comprise a feature state are snapshotted and restored together.

The features listed by this API are a combination of built-in features and features defined by plugins. In order for a feature state to be listed in this API and recognized as a valid feature state by the create snapshot API, the plugin that defines that feature must be installed on the master node.

External documentation

Query parameters

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • features array[object] Required
      Hide features attributes Show features attributes object
      • name string Required
      • description string Required
GET /_features
GET _features
resp = client.features.get_features()
const response = await client.features.getFeatures();
response = client.features.get_features
$resp = $client->features()->getFeatures();
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_features"
client.features().getFeatures(g -> g);
Response examples (200)
A successful response for retrieving a list of feature states that can be included when taking a snapshot.
{
  "features": [
    {
      "name": "tasks",
      "description": "Manages task results"
    },
    {
      "name": "kibana",
      "description": "Manages Kibana configuration and reports"
    }
  ]
}




Fleet

Get global checkpoints Generally available; Added in 7.13.0

GET /{index}/_fleet/global_checkpoints

Get the current global checkpoints for an index. This API is designed for internal use by the Fleet server project.

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    A single index or index alias that resolves to a single index.

Query parameters

  • wait_for_advance boolean

    A boolean value which controls whether to wait (until the timeout) for the global checkpoints to advance past the provided checkpoints.

  • wait_for_index boolean

    A boolean value which controls whether to wait (until the timeout) for the target index to exist and all primary shards be active. Can only be true when wait_for_advance is true.

  • checkpoints array[number]

    A comma separated list of previous global checkpoints. When used in combination with wait_for_advance, the API will only return once the global checkpoints advances past the checkpoints. Providing an empty list will cause Elasticsearch to immediately return the current global checkpoints.

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a global checkpoints to advance past checkpoints.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • global_checkpoints array[number] Required
    • timed_out boolean Required
GET /{index}/_fleet/global_checkpoints
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/{index}/_fleet/global_checkpoints' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"




The purpose of the fleet search api is to provide a search api where the search will only be executed Technical preview; Added in 7.16.0

POST /{index}/_fleet/_fleet_search

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /{index}/_fleet/_fleet_search

POST /{index}/_fleet/_fleet_search

after provided checkpoint has been processed and is visible for searches inside of Elasticsearch.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: read

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    A single target to search. If the target is an index alias, it must resolve to a single index.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean
  • analyzer string
  • analyze_wildcard boolean
  • batched_reduce_size number
  • ccs_minimize_roundtrips boolean
  • default_operator string

    Values are and, AND, or, or OR.

  • df string
  • docvalue_fields string | array[string]
  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • explain boolean
  • ignore_throttled boolean
  • ignore_unavailable boolean
  • lenient boolean
  • max_concurrent_shard_requests number
  • min_compatible_shard_node string
  • preference string
  • pre_filter_shard_size number
  • request_cache boolean
  • routing string
  • scroll string

    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.

    External documentation
  • search_type string

    Supported values include:

    • query_then_fetch: Documents are scored using local term and document frequencies for the shard. This is usually faster but less accurate.
    • dfs_query_then_fetch: Documents are scored using global term and document frequencies across all shards. This is usually slower but more accurate.

    Values are query_then_fetch or dfs_query_then_fetch.

  • stats array[string]
  • stored_fields string | array[string]
  • suggest_field string

    Specifies which field to use for suggestions.

  • suggest_mode string

    Supported values include:

    • missing: Only generate suggestions for terms that are not in the shard.
    • popular: Only suggest terms that occur in more docs on the shard than the original term.
    • always: Suggest any matching suggestions based on terms in the suggest text.

    Values are missing, popular, or always.

  • suggest_size number
  • suggest_text string

    The source text for which the suggestions should be returned.

  • terminate_after number
  • timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • track_total_hits boolean | number

    Number of hits matching the query to count accurately. If true, the exact number of hits is returned at the cost of some performance. If false, the response does not include the total number of hits matching the query. Defaults to 10,000 hits.

  • track_scores boolean
  • typed_keys boolean
  • rest_total_hits_as_int boolean
  • version boolean
  • _source boolean | string | array[string]

    Defines how to fetch a source. Fetching can be disabled entirely, or the source can be filtered. Used as a query parameter along with the _source_includes and _source_excludes parameters.

  • _source_excludes string | array[string]
  • _source_includes string | array[string]
  • seq_no_primary_term boolean
  • q string
  • size number
  • from number
  • sort string | array[string]
  • wait_for_checkpoints array[number]

    A comma separated list of checkpoints. When configured, the search API will only be executed on a shard after the relevant checkpoint has become visible for search. Defaults to an empty list which will cause Elasticsearch to immediately execute the search.

  • allow_partial_search_results boolean

    If true, returns partial results if there are shard request timeouts or shard failures. If false, returns an error with no partial results. Defaults to the configured cluster setting search.default_allow_partial_results which is true by default.

application/json

Body

  • aggregations object
  • collapse object
    External documentation
  • explain boolean

    If true, returns detailed information about score computation as part of a hit.

    Default value is false.

  • ext object

    Configuration of search extensions defined by Elasticsearch plugins.

    Hide ext attribute Show ext attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
  • from number

    Starting document offset. By default, you cannot page through more than 10,000 hits using the from and size parameters. To page through more hits, use the search_after parameter.

    Default value is 0.

  • highlight object
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    • type string

      Supported values include:

      • plain: The plain highlighter uses the standard Lucene highlighter
      • fvh: The fvh highlighter uses the Lucene Fast Vector highlighter.
      • unified: The unified highlighter uses the Lucene Unified Highlighter.
      Any of:

      Supported values include:

      • plain: The plain highlighter uses the standard Lucene highlighter
      • fvh: The fvh highlighter uses the Lucene Fast Vector highlighter.
      • unified: The unified highlighter uses the Lucene Unified Highlighter.

      Values are plain, fvh, or unified.

    • boundary_chars string

      A string that contains each boundary character.

      Default value is .,!? \t\n.

    • boundary_max_scan number

      How far to scan for boundary characters.

      Default value is 20.

    • boundary_scanner string

      Specifies how to break the highlighted fragments: chars, sentence, or word. Only valid for the unified and fvh highlighters. Defaults to sentence for the unified highlighter. Defaults to chars for the fvh highlighter.

      Supported values include:

      • chars: Use the characters specified by boundary_chars as highlighting boundaries. The boundary_max_scan setting controls how far to scan for boundary characters. Only valid for the fvh highlighter.
      • sentence: Break highlighted fragments at the next sentence boundary, as determined by Java’s BreakIterator. You can specify the locale to use with boundary_scanner_locale. When used with the unified highlighter, the sentence scanner splits sentences bigger than fragment_size at the first word boundary next to fragment_size. You can set fragment_size to 0 to never split any sentence.
      • word: Break highlighted fragments at the next word boundary, as determined by Java’s BreakIterator. You can specify the locale to use with boundary_scanner_locale.

      Values are chars, sentence, or word.

    • boundary_scanner_locale string

      Controls which locale is used to search for sentence and word boundaries. This parameter takes a form of a language tag, for example: "en-US", "fr-FR", "ja-JP".

      Default value is Locale.ROOT.

    • force_source boolean Deprecated
    • fragmenter string

      Specifies how text should be broken up in highlight snippets: simple or span. Only valid for the plain highlighter.

      Values are simple or span.

    • fragment_size number

      The size of the highlighted fragment in characters.

      Default value is 100.

    • highlight_filter boolean
    • highlight_query object

      Highlight matches for a query other than the search query. This is especially useful if you use a rescore query because those are not taken into account by highlighting by default.

      External documentation
    • max_fragment_length number
    • max_analyzed_offset number

      If set to a non-negative value, highlighting stops at this defined maximum limit. The rest of the text is not processed, thus not highlighted and no error is returned The max_analyzed_offset query setting does not override the index.highlight.max_analyzed_offset setting, which prevails when it’s set to lower value than the query setting.

    • no_match_size number

      The amount of text you want to return from the beginning of the field if there are no matching fragments to highlight.

      Default value is 0.

    • number_of_fragments number

      The maximum number of fragments to return. If the number of fragments is set to 0, no fragments are returned. Instead, the entire field contents are highlighted and returned. This can be handy when you need to highlight short texts such as a title or address, but fragmentation is not required. If number_of_fragments is 0, fragment_size is ignored.

      Default value is 5.

    • options object
      Hide options attribute Show options attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
    • order string

      Sorts highlighted fragments by score when set to score. By default, fragments will be output in the order they appear in the field (order: none). Setting this option to score will output the most relevant fragments first. Each highlighter applies its own logic to compute relevancy scores.

      Value is score.

    • phrase_limit number

      Controls the number of matching phrases in a document that are considered. Prevents the fvh highlighter from analyzing too many phrases and consuming too much memory. When using matched_fields, phrase_limit phrases per matched field are considered. Raising the limit increases query time and consumes more memory. Only supported by the fvh highlighter.

      Default value is 256.

    • post_tags array[string]

      Use in conjunction with pre_tags to define the HTML tags to use for the highlighted text. By default, highlighted text is wrapped in <em> and </em> tags.

    • pre_tags array[string]

      Use in conjunction with post_tags to define the HTML tags to use for the highlighted text. By default, highlighted text is wrapped in <em> and </em> tags.

    • require_field_match boolean

      By default, only fields that contains a query match are highlighted. Set to false to highlight all fields.

      Default value is true.

    • tags_schema string

      Set to styled to use the built-in tag schema.

      Value is styled.

    • encoder string

      Values are default or html.

    • fields object Required
  • track_total_hits boolean | number

    Number of hits matching the query to count accurately. If true, the exact number of hits is returned at the cost of some performance. If false, the response does not include the total number of hits matching the query. Defaults to 10,000 hits.

  • indices_boost array[object]

    Boosts the _score of documents from specified indices.

    Hide indices_boost attribute Show indices_boost attribute object
    • * number Additional properties
  • docvalue_fields array[object]

    Array of wildcard (*) patterns. The request returns doc values for field names matching these patterns in the hits.fields property of the response.

    A reference to a field with formatting instructions on how to return the value

    Hide docvalue_fields attributes Show docvalue_fields attributes object
    • field string Required

      A wildcard pattern. The request returns values for field names matching this pattern.

    • format string

      The format in which the values are returned.

    • include_unmapped boolean
  • min_score number

    Minimum _score for matching documents. Documents with a lower _score are not included in search results and results collected by aggregations.

  • post_filter object

    An Elasticsearch Query DSL (Domain Specific Language) object that defines a query.

    External documentation
  • profile boolean
  • query object

    Defines the search definition using the Query DSL.

    External documentation
  • rescore object | array[object]

    One of:
    Hide attributes Show attributes
    • window_size number
    • query object
      Hide query attributes Show query attributes object
      • rescore_query object Required

        The query to use for rescoring. This query is only run on the Top-K results returned by the query and post_filter phases.

      • query_weight number

        Relative importance of the original query versus the rescore query.

        Default value is 1.

      • rescore_query_weight number

        Relative importance of the rescore query versus the original query.

        Default value is 1.

      • score_mode string

        Determines how scores are combined.

        Supported values include:

        • avg: Average the original score and the rescore query score.
        • max: Take the max of original score and the rescore query score.
        • min: Take the min of the original score and the rescore query score.
        • multiply: Multiply the original score by the rescore query score. Useful for function query rescores.
        • total: Add the original score and the rescore query score.

        Values are avg, max, min, multiply, or total.

    • learning_to_rank object
      Hide learning_to_rank attributes Show learning_to_rank attributes object
      • model_id string Required

        The unique identifier of the trained model uploaded to Elasticsearch

      • params object

        Named parameters to be passed to the query templates used for feature

        Hide params attribute Show params attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
  • script_fields object

    Retrieve a script evaluation (based on different fields) for each hit.

    Hide script_fields attribute Show script_fields attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
      • script object Required
        Hide script attributes Show script attributes object
        • source string

          The script source.

        • id string

          The id for a stored script.

        • params object

          Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables. Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.

          Hide params attribute Show params attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
        • lang string

          Specifies the language the script is written in.

          Supported values include:

          • painless: Painless scripting language, purpose-built for Elasticsearch.
          • expression: Lucene’s expressions language, compiles a JavaScript expression to bytecode.
          • mustache: Mustache templated, used for templates.
          • java: Expert Java API
          Any of:

          Specifies the language the script is written in.

          Supported values include:

          • painless: Painless scripting language, purpose-built for Elasticsearch.
          • expression: Lucene’s expressions language, compiles a JavaScript expression to bytecode.
          • mustache: Mustache templated, used for templates.
          • java: Expert Java API

          Values are painless, expression, mustache, or java.

        • options object
          Hide options attribute Show options attribute object
          • * string Additional properties
      • ignore_failure boolean
  • search_after array[number | string | boolean | null | object]

    A field value.

  • size number

    The number of hits to return. By default, you cannot page through more than 10,000 hits using the from and size parameters. To page through more hits, use the search_after parameter.

    Default value is 10.

  • slice object
    Hide slice attributes Show slice attributes object
    • field string

      Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

    • id string Required
    • max number Required
  • sort string | object | array[string | object]

    One of:

    Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

  • _source boolean | object

    Indicates which source fields are returned for matching documents. These fields are returned in the hits._source property of the search response.

    One of:

    Indicates which source fields are returned for matching documents. These fields are returned in the hits._source property of the search response.

  • fields array[object]

    Array of wildcard (*) patterns. The request returns values for field names matching these patterns in the hits.fields property of the response.

    A reference to a field with formatting instructions on how to return the value

    Hide fields attributes Show fields attributes object
    • field string Required

      A wildcard pattern. The request returns values for field names matching this pattern.

    • format string

      The format in which the values are returned.

    • include_unmapped boolean
  • suggest object
    Hide suggest attribute Show suggest attribute object
    • text string

      Global suggest text, to avoid repetition when the same text is used in several suggesters

  • terminate_after number

    Maximum number of documents to collect for each shard. If a query reaches this limit, Elasticsearch terminates the query early. Elasticsearch collects documents before sorting. Defaults to 0, which does not terminate query execution early.

    Default value is 0.

  • timeout string

    Specifies the period of time to wait for a response from each shard. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to no timeout.

  • track_scores boolean

    If true, calculate and return document scores, even if the scores are not used for sorting.

    Default value is false.

  • version boolean

    If true, returns document version as part of a hit.

    Default value is false.

  • seq_no_primary_term boolean

    If true, returns sequence number and primary term of the last modification of each hit. See Optimistic concurrency control.

  • stored_fields string | array[string]

    List of stored fields to return as part of a hit. If no fields are specified, no stored fields are included in the response. If this field is specified, the _source parameter defaults to false. You can pass _source: true to return both source fields and stored fields in the search response.

  • pit object

    Limits the search to a point in time (PIT). If you provide a PIT, you cannot specify an in the request path.

    Hide pit attributes Show pit attributes object
    • id string Required
    • keep_alive string

      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.

      External documentation
  • runtime_mappings object

    Defines one or more runtime fields in the search request. These fields take precedence over mapped fields with the same name.

    Hide runtime_mappings attribute Show runtime_mappings attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
      • fields object

        For type composite

        Hide fields attribute Show fields attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attribute Show * attribute object
          • type string Required

            Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

      • fetch_fields array[object]

        For type lookup

        Hide fetch_fields attributes Show fetch_fields attributes object
        • field string Required

          Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

        • format string
      • format string

        A custom format for date type runtime fields.

      • input_field string

        For type lookup

      • target_field string

        For type lookup

      • target_index string

        For type lookup

      • script object

        Painless script executed at query time.

        Hide script attributes Show script attributes object
        • source string

          The script source.

        • id string

          The id for a stored script.

        • params object

          Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables. Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.

          Hide params attribute Show params attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
        • lang
        • options object
          Hide options attribute Show options attribute object
          • * string Additional properties
      • type string Required

        Field type, which can be: boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, ip,keyword, long, or lookup.

        Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

  • stats array[string]

    Stats groups to associate with the search. Each group maintains a statistics aggregation for its associated searches. You can retrieve these stats using the indices stats API.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • took number Required
    • timed_out boolean Required
    • _shards object Required
      Hide _shards attributes Show _shards attributes object
      • failed number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search attempted to run on but failed.

      • successful number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search succeeded on.

      • total number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search will run on overall.

      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • index string
        • node string
        • reason object Required

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • shard number
        • status string
        • primary boolean
      • skipped number
    • hits object Required
      Hide hits attributes Show hits attributes object
      • total object | number

        Total hit count information, present only if track_total_hits wasn't false in the search request.

        One of:
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        • relation string Required

          Supported values include:

          • eq: Accurate
          • gte: Lower bound, including returned events or sequences

          Values are eq or gte.

        • value number Required
      • hits array[object] Required
        Hide hits attributes Show hits attributes object
        • _index string Required
        • _id string
        • _score number | string | null

        • _explanation object
        • fields object
          Hide fields attribute Show fields attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
        • highlight object
          Hide highlight attribute Show highlight attribute object
          • * array[string] Additional properties
        • inner_hits object
          Hide inner_hits attribute Show inner_hits attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
        • matched_queries array[string] | object

        • _nested object
        • _ignored array[string]
        • ignored_field_values object
          Hide ignored_field_values attribute Show ignored_field_values attribute object
          • * array[number | string | boolean | null | object] Additional properties
        • _shard string
        • _node string
        • _routing string
        • _source object
        • _rank number
        • _seq_no number
        • _primary_term number
        • _version number
        • sort array[number | string | boolean | null | object]
      • max_score number | string | null

    • aggregations object
    • _clusters object
      Hide _clusters attributes Show _clusters attributes object
      • skipped number Required
      • successful number Required
      • total number Required
      • running number Required
      • partial number Required
      • failed number Required
      • details object
        Hide details attribute Show details attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
          • status string Required

            Values are running, successful, partial, skipped, or failed.

          • indices string Required
          • timed_out boolean Required
          • _shards object
          • failures array[object]
    • fields object
      Hide fields attribute Show fields attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
    • max_score number
    • num_reduce_phases number
    • profile object
      Hide profile attribute Show profile attribute object
      • shards array[object] Required
        Hide shards attributes Show shards attributes object
        • aggregations array[object] Required
        • cluster string Required
        • dfs object
        • fetch object
        • id string Required
        • index string Required
        • node_id string Required
        • searches array[object] Required
        • shard_id number Required
    • pit_id string
    • _scroll_id string
    • suggest object
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      • * array[object] Additional properties
        One of:
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        • length number Required
        • offset number Required
        • text string Required
        • options
    • terminated_early boolean
POST /{index}/_fleet/_fleet_search
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/{index}/_fleet/_fleet_search' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"aggregations":{},"collapse":{},"explain":false,"ext":{"additionalProperty1":{},"additionalProperty2":{}},"from":0,"highlight":{"type":"plain","boundary_chars":".,!? \\t\\n","boundary_max_scan":20,"boundary_scanner":"chars","boundary_scanner_locale":"Locale.ROOT","force_source":true,"fragmenter":"simple","fragment_size":100,"highlight_filter":true,"highlight_query":{},"max_fragment_length":42.0,"max_analyzed_offset":42.0,"no_match_size":0,"number_of_fragments":5,"options":{"additionalProperty1":{},"additionalProperty2":{}},"order":"score","phrase_limit":256,"post_tags":["string"],"pre_tags":["string"],"require_field_match":true,"tags_schema":"styled","encoder":"default","fields":{}},"track_total_hits":true,"indices_boost":[{"additionalProperty1":42.0,"additionalProperty2":42.0}],"docvalue_fields":[{"field":"string","format":"string","include_unmapped":true}],"min_score":42.0,"post_filter":{},"profile":true,"query":{},"rescore":{"window_size":42.0,"query":{"rescore_query":{},"query_weight":1,"rescore_query_weight":1,"score_mode":"avg"},"learning_to_rank":{"model_id":"string","params":{"additionalProperty1":{},"additionalProperty2":{}}}},"script_fields":{"additionalProperty1":{"script":{"source":"string","id":"string","params":{"additionalProperty1":{},"additionalProperty2":{}},"lang":"painless","options":{"additionalProperty1":"string","additionalProperty2":"string"}},"ignore_failure":true},"additionalProperty2":{"script":{"source":"string","id":"string","params":{"additionalProperty1":{},"additionalProperty2":{}},"lang":"painless","options":{"additionalProperty1":"string","additionalProperty2":"string"}},"ignore_failure":true}},"search_after":[42.0],"size":10,"slice":{"field":"string","id":"string","max":42.0},"sort":"string","_source":true,"fields":[{"field":"string","format":"string","include_unmapped":true}],"suggest":{"text":"string"},"terminate_after":0,"timeout":"string","track_scores":false,"version":false,"seq_no_primary_term":true,"stored_fields":"string","pit":{"id":"string","keep_alive":"string"},"runtime_mappings":{"additionalProperty1":{"fields":{"additionalProperty1":{"type":"boolean"},"additionalProperty2":{"type":"boolean"}},"fetch_fields":[{"field":"string","format":"string"}],"format":"string","input_field":"string","target_field":"string","target_index":"string","script":{"source":"string","id":"string","params":{"additionalProperty1":{},"additionalProperty2":{}},"options":{"additionalProperty1":"string","additionalProperty2":"string"}},"type":"boolean"},"additionalProperty2":{"fields":{"additionalProperty1":{"type":"boolean"},"additionalProperty2":{"type":"boolean"}},"fetch_fields":[{"field":"string","format":"string"}],"format":"string","input_field":"string","target_field":"string","target_index":"string","script":{"source":"string","id":"string","params":{"additionalProperty1":{},"additionalProperty2":{}},"options":{"additionalProperty1":"string","additionalProperty2":"string"}},"type":"boolean"}},"stats":["string"]}'

Graph explore

The graph explore API enables you to extract and summarize information about the documents and terms in an Elasticsearch data stream or index.

Get started with Graph

Explore graph analytics Generally available

POST /{index}/_graph/explore

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /{index}/_graph/explore

POST /{index}/_graph/explore

Extract and summarize information about the documents and terms in an Elasticsearch data stream or index. The easiest way to understand the behavior of this API is to use the Graph UI to explore connections. An initial request to the _explore API contains a seed query that identifies the documents of interest and specifies the fields that define the vertices and connections you want to include in the graph. Subsequent requests enable you to spider out from one more vertices of interest. You can exclude vertices that have already been returned.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Name of the index.

Query parameters

  • routing string

    Custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.

  • timeout string

    Specifies the period of time to wait for a response from each shard. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to no timeout.

    External documentation
application/json

Body

  • connections object

    Specifies or more fields from which you want to extract terms that are associated with the specified vertices.

    Hide connections attributes Show connections attributes object
    • connections object

      Specifies one or more fields from which you want to extract terms that are associated with the specified vertices.

    • query object Required

      An optional guiding query that constrains the Graph API as it explores connected terms.

      External documentation
    • vertices array[object] Required

      Contains the fields you are interested in.

      Hide vertices attributes Show vertices attributes object
      • exclude array[string]

        Prevents the specified terms from being included in the results.

      • field string Required

        Identifies a field in the documents of interest.

      • include array[object]

        Identifies the terms of interest that form the starting points from which you want to spider out.

        Hide include attributes Show include attributes object
        • boost number Required
        • term string Required
      • min_doc_count number

        Specifies how many documents must contain a pair of terms before it is considered to be a useful connection. This setting acts as a certainty threshold.

        Default value is 3.

      • shard_min_doc_count number

        Controls how many documents on a particular shard have to contain a pair of terms before the connection is returned for global consideration.

        Default value is 2.

      • size number

        Specifies the maximum number of vertex terms returned for each field.

        Default value is 5.

  • controls object

    Direct the Graph API how to build the graph.

    Hide controls attributes Show controls attributes object
    • sample_diversity object

      To avoid the top-matching documents sample being dominated by a single source of results, it is sometimes necessary to request diversity in the sample. You can do this by selecting a single-value field and setting a maximum number of documents per value for that field.

      Hide sample_diversity attributes Show sample_diversity attributes object
      • field string Required

        Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

      • max_docs_per_value number Required
    • sample_size number

      Each hop considers a sample of the best-matching documents on each shard. Using samples improves the speed of execution and keeps exploration focused on meaningfully-connected terms. Very small values (less than 50) might not provide sufficient weight-of-evidence to identify significant connections between terms. Very large sample sizes can dilute the quality of the results and increase execution times.

      Default value is 100.

    • timeout string

      The length of time in milliseconds after which exploration will be halted and the results gathered so far are returned. This timeout is honored on a best-effort basis. Execution might overrun this timeout if, for example, a long pause is encountered while FieldData is loaded for a field.

      External documentation
    • use_significance boolean Required

      Filters associated terms so only those that are significantly associated with your query are included.

  • query object

    A seed query that identifies the documents of interest. Can be any valid Elasticsearch query.

    External documentation
  • vertices array[object]

    Specifies one or more fields that contain the terms you want to include in the graph as vertices.

    Hide vertices attributes Show vertices attributes object
    • exclude array[string]

      Prevents the specified terms from being included in the results.

    • field string Required

      Identifies a field in the documents of interest.

    • include array[object]

      Identifies the terms of interest that form the starting points from which you want to spider out.

      Hide include attributes Show include attributes object
      • boost number Required
      • term string Required
    • min_doc_count number

      Specifies how many documents must contain a pair of terms before it is considered to be a useful connection. This setting acts as a certainty threshold.

      Default value is 3.

    • shard_min_doc_count number

      Controls how many documents on a particular shard have to contain a pair of terms before the connection is returned for global consideration.

      Default value is 2.

    • size number

      Specifies the maximum number of vertex terms returned for each field.

      Default value is 5.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • connections array[object] Required
      Hide connections attributes Show connections attributes object
      • doc_count number Required
      • source number Required
      • target number Required
      • weight number Required
    • failures array[object] Required
      Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
      • index string
      • node string
      • reason object Required

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        Hide reason attributes Show reason attributes object
        • type string Required

          The type of error

        • reason string | null

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

        • stack_trace string

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

        • caused_by object

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • root_cause array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • suppressed array[object]

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

      • shard number
      • status string
      • primary boolean
    • timed_out boolean Required
    • took number Required
    • vertices array[object] Required
      Hide vertices attributes Show vertices attributes object
      • depth number Required
      • field string Required

        Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

      • term string Required
      • weight number Required
POST /{index}/_graph/explore
POST clicklogs/_graph/explore
{
  "query": {
    "match": {
      "query.raw": "midi"
    }
  },
  "vertices": [
    {
      "field": "product"
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "vertices": [
      {
        "field": "query.raw"
      }
    ]
  }
}
resp = client.graph.explore(
    index="clicklogs",
    query={
        "match": {
            "query.raw": "midi"
        }
    },
    vertices=[
        {
            "field": "product"
        }
    ],
    connections={
        "vertices": [
            {
                "field": "query.raw"
            }
        ]
    },
)
const response = await client.graph.explore({
  index: "clicklogs",
  query: {
    match: {
      "query.raw": "midi",
    },
  },
  vertices: [
    {
      field: "product",
    },
  ],
  connections: {
    vertices: [
      {
        field: "query.raw",
      },
    ],
  },
});
response = client.graph.explore(
  index: "clicklogs",
  body: {
    "query": {
      "match": {
        "query.raw": "midi"
      }
    },
    "vertices": [
      {
        "field": "product"
      }
    ],
    "connections": {
      "vertices": [
        {
          "field": "query.raw"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->graph()->explore([
    "index" => "clicklogs",
    "body" => [
        "query" => [
            "match" => [
                "query.raw" => "midi",
            ],
        ],
        "vertices" => array(
            [
                "field" => "product",
            ],
        ),
        "connections" => [
            "vertices" => array(
                [
                    "field" => "query.raw",
                ],
            ),
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"query":{"match":{"query.raw":"midi"}},"vertices":[{"field":"product"}],"connections":{"vertices":[{"field":"query.raw"}]}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/clicklogs/_graph/explore"
client.graph().explore(e -> e
    .connections(c -> c
        .vertices(v -> v
            .field("query.raw")
        )
    )
    .index("clicklogs")
    .query(q -> q
        .match(m -> m
            .field("query.raw")
            .query(FieldValue.of("midi"))
        )
    )
    .vertices(v -> v
        .field("product")
    )
);
Request example
Run `POST clicklogs/_graph/explore` for a basic exploration An initial graph explore query typically begins with a query to identify strongly related terms. Seed the exploration with a query. This example is searching `clicklogs` for people who searched for the term `midi`.Identify the vertices to include in the graph. This example is looking for product codes that are significantly associated with searches for `midi`. Find the connections. This example is looking for other search terms that led people to click on the products that are associated with searches for `midi`.
{
  "query": {
    "match": {
      "query.raw": "midi"
    }
  },
  "vertices": [
    {
      "field": "product"
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "vertices": [
      {
        "field": "query.raw"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Index

Index APIs enable you to manage individual indices, index settings, aliases, mappings, and index templates.

Get component templates Generally available; Added in 7.8.0

GET /_component_template/{name}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_component_template

GET /_component_template/{name}

Get information about component templates.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_index_templates

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Comma-separated list of component template names used to limit the request. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

  • flat_settings boolean

    If true, returns settings in flat format.

  • settings_filter string | array[string]

    Filter out results, for example to filter out sensitive information. Supports wildcards or full settings keys

  • include_defaults boolean Generally available; Added in 8.11.0

    Return all default configurations for the component template (default: false)

  • local boolean

    If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only. If false, information is retrieved from the master node.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • component_templates array[object] Required
      Hide component_templates attributes Show component_templates attributes object
      • name string Required
      • component_template object Required
        Hide component_template attributes Show component_template attributes object
        • template object Required
        • version number
        • _meta object
        • deprecated boolean
GET /_component_template/{name}
GET /_component_template/template_1
resp = client.cluster.get_component_template(
    name="template_1",
)
const response = await client.cluster.getComponentTemplate({
  name: "template_1",
});
response = client.cluster.get_component_template(
  name: "template_1"
)
$resp = $client->cluster()->getComponentTemplate([
    "name" => "template_1",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_component_template/template_1"
client.cluster().getComponentTemplate(g -> g
    .name("template_1")
);

Create or update a component template Generally available; Added in 7.8.0

POST /_component_template/{name}

All methods and paths for this operation:

PUT /_component_template/{name}

POST /_component_template/{name}

Component templates are building blocks for constructing index templates that specify index mappings, settings, and aliases.

An index template can be composed of multiple component templates. To use a component template, specify it in an index template’s composed_of list. Component templates are only applied to new data streams and indices as part of a matching index template.

Settings and mappings specified directly in the index template or the create index request override any settings or mappings specified in a component template.

Component templates are only used during index creation. For data streams, this includes data stream creation and the creation of a stream’s backing indices. Changes to component templates do not affect existing indices, including a stream’s backing indices.

You can use C-style /* *\/ block comments in component templates. You can include comments anywhere in the request body except before the opening curly bracket.

Applying component templates

You cannot directly apply a component template to a data stream or index. To be applied, a component template must be included in an index template's composed_of list.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_index_templates

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Name of the component template to create. Elasticsearch includes the following built-in component templates: logs-mappings; logs-settings; metrics-mappings; metrics-settings;synthetics-mapping; synthetics-settings. Elastic Agent uses these templates to configure backing indices for its data streams. If you use Elastic Agent and want to overwrite one of these templates, set the version for your replacement template higher than the current version. If you don’t use Elastic Agent and want to disable all built-in component and index templates, set stack.templates.enabled to false using the cluster update settings API.

Query parameters

  • create boolean

    If true, this request cannot replace or update existing component templates.

  • cause string

    User defined reason for create the component template.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
application/json

Body Required

  • template object Required

    The template to be applied which includes mappings, settings, or aliases configuration.

    Hide template attributes Show template attributes object
    • aliases object
      Hide aliases attribute Show aliases attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • filter object

          Query used to limit documents the alias can access.

          External documentation
        • index_routing string

          Value used to route indexing operations to a specific shard. If specified, this overwrites the routing value for indexing operations.

        • is_hidden boolean

          If true, the alias is hidden. All indices for the alias must have the same is_hidden value.

          Default value is false.

        • is_write_index boolean

          If true, the index is the write index for the alias.

          Default value is false.

        • routing string

          Value used to route indexing and search operations to a specific shard.

        • search_routing string

          Value used to route search operations to a specific shard. If specified, this overwrites the routing value for search operations.

    • mappings object
      Hide mappings attributes Show mappings attributes object
      • all_field object
        Hide all_field attributes Show all_field attributes object
        • analyzer string Required
        • enabled boolean Required
        • omit_norms boolean Required
        • search_analyzer string Required
        • similarity string Required
        • store boolean Required
        • store_term_vector_offsets boolean Required
        • store_term_vector_payloads boolean Required
        • store_term_vector_positions boolean Required
        • store_term_vectors boolean Required
      • date_detection boolean
      • dynamic string

        Values are strict, runtime, true, or false.

      • dynamic_date_formats array[string]
      • dynamic_templates array[object]
      • _field_names object
        Hide _field_names attribute Show _field_names attribute object
        • enabled boolean Required
      • index_field object
        Hide index_field attribute Show index_field attribute object
        • enabled boolean Required
      • _meta object
        Hide _meta attribute Show _meta attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
      • numeric_detection boolean
      • properties object
      • _routing object
        Hide _routing attribute Show _routing attribute object
        • required boolean Required
      • _size object
        Hide _size attribute Show _size attribute object
        • enabled boolean Required
      • _source object
        Hide _source attributes Show _source attributes object
        • compress boolean
        • compress_threshold string
        • enabled boolean
        • excludes array[string]
        • includes array[string]
      • runtime object
        Hide runtime attribute Show runtime attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
          • fields object

            For type composite

          • fetch_fields array[object]

            For type lookup

          • format string

            A custom format for date type runtime fields.

      • enabled boolean
      • subobjects string

        Values are true or false.

      • _data_stream_timestamp object
        Hide _data_stream_timestamp attribute Show _data_stream_timestamp attribute object
        • enabled boolean Required
    • settings object
      Index settings
    • defaults object

      Default settings, included when the request's include_default is true.

      Index settings
    • data_stream string
    • lifecycle object

      Data stream lifecycle applicable if this is a data stream.

      Hide lifecycle attributes Show lifecycle attributes object
      • data_retention string

        If defined, every document added to this data stream will be stored at least for this time frame. Any time after this duration the document could be deleted. When empty, every document in this data stream will be stored indefinitely.

        External documentation
      • downsampling object

        The downsampling configuration to execute for the managed backing index after rollover.

        Hide downsampling attribute Show downsampling attribute object
        • rounds array[object] Required

          The list of downsampling rounds to execute as part of this downsampling configuration

      • enabled boolean

        If defined, it turns data stream lifecycle on/off (true/false) for this data stream. A data stream lifecycle that's disabled (enabled: false) will have no effect on the data stream.

        Default value is true.

  • version number

    Version number used to manage component templates externally. This number isn't automatically generated or incremented by Elasticsearch. To unset a version, replace the template without specifying a version.

  • _meta object

    Optional user metadata about the component template. It may have any contents. This map is not automatically generated by Elasticsearch. This information is stored in the cluster state, so keeping it short is preferable. To unset _meta, replace the template without specifying this information.

    Hide _meta attribute Show _meta attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
  • deprecated boolean

    Marks this index template as deprecated. When creating or updating a non-deprecated index template that uses deprecated components, Elasticsearch will emit a deprecation warning.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

POST /_component_template/{name}
PUT _component_template/template_1
{
  "template": {
    "settings": {
      "number_of_shards": 1
    },
    "mappings": {
      "_source": {
        "enabled": false
      },
      "properties": {
        "host_name": {
          "type": "keyword"
        },
        "created_at": {
          "type": "date",
          "format": "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
resp = client.cluster.put_component_template(
    name="template_1",
    template={
        "settings": {
            "number_of_shards": 1
        },
        "mappings": {
            "_source": {
                "enabled": False
            },
            "properties": {
                "host_name": {
                    "type": "keyword"
                },
                "created_at": {
                    "type": "date",
                    "format": "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy"
                }
            }
        }
    },
)
const response = await client.cluster.putComponentTemplate({
  name: "template_1",
  template: {
    settings: {
      number_of_shards: 1,
    },
    mappings: {
      _source: {
        enabled: false,
      },
      properties: {
        host_name: {
          type: "keyword",
        },
        created_at: {
          type: "date",
          format: "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy",
        },
      },
    },
  },
});
response = client.cluster.put_component_template(
  name: "template_1",
  body: {
    "template": {
      "settings": {
        "number_of_shards": 1
      },
      "mappings": {
        "_source": {
          "enabled": false
        },
        "properties": {
          "host_name": {
            "type": "keyword"
          },
          "created_at": {
            "type": "date",
            "format": "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->cluster()->putComponentTemplate([
    "name" => "template_1",
    "body" => [
        "template" => [
            "settings" => [
                "number_of_shards" => 1,
            ],
            "mappings" => [
                "_source" => [
                    "enabled" => false,
                ],
                "properties" => [
                    "host_name" => [
                        "type" => "keyword",
                    ],
                    "created_at" => [
                        "type" => "date",
                        "format" => "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy",
                    ],
                ],
            ],
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"template":{"settings":{"number_of_shards":1},"mappings":{"_source":{"enabled":false},"properties":{"host_name":{"type":"keyword"},"created_at":{"type":"date","format":"EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy"}}}}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_component_template/template_1"
Request examples
{
  "template": {
    "settings": {
      "number_of_shards": 1
    },
    "mappings": {
      "_source": {
        "enabled": false
      },
      "properties": {
        "host_name": {
          "type": "keyword"
        },
        "created_at": {
          "type": "date",
          "format": "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
You can include index aliases in a component template. During index creation, the `{index}` placeholder in the alias name will be replaced with the actual index name that the template gets applied to.
{
  "template": null,
  "settings": {
    "number_of_shards": 1
  },
  "aliases": {
    "alias1": {},
    "alias2": {
      "filter": {
        "term": {
          "user.id": "kimchy"
        }
      },
      "routing": "shard-1"
    },
    "{index}-alias": {}
  }
}

Delete component templates Generally available; Added in 7.8.0

DELETE /_component_template/{name}

Component templates are building blocks for constructing index templates that specify index mappings, settings, and aliases.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_index_templates

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of component template names used to limit the request.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_component_template/{name}
DELETE _component_template/template_1
resp = client.cluster.delete_component_template(
    name="template_1",
)
const response = await client.cluster.deleteComponentTemplate({
  name: "template_1",
});
response = client.cluster.delete_component_template(
  name: "template_1"
)
$resp = $client->cluster()->deleteComponentTemplate([
    "name" => "template_1",
]);
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_component_template/template_1"
client.cluster().deleteComponentTemplate(d -> d
    .name("template_1")
);




Import a dangling index Generally available; Added in 7.9.0

POST /_dangling/{index_uuid}

If 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.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage

Path parameters

  • index_uuid string Required

    The UUID of the index to import. Use the get dangling indices API to locate the UUID.

Query parameters

  • accept_data_loss boolean Required

    This parameter must be set to true to import a dangling index. Because Elasticsearch cannot know where the dangling index data came from or determine which shard copies are fresh and which are stale, it cannot guarantee that the imported data represents the latest state of the index when it was last in the cluster.

  • master_timeout string

    Specify timeout for connection to master

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Explicit operation timeout

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

POST /_dangling/{index_uuid}
POST /_dangling/zmM4e0JtBkeUjiHD-MihPQ?accept_data_loss=true
resp = client.dangling_indices.import_dangling_index(
    index_uuid="zmM4e0JtBkeUjiHD-MihPQ",
    accept_data_loss=True,
)
const response = await client.danglingIndices.importDanglingIndex({
  index_uuid: "zmM4e0JtBkeUjiHD-MihPQ",
  accept_data_loss: "true",
});
response = client.dangling_indices.import_dangling_index(
  index_uuid: "zmM4e0JtBkeUjiHD-MihPQ",
  accept_data_loss: "true"
)
$resp = $client->danglingIndices()->importDanglingIndex([
    "index_uuid" => "zmM4e0JtBkeUjiHD-MihPQ",
    "accept_data_loss" => "true",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_dangling/zmM4e0JtBkeUjiHD-MihPQ?accept_data_loss=true"
client.danglingIndices().importDanglingIndex(i -> i
    .acceptDataLoss(true)
    .indexUuid("zmM4e0JtBkeUjiHD-MihPQ")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `POST /_dangling/zmM4e0JtBkeUjiHD-MihPQ?accept_data_loss=true`.
{
  "acknowledged": true
}

Delete a dangling index Generally available; Added in 7.9.0

DELETE /_dangling/{index_uuid}

If 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.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage

Path parameters

  • index_uuid string Required

    The UUID of the index to delete. Use the get dangling indices API to find the UUID.

Query parameters

  • accept_data_loss boolean Required

    This parameter must be set to true to acknowledge that it will no longer be possible to recove data from the dangling index.

  • master_timeout string

    Specify timeout for connection to master

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Explicit operation timeout

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_dangling/{index_uuid}
DELETE /_dangling/<index-uuid>?accept_data_loss=true
resp = client.dangling_indices.delete_dangling_index(
    index_uuid="<index-uuid>",
    accept_data_loss=True,
)
const response = await client.danglingIndices.deleteDanglingIndex({
  index_uuid: "<index-uuid>",
  accept_data_loss: "true",
});
response = client.dangling_indices.delete_dangling_index(
  index_uuid: "<index-uuid>",
  accept_data_loss: "true"
)
$resp = $client->danglingIndices()->deleteDanglingIndex([
    "index_uuid" => "<index-uuid>",
    "accept_data_loss" => "true",
]);
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_dangling/<index-uuid>?accept_data_loss=true"
client.danglingIndices().deleteDanglingIndex(d -> d
    .acceptDataLoss(true)
    .indexUuid("<index-uuid>")
);

Get the dangling indices Generally available; Added in 7.9.0

GET /_dangling

If 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.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • dangling_indices array[object] Required
      Hide dangling_indices attributes Show dangling_indices attributes object
GET /_dangling
GET /_dangling
resp = client.dangling_indices.list_dangling_indices()
const response = await client.danglingIndices.listDanglingIndices();
response = client.dangling_indices.list_dangling_indices
$resp = $client->danglingIndices()->listDanglingIndices();
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_dangling"
client.danglingIndices().listDanglingIndices();
Response examples (200)
{
  "dangling_indices": [
   {
    "index_name": "my-index-000001",
    "index_uuid": "zmM4e0JtBkeUjiHD-MihPQ",
    "creation_date_millis": 1589414451372,
    "node_ids": [
      "pL47UN3dAb2d5RCWP6lQ3e"
    ]
   }
  ]
}

Add an index block Generally available; Added in 7.9.0

PUT /{index}/_block/{block}

Add an index block to an index. Index blocks limit the operations allowed on an index by blocking specific operation types.

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    A comma-separated list or wildcard expression of index names used to limit the request. By default, you must explicitly name the indices you are adding blocks to. To allow the adding of blocks to indices with _all, *, or other wildcard expressions, change the action.destructive_requires_name setting to false. You can update this setting in the elasticsearch.yml file or by using the cluster update settings API.

  • block string

    The block type to add to the index.

    Supported values include:

    • metadata: Disable metadata changes, such as closing the index.
    • read: Disable read operations.
    • read_only: Disable write operations and metadata changes.
    • write: Disable write operations. However, metadata changes are still allowed.

    Values are metadata, read, read_only, or write.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices. For example, a request targeting foo*,bar* returns an error if an index starts with foo but no index starts with bar.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    The 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. It supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • master_timeout string

    The period to wait for the master node. If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. It can also be set to -1 to indicate that the request should never timeout.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    The period to wait for a response from all relevant nodes in the cluster after updating the cluster metadata. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the cluster metadata update still applies but the response will indicate that it was not completely acknowledged. It can also be set to -1 to indicate that the request should never timeout.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • acknowledged boolean Required
    • shards_acknowledged boolean Required
    • indices array[object] Required
      Hide indices attributes Show indices attributes object
      • name string Required
      • blocked boolean Required
PUT /{index}/_block/{block}
PUT /my-index-000001/_block/write
resp = client.indices.add_block(
    index="my-index-000001",
    block="write",
)
const response = await client.indices.addBlock({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  block: "write",
});
response = client.indices.add_block(
  index: "my-index-000001",
  block: "write"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->addBlock([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
    "block" => "write",
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_block/write"
client.indices().addBlock(a -> a
    .block(IndicesBlockOptions.Write)
    .index("my-index-000001")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `PUT /my-index-000001/_block/write`, which adds an index block to an index.'
{
  "acknowledged" : true,
  "shards_acknowledged" : true,
  "indices" : [ {
    "name" : "my-index-000001",
    "blocked" : true
  } ]
}

Get tokens from text analysis Generally available

POST /{index}/_analyze

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_analyze

POST /_analyze
GET /{index}/_analyze
POST /{index}/_analyze

The analyze API performs analysis on a text string and returns the resulting tokens.

Generating excessive amount of tokens may cause a node to run out of memory. The index.analyze.max_token_count setting enables you to limit the number of tokens that can be produced. If more than this limit of tokens gets generated, an error occurs. The _analyze endpoint without a specified index will always use 10000 as its limit.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: index
External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    Index used to derive the analyzer. If specified, the analyzer or field parameter overrides this value. If no index is specified or the index does not have a default analyzer, the analyze API uses the standard analyzer.

Query parameters

  • index string

    Index used to derive the analyzer. If specified, the analyzer or field parameter overrides this value. If no index is specified or the index does not have a default analyzer, the analyze API uses the standard analyzer.

application/json

Body

  • analyzer string

    The name of the analyzer that should be applied to the provided text. This could be a built-in analyzer, or an analyzer that’s been configured in the index.

  • attributes array[string]

    Array of token attributes used to filter the output of the explain parameter.

  • char_filter array

    Array of character filters used to preprocess characters before the tokenizer.

    External documentation
  • explain boolean

    If true, the response includes token attributes and additional details.

    Default value is false.

  • field string

    Field used to derive the analyzer. To use this parameter, you must specify an index. If specified, the analyzer parameter overrides this value.

  • filter array

    Array of token filters used to apply after the tokenizer.

    External documentation
  • normalizer string

    Normalizer to use to convert text into a single token.

  • text string | array[string]

    Text to analyze. If an array of strings is provided, it is analyzed as a multi-value field.

    One of:

    Text to analyze. If an array of strings is provided, it is analyzed as a multi-value field.

  • tokenizer

    Tokenizer to use to convert text into tokens.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • detail object
      Hide detail attributes Show detail attributes object
      • analyzer object
        Hide analyzer attributes Show analyzer attributes object
        • name string Required
        • tokens array[object] Required
      • charfilters array[object]
        Hide charfilters attributes Show charfilters attributes object
        • filtered_text array[string] Required
        • name string Required
      • custom_analyzer boolean Required
      • tokenfilters array[object]
        Hide tokenfilters attributes Show tokenfilters attributes object
        • name string Required
        • tokens array[object] Required
      • tokenizer object
        Hide tokenizer attributes Show tokenizer attributes object
        • name string Required
        • tokens array[object] Required
    • tokens array[object]
      Hide tokens attributes Show tokens attributes object
      • end_offset number Required
      • position number Required
      • positionLength number
      • start_offset number Required
      • token string Required
      • type string Required
POST /{index}/_analyze
GET /_analyze
{
  "analyzer": "standard",
  "text": "this is a test"
}
resp = client.indices.analyze(
    analyzer="standard",
    text="this is a test",
)
const response = await client.indices.analyze({
  analyzer: "standard",
  text: "this is a test",
});
response = client.indices.analyze(
  body: {
    "analyzer": "standard",
    "text": "this is a test"
  }
)
$resp = $client->indices()->analyze([
    "body" => [
        "analyzer" => "standard",
        "text" => "this is a test",
    ],
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"analyzer":"standard","text":"this is a test"}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_analyze"
client.indices().analyze(a -> a
    .analyzer("standard")
    .text("this is a test")
);
Request examples
You can apply any of the built-in analyzers to the text string without specifying an index.
{
  "analyzer": "standard",
  "text": "this is a test"
}
If the text parameter is provided as array of strings, it is analyzed as a multi-value field.
{
  "analyzer": "standard",
  "text": [
    "this is a test",
    "the second text"
  ]
}
You can test a custom transient analyzer built from tokenizers, token filters, and char filters. Token filters use the filter parameter.
{
  "tokenizer": "keyword",
  "filter": [
    "lowercase"
  ],
  "char_filter": [
    "html_strip"
  ],
  "text": "this is a <b>test</b>"
}
Custom tokenizers, token filters, and character filters can be specified in the request body.
{
  "tokenizer": "whitespace",
  "filter": [
    "lowercase",
    {
      "type": "stop",
      "stopwords": [
        "a",
        "is",
        "this"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "text": "this is a test"
}
Run `GET /analyze_sample/_analyze` to run an analysis on the text using the default index analyzer associated with the `analyze_sample` index. Alternatively, the analyzer can be derived based on a field mapping.
{
  "field": "obj1.field1",
  "text": "this is a test"
}
Run `GET /analyze_sample/_analyze` and supply a normalizer for a keyword field if there is a normalizer associated with the specified index.
{
  "normalizer": "my_normalizer",
  "text": "BaR"
}
If you want to get more advanced details, set `explain` to `true`. It will output all token attributes for each token. You can filter token attributes you want to output by setting the `attributes` option. NOTE: The format of the additional detail information is labelled as experimental in Lucene and it may change in the future.
{
  "tokenizer": "standard",
  "filter": [
    "snowball"
  ],
  "text": "detailed output",
  "explain": true,
  "attributes": [
    "keyword"
  ]
}
Response examples (200)
A successful response for an analysis with `explain` set to `true`.
{
  "detail": {
    "custom_analyzer": true,
    "charfilters": [],
    "tokenizer": {
      "name": "standard",
      "tokens": [
        {
          "token": "detailed",
          "start_offset": 0,
          "end_offset": 8,
          "type": "<ALPHANUM>",
          "position": 0
        },
        {
          "token": "output",
          "start_offset": 9,
          "end_offset": 15,
          "type": "<ALPHANUM>",
          "position": 1
        }
      ]
    },
    "tokenfilters": [
      {
        "name": "snowball",
        "tokens": [
          {
            "token": "detail",
            "start_offset": 0,
            "end_offset": 8,
            "type": "<ALPHANUM>",
            "position": 0,
            "keyword": false
          },
          {
            "token": "output",
            "start_offset": 9,
            "end_offset": 15,
            "type": "<ALPHANUM>",
            "position": 1,
            "keyword": false
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Clear the cache Generally available

POST /{index}/_cache/clear

All methods and paths for this operation:

POST /_cache/clear

POST /{index}/_cache/clear

Clear the cache of one or more indices. For data streams, the API clears the caches of the stream's backing indices.

By default, the clear cache API clears all caches. To clear only specific caches, use the fielddata, query, or request parameters. To clear the cache only of specific fields, use the fields parameter.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: manage

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • index string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • fielddata boolean

    If true, clears the fields cache. Use the fields parameter to clear the cache of specific fields only.

  • fields string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list of field names used to limit the fielddata parameter.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • query boolean

    If true, clears the query cache.

  • request boolean

    If true, clears the request cache.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • _shards object
      Hide _shards attributes Show _shards attributes object
      • failed number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search attempted to run on but failed.

      • successful number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search succeeded on.

      • total number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search will run on overall.

      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • index string
        • node string
        • reason object Required

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • shard number
        • status string
        • primary boolean
      • skipped number
POST /{index}/_cache/clear
POST /my-index-000001,my-index-000002/_cache/clear?request=true
resp = client.indices.clear_cache(
    index="my-index-000001,my-index-000002",
    request=True,
)
const response = await client.indices.clearCache({
  index: "my-index-000001,my-index-000002",
  request: "true",
});
response = client.indices.clear_cache(
  index: "my-index-000001,my-index-000002",
  request: "true"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->clearCache([
    "index" => "my-index-000001,my-index-000002",
    "request" => "true",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001,my-index-000002/_cache/clear?request=true"
client.indices().clearCache(c -> c
    .index(List.of("my-index-000001","my-index-000002"))
    .request(true)
);

Clone an index Generally available; Added in 7.4.0

POST /{index}/_clone/{target}

All methods and paths for this operation:

PUT /{index}/_clone/{target}

POST /{index}/_clone/{target}

Clone an existing index into a new index. Each original primary shard is cloned into a new primary shard in the new index.

IMPORTANT: Elasticsearch does not apply index templates to the resulting index. The API also does not copy index metadata from the original index. Index metadata includes aliases, index lifecycle management phase definitions, and cross-cluster replication (CCR) follower information. For example, if you clone a CCR follower index, the resulting clone will not be a follower index.

The clone API copies most index settings from the source index to the resulting index, with the exception of index.number_of_replicas and index.auto_expand_replicas. To set the number of replicas in the resulting index, configure these settings in the clone request.

Cloning works as follows:

  • First, it creates a new target index with the same definition as the source index.
  • Then it hard-links segments from the source index into the target index. If the file system does not support hard-linking, all segments are copied into the new index, which is a much more time consuming process.
  • Finally, it recovers the target index as though it were a closed index which had just been re-opened.

IMPORTANT: Indices can only be cloned if they meet the following requirements:

  • The index must be marked as read-only and have a cluster health status of green.
  • The target index must not exist.
  • The source index must have the same number of primary shards as the target index.
  • The node handling the clone process must have sufficient free disk space to accommodate a second copy of the existing index.

The current write index on a data stream cannot be cloned. In order to clone the current write index, the data stream must first be rolled over so that a new write index is created and then the previous write index can be cloned.

NOTE: Mappings cannot be specified in the _clone request. The mappings of the source index will be used for the target index.

Monitor the cloning process

The cloning process can be monitored with the cat recovery API or the cluster health API can be used to wait until all primary shards have been allocated by setting the wait_for_status parameter to yellow.

The _clone API returns as soon as the target index has been added to the cluster state, before any shards have been allocated. At this point, all shards are in the state unassigned. If, for any reason, the target index can't be allocated, its primary shard will remain unassigned until it can be allocated on that node.

Once the primary shard is allocated, it moves to state initializing, and the clone process begins. When the clone operation completes, the shard will become active. At that point, Elasticsearch will try to allocate any replicas and may decide to relocate the primary shard to another node.

Wait for active shards

Because the clone operation creates a new index to clone the shards to, the wait for active shards setting on index creation applies to the clone index action as well.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: manage

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    Name of the source index to clone.

  • target string Required

    Name of the target index to create.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation
  • wait_for_active_shards number | string

    The number of shard copies that must be active before proceeding with the operation. Set to all or any positive integer up to the total number of shards in the index (number_of_replicas+1).

    Values are all or index-setting.

application/json

Body

  • aliases object

    Aliases for the resulting index.

    Hide aliases attribute Show aliases attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
      • filter object

        Query used to limit documents the alias can access.

        External documentation
      • index_routing string

        Value used to route indexing operations to a specific shard. If specified, this overwrites the routing value for indexing operations.

      • is_hidden boolean

        If true, the alias is hidden. All indices for the alias must have the same is_hidden value.

        Default value is false.

      • is_write_index boolean

        If true, the index is the write index for the alias.

        Default value is false.

      • routing string

        Value used to route indexing and search operations to a specific shard.

      • search_routing string

        Value used to route search operations to a specific shard. If specified, this overwrites the routing value for search operations.

  • settings object

    Configuration options for the target index.

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

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • acknowledged boolean Required
    • index string Required
    • shards_acknowledged boolean Required
POST /{index}/_clone/{target}
POST /my_source_index/_clone/my_target_index
{
  "settings": {
    "index.number_of_shards": 5
  },
  "aliases": {
    "my_search_indices": {}
  }
}
resp = client.indices.clone(
    index="my_source_index",
    target="my_target_index",
    settings={
        "index.number_of_shards": 5
    },
    aliases={
        "my_search_indices": {}
    },
)
const response = await client.indices.clone({
  index: "my_source_index",
  target: "my_target_index",
  settings: {
    "index.number_of_shards": 5,
  },
  aliases: {
    my_search_indices: {},
  },
});
response = client.indices.clone(
  index: "my_source_index",
  target: "my_target_index",
  body: {
    "settings": {
      "index.number_of_shards": 5
    },
    "aliases": {
      "my_search_indices": {}
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->indices()->clone([
    "index" => "my_source_index",
    "target" => "my_target_index",
    "body" => [
        "settings" => [
            "index.number_of_shards" => 5,
        ],
        "aliases" => [
            "my_search_indices" => new ArrayObject([]),
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"settings":{"index.number_of_shards":5},"aliases":{"my_search_indices":{}}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my_source_index/_clone/my_target_index"
client.indices().clone(c -> c
    .aliases("my_search_indices", a -> a)
    .index("my_source_index")
    .settings("index.number_of_shards", JsonData.fromJson("5"))
    .target("my_target_index")
);
Request example
Clone `my_source_index` into a new index called `my_target_index` with `POST /my_source_index/_clone/my_target_index`. The API accepts `settings` and `aliases` parameters for the target index.
{
  "settings": {
    "index.number_of_shards": 5
  },
  "aliases": {
    "my_search_indices": {}
  }
}

Close an index Generally available

POST /{index}/_close

A closed index is blocked for read or write operations and does not allow all operations that opened indices allow. It is not possible to index documents or to search for documents in a closed index. Closed indices do not have to maintain internal data structures for indexing or searching documents, which results in a smaller overhead on the cluster.

When opening or closing an index, the master node is responsible for restarting the index shards to reflect the new state of the index. The shards will then go through the normal recovery process. The data of opened and closed indices is automatically replicated by the cluster to ensure that enough shard copies are safely kept around at all times.

You can open and close multiple indices. An error is thrown if the request explicitly refers to a missing index. This behaviour can be turned off using the ignore_unavailable=true parameter.

By default, you must explicitly name the indices you are opening or closing. To open or close indices with _all, *, or other wildcard expressions, change theaction.destructive_requires_name setting to false. This setting can also be changed with the cluster update settings API.

Closed indices consume a significant amount of disk-space which can cause problems in managed environments. Closing indices can be turned off with the cluster settings API by setting cluster.indices.close.enable to false.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: manage

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of index names used to limit the request.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation
  • wait_for_active_shards number | string

    The number of shard copies that must be active before proceeding with the operation. Set to all or any positive integer up to the total number of shards in the index (number_of_replicas+1).

    Values are all or index-setting.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • acknowledged boolean Required
    • indices object Required
      Hide indices attribute Show indices attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • closed boolean Required
        • shards object
          Hide shards attribute Show shards attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
            Hide * attribute Show * attribute object
            • failures array[object] Required
    • shards_acknowledged boolean Required
POST /{index}/_close
POST /my-index-00001/_close
resp = client.indices.close(
    index="my-index-00001",
)
const response = await client.indices.close({
  index: "my-index-00001",
});
response = client.indices.close(
  index: "my-index-00001"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->close([
    "index" => "my-index-00001",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-00001/_close"
client.indices().close(c -> c
    .index("my-index-00001")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response for closing an index.
{
  "acknowledged": true,
  "shards_acknowledged": true,
  "indices": {
    "my-index-000001": {
      "closed": true
    }
  }
}




Create an index Generally available

PUT /{index}

You can use the create index API to add a new index to an Elasticsearch cluster. When creating an index, you can specify the following:

  • Settings for the index.
  • Mappings for fields in the index.
  • Index aliases

Wait for active shards

By default, index creation will only return a response to the client when the primary copies of each shard have been started, or the request times out. The index creation response will indicate what happened. For example, acknowledged indicates whether the index was successfully created in the cluster, while shards_acknowledged indicates whether the requisite number of shard copies were started for each shard in the index before timing out. Note that it is still possible for either acknowledged or shards_acknowledged to be false, but for the index creation to be successful. These values simply indicate whether the operation completed before the timeout. If acknowledged is false, the request timed out before the cluster state was updated with the newly created index, but it probably will be created sometime soon. If shards_acknowledged is false, then the request timed out before the requisite number of shards were started (by default just the primaries), even if the cluster state was successfully updated to reflect the newly created index (that is to say, acknowledged is true).

You can change the default of only waiting for the primary shards to start through the index setting index.write.wait_for_active_shards. Note that changing this setting will also affect the wait_for_active_shards value on all subsequent write operations.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: create_index,manage

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    Name of the index you wish to create.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation
  • wait_for_active_shards number | string

    The number of shard copies that must be active before proceeding with the operation. Set to all or any positive integer up to the total number of shards in the index (number_of_replicas+1).

    Values are all or index-setting.

application/json

Body

  • aliases object

    Aliases for the index.

    Hide aliases attribute Show aliases attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
      • filter object

        Query used to limit documents the alias can access.

        External documentation
      • index_routing string

        Value used to route indexing operations to a specific shard. If specified, this overwrites the routing value for indexing operations.

      • is_hidden boolean

        If true, the alias is hidden. All indices for the alias must have the same is_hidden value.

        Default value is false.

      • is_write_index boolean

        If true, the index is the write index for the alias.

        Default value is false.

      • routing string

        Value used to route indexing and search operations to a specific shard.

      • search_routing string

        Value used to route search operations to a specific shard. If specified, this overwrites the routing value for search operations.

  • mappings object

    Mapping for fields in the index. If specified, this mapping can include:

    • Field names
    • Field data types
    • Mapping parameters
    Hide mappings attributes Show mappings attributes object
    • all_field object
      Hide all_field attributes Show all_field attributes object
      • analyzer string Required
      • enabled boolean Required
      • omit_norms boolean Required
      • search_analyzer string Required
      • similarity string Required
      • store boolean Required
      • store_term_vector_offsets boolean Required
      • store_term_vector_payloads boolean Required
      • store_term_vector_positions boolean Required
      • store_term_vectors boolean Required
    • date_detection boolean
    • dynamic string

      Values are strict, runtime, true, or false.

    • dynamic_date_formats array[string]
    • dynamic_templates array[object]
    • _field_names object
      Hide _field_names attribute Show _field_names attribute object
      • enabled boolean Required
    • index_field object
      Hide index_field attribute Show index_field attribute object
      • enabled boolean Required
    • _meta object
      Hide _meta attribute Show _meta attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
    • numeric_detection boolean
    • properties object
    • _routing object
      Hide _routing attribute Show _routing attribute object
      • required boolean Required
    • _size object
      Hide _size attribute Show _size attribute object
      • enabled boolean Required
    • _source object
      Hide _source attributes Show _source attributes object
      • compress boolean
      • compress_threshold string
      • enabled boolean
      • excludes array[string]
      • includes array[string]
      • mode string

        Supported values include:

        • disabled
        • stored
        • synthetic: Instead of storing source documents on disk exactly as you send them, Elasticsearch can reconstruct source content on the fly upon retrieval.

        Values are disabled, stored, or synthetic.

    • runtime object
      Hide runtime attribute Show runtime attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • fields object

          For type composite

          Hide fields attribute Show fields attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
        • fetch_fields array[object]

          For type lookup

          Hide fetch_fields attributes Show fetch_fields attributes object
          • field
          • format string
        • format string

          A custom format for date type runtime fields.

        • input_field string

          For type lookup

        • target_field string

          For type lookup

        • target_index string

          For type lookup

        • script object

          Painless script executed at query time.

          Hide script attributes Show script attributes object
          • source string

            The script source.

          • params object

            Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables. Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.

          • options object
        • type string Required

          Field type, which can be: boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, ip,keyword, long, or lookup.

          Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

    • enabled boolean
    • subobjects string

      Values are true or false.

    • _data_stream_timestamp object
      Hide _data_stream_timestamp attribute Show _data_stream_timestamp attribute object
      • enabled boolean Required
  • settings object

    Configuration options for the index.

    Index settings

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • index string Required
    • shards_acknowledged boolean Required
    • acknowledged boolean Required
PUT /{index}
PUT /my-index-000001
{
  "settings": {
    "number_of_shards": 3,
    "number_of_replicas": 2
  }
}
resp = client.indices.create(
    index="my-index-000001",
    settings={
        "number_of_shards": 3,
        "number_of_replicas": 2
    },
)
const response = await client.indices.create({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  settings: {
    number_of_shards: 3,
    number_of_replicas: 2,
  },
});
response = client.indices.create(
  index: "my-index-000001",
  body: {
    "settings": {
      "number_of_shards": 3,
      "number_of_replicas": 2
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->indices()->create([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
    "body" => [
        "settings" => [
            "number_of_shards" => 3,
            "number_of_replicas" => 2,
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"settings":{"number_of_shards":3,"number_of_replicas":2}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001"
client.indices().create(c -> c
    .index("my-index-000001")
    .settings(s -> s
        .numberOfShards("3")
        .numberOfReplicas("2")
    )
);
Request examples
This request specifies the `number_of_shards` and `number_of_replicas`.
{
  "settings": {
    "number_of_shards": 3,
    "number_of_replicas": 2
  }
}
You can provide mapping definitions in the create index API requests.
{
  "settings": {
    "number_of_shards": 1
  },
  "mappings": {
    "properties": {
      "field1": { "type": "text" }
    }
  }
}
You can provide mapping definitions in the create index API requests. Index alias names also support date math.
{
  "aliases": {
    "alias_1": {},
    "alias_2": {
      "filter": {
        "term": {
          "user.id": "kimchy"
        }
      },
      "routing": "shard-1"
    }
  }
}

Delete indices Generally available

DELETE /{index}

Deleting an index deletes its documents, shards, and metadata. It does not delete related Kibana components, such as data views, visualizations, or dashboards.

You cannot delete the current write index of a data stream. To delete the index, you must roll over the data stream so a new write index is created. You can then use the delete index API to delete the previous write index.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: delete_index

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of indices to delete. You cannot specify index aliases. By default, this parameter does not support wildcards (*) or _all. To use wildcards or _all, set the action.destructive_requires_name cluster setting to false.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

    • _shards object
      Hide _shards attributes Show _shards attributes object
      • failed number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search attempted to run on but failed.

      • successful number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search succeeded on.

      • total number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search will run on overall.

      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • index
        • node string
        • reason
        • shard number
        • status string
        • primary boolean
      • skipped number
DELETE /{index}
DELETE /books
resp = client.indices.delete(
    index="books",
)
const response = await client.indices.delete({
  index: "books",
});
response = client.indices.delete(
  index: "books"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->delete([
    "index" => "books",
]);
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/books"
client.indices().delete(d -> d
    .index("books")
);

Check indices Generally available

HEAD /{index}

Check if one or more indices, index aliases, or data streams exist.

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases. Supports wildcards (*).

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • flat_settings boolean

    If true, returns settings in flat format.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • include_defaults boolean

    If true, return all default settings in the response.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
HEAD /{index}
HEAD my-data-stream
resp = client.indices.exists(
    index="my-data-stream",
)
const response = await client.indices.exists({
  index: "my-data-stream",
});
response = client.indices.exists(
  index: "my-data-stream"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->exists([
    "index" => "my-data-stream",
]);
curl --head -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-data-stream"
client.indices().exists(e -> e
    .index("my-data-stream")
);

Create or update an alias Generally available

POST /{index}/_aliases/{name}

All methods and paths for this operation:

PUT /{index}/_alias/{name}

POST /{index}/_alias/{name}
PUT /{index}/_aliases/{name}
POST /{index}/_aliases/{name}

Adds a data stream or index to an alias.

Aliases

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams or indices to add. Supports wildcards (*). Wildcard patterns that match both data streams and indices return an error.

  • name string Required

    Alias to update. If the alias doesn’t exist, the request creates it. Index alias names support date math.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation
application/json

Body

  • filter object

    Query used to limit documents the alias can access.

    External documentation
  • index_routing string

    Value used to route indexing operations to a specific shard. If specified, this overwrites the routing value for indexing operations. Data stream aliases don’t support this parameter.

  • is_write_index boolean

    If true, sets the write index or data stream for the alias. If an alias points to multiple indices or data streams and is_write_index isn’t set, the alias rejects write requests. If an index alias points to one index and is_write_index isn’t set, the index automatically acts as the write index. Data stream aliases don’t automatically set a write data stream, even if the alias points to one data stream.

  • routing string

    Value used to route indexing and search operations to a specific shard. Data stream aliases don’t support this parameter.

  • search_routing string

    Value used to route search operations to a specific shard. If specified, this overwrites the routing value for search operations. Data stream aliases don’t support this parameter.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

POST /{index}/_aliases/{name}
POST /my-index-2099.05.06-000001/_alias/my-alias
{
  "filter": {
    "bool": {
      "filter": [
        {
          "range": {
            "@timestamp": {
              "gte": "now-1d/d",
              "lt": "now/d"
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "term": {
            "user.id": "kimchy"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
resp = client.indices.put_alias(
    index="my-index-2099.05.06-000001",
    name="my-alias",
    filter={
        "bool": {
            "filter": [
                {
                    "range": {
                        "@timestamp": {
                            "gte": "now-1d/d",
                            "lt": "now/d"
                        }
                    }
                },
                {
                    "term": {
                        "user.id": "kimchy"
                    }
                }
            ]
        }
    },
)
const response = await client.indices.putAlias({
  index: "my-index-2099.05.06-000001",
  name: "my-alias",
  filter: {
    bool: {
      filter: [
        {
          range: {
            "@timestamp": {
              gte: "now-1d/d",
              lt: "now/d",
            },
          },
        },
        {
          term: {
            "user.id": "kimchy",
          },
        },
      ],
    },
  },
});
response = client.indices.put_alias(
  index: "my-index-2099.05.06-000001",
  name: "my-alias",
  body: {
    "filter": {
      "bool": {
        "filter": [
          {
            "range": {
              "@timestamp": {
                "gte": "now-1d/d",
                "lt": "now/d"
              }
            }
          },
          {
            "term": {
              "user.id": "kimchy"
            }
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->indices()->putAlias([
    "index" => "my-index-2099.05.06-000001",
    "name" => "my-alias",
    "body" => [
        "filter" => [
            "bool" => [
                "filter" => array(
                    [
                        "range" => [
                            "@timestamp" => [
                                "gte" => "now-1d/d",
                                "lt" => "now/d",
                            ],
                        ],
                    ],
                    [
                        "term" => [
                            "user.id" => "kimchy",
                        ],
                    ],
                ),
            ],
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"filter":{"bool":{"filter":[{"range":{"@timestamp":{"gte":"now-1d/d","lt":"now/d"}}},{"term":{"user.id":"kimchy"}}]}}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-2099.05.06-000001/_alias/my-alias"
client.indices().updateAliases(u -> u
    .actions(a -> a
        .add(ad -> ad
            .alias("my-alias")
            .index("my-data-stream")
        )
    )
);
Request examples
The filter option uses Query DSL to limit the documents an alias can access.
{
  "filter": {
    "bool": {
      "filter": [
        {
          "range": {
            "@timestamp": {
              "gte": "now-1d/d",
              "lt": "now/d"
            }
          }
        },
        {
          "term": {
            "user.id": "kimchy"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
You can use is_write_index to specify a write index or data stream for an alias. Elasticsearch routes any write requests for the alias to this index or data stream.
{
  "is_write_index": true
}
Use the routing option to route requests for an alias to a specific shard.
{
  "routing": "1"
}

Delete an alias Generally available

DELETE /{index}/_aliases/{name}

All methods and paths for this operation:

DELETE /{index}/_alias/{name}

DELETE /{index}/_aliases/{name}

Removes a data stream or index from an alias.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: manage

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams or indices used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*).

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of aliases to remove. Supports wildcards (*). To remove all aliases, use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

    • errors boolean
DELETE /{index}/_aliases/{name}
DELETE my-data-stream/_alias/my-alias
resp = client.indices.delete_alias(
    index="my-data-stream",
    name="my-alias",
)
const response = await client.indices.deleteAlias({
  index: "my-data-stream",
  name: "my-alias",
});
response = client.indices.delete_alias(
  index: "my-data-stream",
  name: "my-alias"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->deleteAlias([
    "index" => "my-data-stream",
    "name" => "my-alias",
]);
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-data-stream/_alias/my-alias"
client.indices().deleteAlias(d -> d
    .index("my-data-stream")
    .name("my-alias")
);

Delete data stream lifecycles Generally available; Added in 8.11.0

DELETE /_data_stream/{name}/_lifecycle

Removes the data stream lifecycle from a data stream, rendering it not managed by the data stream lifecycle.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of data streams of which the data stream lifecycle will be deleted; use * to get all data streams

Query parameters

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Whether wildcard expressions should get expanded to open or closed indices (default: open)

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • master_timeout string

    Specify timeout for connection to master

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Explicit timestamp for the document

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_data_stream/{name}/_lifecycle
DELETE _data_stream/my-data-stream/_lifecycle
resp = client.indices.delete_data_lifecycle(
    name="my-data-stream",
)
const response = await client.indices.deleteDataLifecycle({
  name: "my-data-stream",
});
response = client.indices.delete_data_lifecycle(
  name: "my-data-stream"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->deleteDataLifecycle([
    "name" => "my-data-stream",
]);
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_data_stream/my-data-stream/_lifecycle"
client.indices().deleteDataLifecycle(d -> d
    .name("my-data-stream")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response for deleting a data stream lifecycle.
{
  "acknowledged": true
}

Get index templates Generally available; Added in 7.9.0

GET /_index_template/{name}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_index_template

GET /_index_template/{name}

Get information about one or more index templates.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_index_templates

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Comma-separated list of index template names used to limit the request. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

  • local boolean

    If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only. Defaults to false, which means information is retrieved from the master node.

  • flat_settings boolean

    If true, returns settings in flat format.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • include_defaults boolean Generally available; Added in 8.11.0

    If true, returns all relevant default configurations for the index template.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • index_templates array[object] Required
      Hide index_templates attributes Show index_templates attributes object
      • name string Required
      • index_template object Required
        Hide index_template attributes Show index_template attributes object
        • index_patterns string | array[string] Required

          Name of the index template.

        • composed_of array[string] Required

          An ordered list of component template names. Component templates are merged in the order specified, meaning that the last component template specified has the highest precedence.

        • template object

          Template to be applied. It may optionally include an aliases, mappings, or settings configuration.

        • version number

          Version number used to manage index templates externally. This number is not automatically generated by Elasticsearch.

        • priority number

          Priority to determine index template precedence when a new data stream or index is created. The index template with the highest priority is chosen. If no priority is specified the template is treated as though it is of priority 0 (lowest priority). This number is not automatically generated by Elasticsearch.

        • _meta object

          Optional user metadata about the index template. May have any contents. This map is not automatically generated by Elasticsearch.

        • allow_auto_create boolean
        • data_stream object

          If this object is included, the template is used to create data streams and their backing indices. Supports an empty object. Data streams require a matching index template with a data_stream object.

        • deprecated boolean Generally available; Added in 8.12.0

          Marks this index template as deprecated. When creating or updating a non-deprecated index template that uses deprecated components, Elasticsearch will emit a deprecation warning.

        • ignore_missing_component_templates string | array[string]

          A list of component template names that are allowed to be absent.

GET /_index_template/{name}
GET _index_template/*?filter_path=index_templates.name,index_templates.index_template.index_patterns,index_templates.index_template.data_stream
resp = client.indices.get_index_template(
    name="*",
    filter_path="index_templates.name,index_templates.index_template.index_patterns,index_templates.index_template.data_stream",
)
const response = await client.indices.getIndexTemplate({
  name: "*",
  filter_path:
    "index_templates.name,index_templates.index_template.index_patterns,index_templates.index_template.data_stream",
});
response = client.indices.get_index_template(
  name: "*",
  filter_path: "index_templates.name,index_templates.index_template.index_patterns,index_templates.index_template.data_stream"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->getIndexTemplate([
    "name" => "*",
    "filter_path" => "index_templates.name,index_templates.index_template.index_patterns,index_templates.index_template.data_stream",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_index_template/*?filter_path=index_templates.name,index_templates.index_template.index_patterns,index_templates.index_template.data_stream"




Delete an index template Generally available; Added in 7.8.0

DELETE /_index_template/{name}

The provided may contain multiple template names separated by a comma. If multiple template names are specified then there is no wildcard support and the provided names should match completely with existing templates.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_index_templates

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of index template names used to limit the request. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

DELETE /_index_template/{name}
DELETE /_index_template/my-index-template
resp = client.indices.delete_index_template(
    name="my-index-template",
)
const response = await client.indices.deleteIndexTemplate({
  name: "my-index-template",
});
response = client.indices.delete_index_template(
  name: "my-index-template"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->deleteIndexTemplate([
    "name" => "my-index-template",
]);
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_index_template/my-index-template"
client.indices().deleteIndexTemplate(d -> d
    .name("my-index-template")
);

Check index templates Generally available

HEAD /_index_template/{name}

Check whether index templates exist.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_index_templates

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Comma-separated list of index template names used to limit the request. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

  • local boolean

    If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only. Defaults to false, which means information is retrieved from the master node.

  • flat_settings boolean

    If true, returns settings in flat format.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
HEAD /_index_template/{name}
curl \
 --request HEAD 'http://api.example.com/_index_template/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"




Create or update a legacy index template Deprecated Generally available

POST /_template/{name}

All methods and paths for this operation:

PUT /_template/{name}

POST /_template/{name}

Index templates define settings, mappings, and aliases that can be applied automatically to new indices. Elasticsearch applies templates to new indices based on an index pattern that matches the index name.

IMPORTANT: This documentation is about legacy index templates, which are deprecated and will be replaced by the composable templates introduced in Elasticsearch 7.8.

Composable templates always take precedence over legacy templates. If no composable template matches a new index, matching legacy templates are applied according to their order.

Index templates are only applied during index creation. Changes to index templates do not affect existing indices. Settings and mappings specified in create index API requests override any settings or mappings specified in an index template.

You can use C-style /* *\/ block comments in index templates. You can include comments anywhere in the request body, except before the opening curly bracket.

Indices matching multiple templates

Multiple index templates can potentially match an index, in this case, both the settings and mappings are merged into the final configuration of the index. The order of the merging can be controlled using the order parameter, with lower order being applied first, and higher orders overriding them. NOTE: Multiple matching templates with the same order value will result in a non-deterministic merging order.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_index_templates,manage
External documentation

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    The name of the template

Query parameters

  • create boolean

    If true, this request cannot replace or update existing index templates.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • order number

    Order in which Elasticsearch applies this template if index matches multiple templates.

    Templates with lower 'order' values are merged first. Templates with higher 'order' values are merged later, overriding templates with lower values.

  • cause string

    User defined reason for creating/updating the index template

application/json

Body Required

  • aliases object

    Aliases for the index.

    Hide aliases attribute Show aliases attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
      • filter object

        Query used to limit documents the alias can access.

        External documentation
      • index_routing string

        Value used to route indexing operations to a specific shard. If specified, this overwrites the routing value for indexing operations.

      • is_hidden boolean

        If true, the alias is hidden. All indices for the alias must have the same is_hidden value.

        Default value is false.

      • is_write_index boolean

        If true, the index is the write index for the alias.

        Default value is false.

      • routing string

        Value used to route indexing and search operations to a specific shard.

      • search_routing string

        Value used to route search operations to a specific shard. If specified, this overwrites the routing value for search operations.

  • index_patterns string | array[string]

    Array of wildcard expressions used to match the names of indices during creation.

  • mappings object

    Mapping for fields in the index.

    Hide mappings attributes Show mappings attributes object
    • all_field object
      Hide all_field attributes Show all_field attributes object
      • analyzer string Required
      • enabled boolean Required
      • omit_norms boolean Required
      • search_analyzer string Required
      • similarity string Required
      • store boolean Required
      • store_term_vector_offsets boolean Required
      • store_term_vector_payloads boolean Required
      • store_term_vector_positions boolean Required
      • store_term_vectors boolean Required
    • date_detection boolean
    • dynamic string

      Values are strict, runtime, true, or false.

    • dynamic_date_formats array[string]
    • dynamic_templates array[object]
    • _field_names object
      Hide _field_names attribute Show _field_names attribute object
      • enabled boolean Required
    • index_field object
      Hide index_field attribute Show index_field attribute object
      • enabled boolean Required
    • _meta object
      Hide _meta attribute Show _meta attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
    • numeric_detection boolean
    • properties object
    • _routing object
      Hide _routing attribute Show _routing attribute object
      • required boolean Required
    • _size object
      Hide _size attribute Show _size attribute object
      • enabled boolean Required
    • _source object
      Hide _source attributes Show _source attributes object
      • compress boolean
      • compress_threshold string
      • enabled boolean
      • excludes array[string]
      • includes array[string]
      • mode string

        Supported values include:

        • disabled
        • stored
        • synthetic: Instead of storing source documents on disk exactly as you send them, Elasticsearch can reconstruct source content on the fly upon retrieval.

        Values are disabled, stored, or synthetic.

    • runtime object
      Hide runtime attribute Show runtime attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
        • fields object

          For type composite

          Hide fields attribute Show fields attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
        • fetch_fields array[object]

          For type lookup

          Hide fetch_fields attributes Show fetch_fields attributes object
          • field
          • format string
        • format string

          A custom format for date type runtime fields.

        • input_field string

          For type lookup

        • target_field string

          For type lookup

        • target_index string

          For type lookup

        • script object

          Painless script executed at query time.

          Hide script attributes Show script attributes object
          • source string

            The script source.

          • params object

            Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables. Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.

          • options object
        • type string Required

          Field type, which can be: boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, ip,keyword, long, or lookup.

          Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

    • enabled boolean
    • subobjects string

      Values are true or false.

    • _data_stream_timestamp object
      Hide _data_stream_timestamp attribute Show _data_stream_timestamp attribute object
      • enabled boolean Required
  • order number

    Order in which Elasticsearch applies this template if index matches multiple templates.

    Templates with lower 'order' values are merged first. Templates with higher 'order' values are merged later, overriding templates with lower values.

  • settings object

    Configuration options for the index.

    Index settings
  • version number

    Version number used to manage index templates externally. This number is not automatically generated by Elasticsearch. To unset a version, replace the template without specifying one.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

POST /_template/{name}
PUT _template/template_1
{
  "index_patterns": [
    "te*",
    "bar*"
  ],
  "settings": {
    "number_of_shards": 1
  },
  "mappings": {
    "_source": {
      "enabled": false
    },
    "properties": {
      "host_name": {
        "type": "keyword"
      },
      "created_at": {
        "type": "date",
        "format": "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy"
      }
    }
  }
}
resp = client.indices.put_template(
    name="template_1",
    index_patterns=[
        "te*",
        "bar*"
    ],
    settings={
        "number_of_shards": 1
    },
    mappings={
        "_source": {
            "enabled": False
        },
        "properties": {
            "host_name": {
                "type": "keyword"
            },
            "created_at": {
                "type": "date",
                "format": "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy"
            }
        }
    },
)
const response = await client.indices.putTemplate({
  name: "template_1",
  index_patterns: ["te*", "bar*"],
  settings: {
    number_of_shards: 1,
  },
  mappings: {
    _source: {
      enabled: false,
    },
    properties: {
      host_name: {
        type: "keyword",
      },
      created_at: {
        type: "date",
        format: "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy",
      },
    },
  },
});
response = client.indices.put_template(
  name: "template_1",
  body: {
    "index_patterns": [
      "te*",
      "bar*"
    ],
    "settings": {
      "number_of_shards": 1
    },
    "mappings": {
      "_source": {
        "enabled": false
      },
      "properties": {
        "host_name": {
          "type": "keyword"
        },
        "created_at": {
          "type": "date",
          "format": "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy"
        }
      }
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->indices()->putTemplate([
    "name" => "template_1",
    "body" => [
        "index_patterns" => array(
            "te*",
            "bar*",
        ),
        "settings" => [
            "number_of_shards" => 1,
        ],
        "mappings" => [
            "_source" => [
                "enabled" => false,
            ],
            "properties" => [
                "host_name" => [
                    "type" => "keyword",
                ],
                "created_at" => [
                    "type" => "date",
                    "format" => "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy",
                ],
            ],
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"index_patterns":["te*","bar*"],"settings":{"number_of_shards":1},"mappings":{"_source":{"enabled":false},"properties":{"host_name":{"type":"keyword"},"created_at":{"type":"date","format":"EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy"}}}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_template/template_1"
client.indices().putTemplate(p -> p
    .indexPatterns(List.of("te*","bar*"))
    .mappings(m -> m
        .source(s -> s
            .enabled(false)
        )
    )
    .name("template_1")
    .settings(s -> s
        .numberOfShards("1")
    )
);
Request examples
{
  "index_patterns": [
    "te*",
    "bar*"
  ],
  "settings": {
    "number_of_shards": 1
  },
  "mappings": {
    "_source": {
      "enabled": false
    },
    "properties": {
      "host_name": {
        "type": "keyword"
      },
      "created_at": {
        "type": "date",
        "format": "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy"
      }
    }
  }
}
You can include index aliases in an index template. During index creation, the `{index}` placeholder in the alias name will be replaced with the actual index name that the template gets applied to.
{
  "index_patterns": [
    "te*"
  ],
  "settings": {
    "number_of_shards": 1
  },
  "aliases": {
    "alias1": {},
    "alias2": {
      "filter": {
        "term": {
          "user.id": "kimchy"
        }
      },
      "routing": "shard-1"
    },
    "{index}-alias": {}
  }
}








Analyze the index disk usage Technical preview; Added in 7.15.0

POST /{index}/_disk_usage

Analyze the disk usage of each field of an index or data stream. This API might not support indices created in previous Elasticsearch versions. The result of a small index can be inaccurate as some parts of an index might not be analyzed by the API.

NOTE: The total size of fields of the analyzed shards of the index in the response is usually smaller than the index store_size value because some small metadata files are ignored and some parts of data files might not be scanned by the API. Since stored fields are stored together in a compressed format, the sizes of stored fields are also estimates and can be inaccurate. The stored size of the _id field is likely underestimated while the _source field is overestimated.

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. It’s recommended to execute this API with a single index (or the latest backing index of a data stream) as the API consumes resources significantly.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices. For example, a request targeting foo*,bar* returns an error if an index starts with foo but no index starts with bar.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • flush boolean

    If true, the API performs a flush before analysis. If false, the response may not include uncommitted data.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If true, missing or closed indices are not included in the response.

  • run_expensive_tasks boolean

    Analyzing field disk usage is resource-intensive. To use the API, this parameter must be set to true.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
POST /{index}/_disk_usage
POST /my-index-000001/_disk_usage?run_expensive_tasks=true
resp = client.indices.disk_usage(
    index="my-index-000001",
    run_expensive_tasks=True,
)
const response = await client.indices.diskUsage({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  run_expensive_tasks: "true",
});
response = client.indices.disk_usage(
  index: "my-index-000001",
  run_expensive_tasks: "true"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->diskUsage([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
    "run_expensive_tasks" => "true",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_disk_usage?run_expensive_tasks=true"
client.indices().diskUsage(d -> d
    .index("my-index-000001")
    .runExpensiveTasks(true)
);

Get aliases Generally available

GET /{index}/_alias/{name}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_alias

GET /_alias/{name}
GET /{index}/_alias
GET /{index}/_alias/{name}

Retrieves information for one or more data stream or index aliases.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: view_index_metadata

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams or indices used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of aliases to retrieve. Supports wildcards (*). To retrieve all aliases, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • local boolean Deprecated

    If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attribute Show * attribute object
      • aliases object Required
        Hide aliases attribute Show aliases attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
          • filter object

            Query used to limit documents the alias can access.

            External documentation
          • index_routing string

            Value used to route indexing operations to a specific shard. If specified, this overwrites the routing value for indexing operations.

          • is_write_index boolean

            If true, the index is the write index for the alias.

            Default value is false.

          • routing string

            Value used to route indexing and search operations to a specific shard.

          • search_routing string

            Value used to route search operations to a specific shard. If specified, this overwrites the routing value for search operations.

          • is_hidden boolean Generally available; Added in 7.16.0

            If true, the alias is hidden. All indices for the alias must have the same is_hidden value.

            Default value is false.

GET /{index}/_alias/{name}
GET _alias
resp = client.indices.get_alias()
const response = await client.indices.getAlias();
response = client.indices.get_alias
$resp = $client->indices()->getAlias();
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_alias"
client.indices().getAlias(g -> g);




Get field usage stats Technical preview; Added in 7.15.0

GET /{index}/_field_usage_stats

Get field usage information for each shard and field of an index. Field usage statistics are automatically captured when queries are running on a cluster. A shard-level search request that accesses a given field, even if multiple times during that request, is counted as a single use.

The response body reports the per-shard usage count of the data structures that back the fields in the index. A given request will increment each count by a maximum value of 1, even if the request accesses the same field multiple times.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: manage

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of index names used to limit the request.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices. For example, a request targeting foo*,bar* returns an error if an index starts with foo but no index starts with bar.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If true, missing or closed indices are not included in the response.

  • fields string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list or wildcard expressions of fields to include in the statistics.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • _shards object Required
      Hide _shards attributes Show _shards attributes object
      • failed number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search attempted to run on but failed.

      • successful number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search succeeded on.

      • total number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search will run on overall.

      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • index string
        • node string
        • reason object Required

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • shard number
        • status string
        • primary boolean
      • skipped number
GET /{index}/_field_usage_stats
GET /my-index-000001/_field_usage_stats
resp = client.indices.field_usage_stats(
    index="my-index-000001",
)
const response = await client.indices.fieldUsageStats({
  index: "my-index-000001",
});
response = client.indices.field_usage_stats(
  index: "my-index-000001"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->fieldUsageStats([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_field_usage_stats"
client.indices().fieldUsageStats(f -> f
    .index("my-index-000001")
);
Response examples (200)
An abbreviated response from `GET /my-index-000001/_field_usage_stats`. The `all_fields` object reports the sums of the usage counts for all fields in the index (on the listed shard).
{
  "_shards": {
    "total": 1,
    "successful": 1,
    "failed": 0
  },
  "my-index-000001": {
    "shards": [
      {
        "tracking_id": "MpOl0QlTQ4SYYhEe6KgJoQ",
        "tracking_started_at_millis": 1625558985010,
        "routing": {
          "state": "STARTED",
          "primary": true,
          "node": "gA6KeeVzQkGURFCUyV-e8Q",
          "relocating_node": null
        },
        "stats": {
          "all_fields": {
            "any": "6",
            "inverted_index": {
              "terms": 1,
              "postings": 1,
              "proximity": 1,
              "positions": 0,
              "term_frequencies": 1,
              "offsets": 0,
              "payloads": 0
            },
            "stored_fields": 2,
            "doc_values": 1,
            "points": 0,
            "norms": 1,
            "term_vectors": 0,
            "knn_vectors": 0
          },
          "fields": {
            "_id": {
              "any": 1,
              "inverted_index": {
                "terms": 1,
                "postings": 1,
                "proximity": 1,
                "positions": 0,
                "term_frequencies": 1,
                "offsets": 0,
                "payloads": 0
              },
              "stored_fields": 1,
              "doc_values": 0,
              "points": 0,
              "norms": 0,
              "term_vectors": 0,
              "knn_vectors": 0
            },
            "_source": {},
            "context": {},
            "message.keyword": {}
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}




Force a merge Generally available; Added in 2.1.0

POST /{index}/_forcemerge

All methods and paths for this operation:

POST /_forcemerge

POST /{index}/_forcemerge

Perform the force merge operation on the shards of one or more indices. For data streams, the API forces a merge on the shards of the stream's backing indices.

Merging reduces the number of segments in each shard by merging some of them together and also frees up the space used by deleted documents. Merging normally happens automatically, but sometimes it is useful to trigger a merge manually.

WARNING: We recommend force merging only a read-only index (meaning the index is no longer receiving writes). When documents are updated or deleted, the old version is not immediately removed but instead soft-deleted and marked with a "tombstone". These soft-deleted documents are automatically cleaned up during regular segment merges. But force merge can cause very large (greater than 5 GB) segments to be produced, which are not eligible for regular merges. So the number of soft-deleted documents can then grow rapidly, resulting in higher disk usage and worse search performance. If you regularly force merge an index receiving writes, this can also make snapshots more expensive, since the new documents can't be backed up incrementally.

Blocks during a force merge

Calls to this API block until the merge is complete (unless request contains wait_for_completion=false). If the client connection is lost before completion then the force merge process will continue in the background. Any new requests to force merge the same indices will also block until the ongoing force merge is complete.

Running force merge asynchronously

If the request contains wait_for_completion=false, Elasticsearch performs some preflight checks, launches the request, and returns a task you can use to get the status of the task. However, you can not cancel this task as the force merge task is not cancelable. Elasticsearch creates a record of this task as a document at _tasks/<task_id>. When you are done with a task, you should delete the task document so Elasticsearch can reclaim the space.

Force merging multiple indices

You can force merge multiple indices with a single request by targeting:

  • One or more data streams that contain multiple backing indices
  • Multiple indices
  • One or more aliases
  • All data streams and indices in a cluster

Each targeted shard is force-merged separately using the force_merge threadpool. By default each node only has a single force_merge thread which means that the shards on that node are force-merged one at a time. If you expand the force_merge threadpool on a node then it will force merge its shards in parallel

Force merge makes the storage for the shard being merged temporarily increase, as it may require free space up to triple its size in case max_num_segments parameter is set to 1, to rewrite all segments into a new one.

Data streams and time-based indices

Force-merging is useful for managing a data stream's older backing indices and other time-based indices, particularly after a rollover. In these cases, each index only receives indexing traffic for a certain period of time. Once an index receive no more writes, its shards can be force-merged to a single segment. This can be a good idea because single-segment shards can sometimes use simpler and more efficient data structures to perform searches. For example:

POST /.ds-my-data-stream-2099.03.07-000001/_forcemerge?max_num_segments=1

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: maintenance
External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of index names; use _all or empty string to perform the operation on all indices

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    Whether to ignore if a wildcard indices expression resolves into no concrete indices. (This includes _all string or when no indices have been specified)

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Whether to expand wildcard expression to concrete indices that are open, closed or both.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • flush boolean

    Specify whether the index should be flushed after performing the operation (default: true)

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    Whether specified concrete indices should be ignored when unavailable (missing or closed)

  • max_num_segments number

    The number of segments the index should be merged into (default: dynamic)

  • only_expunge_deletes boolean

    Specify whether the operation should only expunge deleted documents

  • wait_for_completion boolean

    Should the request wait until the force merge is completed.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • _shards object
      Hide _shards attributes Show _shards attributes object
      • failed number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search attempted to run on but failed.

      • successful number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search succeeded on.

      • total number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search will run on overall.

      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • index
        • node string
        • reason
        • shard number
        • status string
        • primary boolean
      • skipped number
    • task string

      task contains a task id returned when wait_for_completion=false, you can use the task_id to get the status of the task at _tasks/

POST /{index}/_forcemerge
POST my-index-000001/_forcemerge
resp = client.indices.forcemerge(
    index="my-index-000001",
)
const response = await client.indices.forcemerge({
  index: "my-index-000001",
});
response = client.indices.forcemerge(
  index: "my-index-000001"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->forcemerge([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_forcemerge"
client.indices().forcemerge(f -> f
    .index("my-index-000001")
);

Get mapping definitions Generally available

GET /{index}/_mapping/field/{fields}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_mapping/field/{fields}

GET /{index}/_mapping/field/{fields}

Retrieves mapping definitions for one or more fields. For data streams, the API retrieves field mappings for the stream’s backing indices.

This API is useful if you don't need a complete mapping or if an index mapping contains a large number of fields.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: view_index_metadata

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

  • fields string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of fields used to limit returned information. Supports wildcards (*).

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • include_defaults boolean

    If true, return all default settings in the response.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attribute Show * attribute object
      • mappings object Required
        Hide mappings attribute Show mappings attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
          • full_name string Required
          • mapping object Required
GET /{index}/_mapping/field/{fields}
GET publications/_mapping/field/title
resp = client.indices.get_field_mapping(
    index="publications",
    fields="title",
)
const response = await client.indices.getFieldMapping({
  index: "publications",
  fields: "title",
});
response = client.indices.get_field_mapping(
  index: "publications",
  fields: "title"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->getFieldMapping([
    "index" => "publications",
    "fields" => "title",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/publications/_mapping/field/title"
client.indices().getFieldMapping(g -> g
    .fields("title")
    .index("publications")
);
Response examples (200)
A sucessful response from `GET publications/_mapping/field/title`, which returns the mapping of a field called `title`.
{
   "publications": {
      "mappings": {
          "title": {
             "full_name": "title",
             "mapping": {
                "title": {
                   "type": "text"
                }
             }
          }
       }
   }
}
A successful response from `GET publications/_mapping/field/author.id,abstract,name`. The get field mapping API also supports wildcard notation.
{
   "publications": {
      "mappings": {
        "author.id": {
           "full_name": "author.id",
           "mapping": {
              "id": {
                 "type": "text"
              }
           }
        },
        "abstract": {
           "full_name": "abstract",
           "mapping": {
              "abstract": {
                 "type": "text"
              }
           }
        }
     }
   }
}
A successful response from `GET publications/_mapping/field/a*`.
{
   "publications": {
      "mappings": {
         "author.name": {
            "full_name": "author.name",
            "mapping": {
               "name": {
                 "type": "text"
               }
            }
         },
         "abstract": {
            "full_name": "abstract",
            "mapping": {
               "abstract": {
                  "type": "text"
               }
            }
         },
         "author.id": {
            "full_name": "author.id",
            "mapping": {
               "id": {
                  "type": "text"
               }
            }
         }
      }
   }
}

Get mapping definitions Generally available

GET /{index}/_mapping

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_mapping

GET /{index}/_mapping

For data streams, the API retrieves mappings for the stream’s backing indices.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: view_index_metadata

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • local boolean Deprecated

    If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
      • item object
        Hide item attributes Show item attributes object
        • all_field object
          Hide all_field attributes Show all_field attributes object
          • analyzer string Required
          • enabled boolean Required
          • omit_norms boolean Required
          • search_analyzer string Required
          • similarity string Required
          • store boolean Required
          • store_term_vector_offsets boolean Required
          • store_term_vector_payloads boolean Required
          • store_term_vector_positions boolean Required
          • store_term_vectors boolean Required
        • date_detection boolean
        • dynamic string

          Values are strict, runtime, true, or false.

        • dynamic_date_formats array[string]
        • dynamic_templates array[object]
        • _field_names object
          Hide _field_names attribute Show _field_names attribute object
          • enabled boolean Required
        • index_field object
          Hide index_field attribute Show index_field attribute object
          • enabled boolean Required
        • _meta object
          Hide _meta attribute Show _meta attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
        • numeric_detection boolean
        • properties object
        • _routing object
          Hide _routing attribute Show _routing attribute object
          • required boolean Required
        • _size object
          Hide _size attribute Show _size attribute object
          • enabled boolean Required
        • _source object
          Hide _source attributes Show _source attributes object
          • compress boolean
          • compress_threshold string
          • enabled boolean
          • excludes array[string]
          • includes array[string]
        • runtime object
          Hide runtime attribute Show runtime attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
            Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
            • fields object

              For type composite

            • fetch_fields array[object]

              For type lookup

            • format string

              A custom format for date type runtime fields.

        • enabled boolean
        • subobjects string

          Values are true or false.

        • _data_stream_timestamp object
          Hide _data_stream_timestamp attribute Show _data_stream_timestamp attribute object
          • enabled boolean Required
      • mappings object Required
        Hide mappings attributes Show mappings attributes object
        • all_field object
          Hide all_field attributes Show all_field attributes object
          • analyzer string Required
          • enabled boolean Required
          • omit_norms boolean Required
          • search_analyzer string Required
          • similarity string Required
          • store boolean Required
          • store_term_vector_offsets boolean Required
          • store_term_vector_payloads boolean Required
          • store_term_vector_positions boolean Required
          • store_term_vectors boolean Required
        • date_detection boolean
        • dynamic string

          Values are strict, runtime, true, or false.

        • dynamic_date_formats array[string]
        • dynamic_templates array[object]
        • _field_names object
          Hide _field_names attribute Show _field_names attribute object
          • enabled boolean Required
        • index_field object
          Hide index_field attribute Show index_field attribute object
          • enabled boolean Required
        • _meta object
          Hide _meta attribute Show _meta attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
        • numeric_detection boolean
        • properties object
        • _routing object
          Hide _routing attribute Show _routing attribute object
          • required boolean Required
        • _size object
          Hide _size attribute Show _size attribute object
          • enabled boolean Required
        • _source object
          Hide _source attributes Show _source attributes object
          • compress boolean
          • compress_threshold string
          • enabled boolean
          • excludes array[string]
          • includes array[string]
        • runtime object
          Hide runtime attribute Show runtime attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
            Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
            • fields object

              For type composite

            • fetch_fields array[object]

              For type lookup

            • format string

              A custom format for date type runtime fields.

        • enabled boolean
        • subobjects string

          Values are true or false.

        • _data_stream_timestamp object
          Hide _data_stream_timestamp attribute Show _data_stream_timestamp attribute object
          • enabled boolean Required
GET /{index}/_mapping
GET /books/_mapping
resp = client.indices.get_mapping(
    index="books",
)
const response = await client.indices.getMapping({
  index: "books",
});
response = client.indices.get_mapping(
  index: "books"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->getMapping([
    "index" => "books",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/books/_mapping"
client.indices().getMapping(g -> g
    .index("books")
);

Update field mappings Generally available

POST /{index}/_mapping

All methods and paths for this operation:

PUT /{index}/_mapping

POST /{index}/_mapping

Add new fields to an existing data stream or index. You can also use this API to change the search settings of existing fields and add new properties to existing object fields. For data streams, these changes are applied to all backing indices by default.

Add multi-fields to an existing field

Multi-fields let you index the same field in different ways. You can use this API to update the fields mapping parameter and enable multi-fields for an existing field. WARNING: If an index (or data stream) contains documents when you add a multi-field, those documents will not have values for the new multi-field. You can populate the new multi-field with the update by query API.

Change supported mapping parameters for an existing field

The documentation for each mapping parameter indicates whether you can update it for an existing field using this API. For example, you can use the update mapping API to update the ignore_above parameter.

Change the mapping of an existing field

Except for supported mapping parameters, you can't change the mapping or field type of an existing field. Changing an existing field could invalidate data that's already indexed.

If you need to change the mapping of a field in a data stream's backing indices, refer to documentation about modifying data streams. If you need to change the mapping of a field in other indices, create a new index with the correct mapping and reindex your data into that index.

Rename a field

Renaming a field would invalidate data already indexed under the old field name. Instead, add an alias field to create an alternate field name.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: manage
External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of index names the mapping should be added to (supports wildcards); use _all or omit to add the mapping on all indices.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation
  • write_index_only boolean

    If true, the mappings are applied only to the current write index for the target.

application/json

Body Required

  • date_detection boolean

    Controls whether dynamic date detection is enabled.

  • dynamic string

    Controls whether new fields are added dynamically.

    Values are strict, runtime, true, or false.

  • dynamic_date_formats array[string]

    If date detection is enabled then new string fields are checked against 'dynamic_date_formats' and if the value matches then a new date field is added instead of string.

  • dynamic_templates array[object]

    Specify dynamic templates for the mapping.

  • _field_names object

    Control whether field names are enabled for the index.

    Hide _field_names attribute Show _field_names attribute object
    • enabled boolean Required
  • _meta object

    A mapping type can have custom meta data associated with it. These are not used at all by Elasticsearch, but can be used to store application-specific metadata.

    Hide _meta attribute Show _meta attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
  • numeric_detection boolean

    Automatically map strings into numeric data types for all fields.

    Default value is false.

  • properties object

    Mapping for a field. For new fields, this mapping can include:

    • Field name
    • Field data type
    • Mapping parameters
  • _routing object

    Enable making a routing value required on indexed documents.

    Hide _routing attribute Show _routing attribute object
    • required boolean Required
  • _source object

    Control whether the _source field is enabled on the index.

    Hide _source attributes Show _source attributes object
    • compress boolean
    • compress_threshold string
    • enabled boolean
    • excludes array[string]
    • includes array[string]
    • mode string

      Supported values include:

      • disabled
      • stored
      • synthetic: Instead of storing source documents on disk exactly as you send them, Elasticsearch can reconstruct source content on the fly upon retrieval.

      Values are disabled, stored, or synthetic.

  • runtime object

    Mapping of runtime fields for the index.

    Hide runtime attribute Show runtime attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
      • fields object

        For type composite

        Hide fields attribute Show fields attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attribute Show * attribute object
          • type string Required

            Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

      • fetch_fields array[object]

        For type lookup

        Hide fetch_fields attributes Show fetch_fields attributes object
        • field string Required

          Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

        • format string
      • format string

        A custom format for date type runtime fields.

      • input_field string

        For type lookup

      • target_field string

        For type lookup

      • target_index string

        For type lookup

      • script object

        Painless script executed at query time.

        Hide script attributes Show script attributes object
        • source string

          The script source.

        • id string

          The id for a stored script.

        • params object

          Specifies any named parameters that are passed into the script as variables. Use parameters instead of hard-coded values to decrease compile time.

          Hide params attribute Show params attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
        • lang
        • options object
          Hide options attribute Show options attribute object
          • * string Additional properties
      • type string Required

        Field type, which can be: boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, ip,keyword, long, or lookup.

        Values are boolean, composite, date, double, geo_point, geo_shape, ip, keyword, long, or lookup.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

    • _shards object
      Hide _shards attributes Show _shards attributes object
      • failed number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search attempted to run on but failed.

      • successful number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search succeeded on.

      • total number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search will run on overall.

      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • index
        • node string
        • reason
        • shard number
        • status string
        • primary boolean
      • skipped number
POST /{index}/_mapping
PUT /my-index-000001/_mapping
{
  "properties": {
    "user": {
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "keyword"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}
resp = client.indices.put_mapping(
    index="my-index-000001",
    properties={
        "user": {
            "properties": {
                "name": {
                    "type": "keyword"
                }
            }
        }
    },
)
const response = await client.indices.putMapping({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  properties: {
    user: {
      properties: {
        name: {
          type: "keyword",
        },
      },
    },
  },
});
response = client.indices.put_mapping(
  index: "my-index-000001",
  body: {
    "properties": {
      "user": {
        "properties": {
          "name": {
            "type": "keyword"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->indices()->putMapping([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
    "body" => [
        "properties" => [
            "user" => [
                "properties" => [
                    "name" => [
                        "type" => "keyword",
                    ],
                ],
            ],
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"properties":{"user":{"properties":{"name":{"type":"keyword"}}}}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_mapping"
client.indices().putMapping(p -> p
    .index("my-index-000001")
    .properties("user", pr -> pr
        .object(o -> o
            .properties("name", pro -> pro
                .keyword(k -> k)
            )
        )
    )
);
Request example
The update mapping API can be applied to multiple data streams or indices with a single request. For example, run `PUT /my-index-000001,my-index-000002/_mapping` to update mappings for the `my-index-000001` and `my-index-000002` indices at the same time.
{
  "properties": {
    "user": {
      "properties": {
        "name": {
          "type": "keyword"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Get index settings Generally available

GET /{index}/_settings/{name}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_settings

GET /_settings/{name}
GET /{index}/_settings
GET /{index}/_settings/{name}

Get setting information for one or more indices. For data streams, it returns setting information for the stream's backing indices.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: view_index_metadata

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of settings to retrieve.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices. For example, a request targeting foo*,bar* returns an error if an index starts with foo but no index starts with bar.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • flat_settings boolean

    If true, returns settings in flat format.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • include_defaults boolean

    If true, return all default settings in the response.

  • local boolean

    If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only. If false, information is retrieved from the master node.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • * object
      Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
      • aliases object
        Hide aliases attribute Show aliases attribute object
        • * object Additional properties
          Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
          • filter object

            Query used to limit documents the alias can access.

            External documentation
          • index_routing string

            Value used to route indexing operations to a specific shard. If specified, this overwrites the routing value for indexing operations.

          • is_hidden boolean

            If true, the alias is hidden. All indices for the alias must have the same is_hidden value.

            Default value is false.

          • is_write_index boolean

            If true, the index is the write index for the alias.

            Default value is false.

          • routing string

            Value used to route indexing and search operations to a specific shard.

          • search_routing string

            Value used to route search operations to a specific shard. If specified, this overwrites the routing value for search operations.

      • mappings object
        Hide mappings attributes Show mappings attributes object
        • all_field object
          Hide all_field attributes Show all_field attributes object
          • analyzer string Required
          • enabled boolean Required
          • omit_norms boolean Required
          • search_analyzer string Required
          • similarity string Required
          • store boolean Required
          • store_term_vector_offsets boolean Required
          • store_term_vector_payloads boolean Required
          • store_term_vector_positions boolean Required
          • store_term_vectors boolean Required
        • date_detection boolean
        • dynamic string

          Values are strict, runtime, true, or false.

        • dynamic_date_formats array[string]
        • dynamic_templates array[object]
        • _field_names object
          Hide _field_names attribute Show _field_names attribute object
          • enabled boolean Required
        • index_field object
          Hide index_field attribute Show index_field attribute object
          • enabled boolean Required
        • _meta object
          Hide _meta attribute Show _meta attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
        • numeric_detection boolean
        • properties object
        • _routing object
          Hide _routing attribute Show _routing attribute object
          • required boolean Required
        • _size object
          Hide _size attribute Show _size attribute object
          • enabled boolean Required
        • _source object
          Hide _source attributes Show _source attributes object
          • compress boolean
          • compress_threshold string
          • enabled boolean
          • excludes array[string]
          • includes array[string]
        • runtime object
          Hide runtime attribute Show runtime attribute object
          • * object Additional properties
            Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
            • fields object

              For type composite

            • fetch_fields array[object]

              For type lookup

            • format string

              A custom format for date type runtime fields.

        • enabled boolean
        • subobjects string

          Values are true or false.

        • _data_stream_timestamp object
          Hide _data_stream_timestamp attribute Show _data_stream_timestamp attribute object
          • enabled boolean Required
      • settings object
        Index settings
      • defaults object

        Default settings, included when the request's include_default is true.

        Index settings
      • data_stream string
      • lifecycle object

        Data stream lifecycle applicable if this is a data stream.

        Hide lifecycle attributes Show lifecycle attributes object
        • data_retention string

          If defined, every document added to this data stream will be stored at least for this time frame. Any time after this duration the document could be deleted. When empty, every document in this data stream will be stored indefinitely.

          External documentation
        • downsampling object

          The downsampling configuration to execute for the managed backing index after rollover.

          Hide downsampling attribute Show downsampling attribute object
          • rounds array[object] Required

            The list of downsampling rounds to execute as part of this downsampling configuration

        • enabled boolean

          If defined, it turns data stream lifecycle on/off (true/false) for this data stream. A data stream lifecycle that's disabled (enabled: false) will have no effect on the data stream.

          Default value is true.

GET /{index}/_settings/{name}
GET _all/_settings?expand_wildcards=all&filter_path=*.settings.index.*.slowlog
resp = client.indices.get_settings(
    index="_all",
    expand_wildcards="all",
    filter_path="*.settings.index.*.slowlog",
)
const response = await client.indices.getSettings({
  index: "_all",
  expand_wildcards: "all",
  filter_path: "*.settings.index.*.slowlog",
});
response = client.indices.get_settings(
  index: "_all",
  expand_wildcards: "all",
  filter_path: "*.settings.index.*.slowlog"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->getSettings([
    "index" => "_all",
    "expand_wildcards" => "all",
    "filter_path" => "*.settings.index.*.slowlog",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_all/_settings?expand_wildcards=all&filter_path=*.settings.index.*.slowlog"

Open a closed index Generally available

POST /{index}/_open

For data streams, the API opens any closed backing indices.

A closed index is blocked for read/write operations and does not allow all operations that opened indices allow. It is not possible to index documents or to search for documents in a closed index. This allows closed indices to not have to maintain internal data structures for indexing or searching documents, resulting in a smaller overhead on the cluster.

When opening or closing an index, the master is responsible for restarting the index shards to reflect the new state of the index. The shards will then go through the normal recovery process. The data of opened or closed indices is automatically replicated by the cluster to ensure that enough shard copies are safely kept around at all times.

You can open and close multiple indices. An error is thrown if the request explicitly refers to a missing index. This behavior can be turned off by using the ignore_unavailable=true parameter.

By default, you must explicitly name the indices you are opening or closing. To open or close indices with _all, *, or other wildcard expressions, change the action.destructive_requires_name setting to false. This setting can also be changed with the cluster update settings API.

Closed indices consume a significant amount of disk-space which can cause problems in managed environments. Closing indices can be turned off with the cluster settings API by setting cluster.indices.close.enable to false.

Because opening or closing an index allocates its shards, the wait_for_active_shards setting on index creation applies to the _open and _close index actions as well.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: manage

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). By default, you must explicitly name the indices you using to limit the request. To limit a request using _all, *, or other wildcard expressions, change the action.destructive_requires_name setting to false. You can update this setting in the elasticsearch.yml file or using the cluster update settings API.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation
  • wait_for_active_shards number | string

    The number of shard copies that must be active before proceeding with the operation. Set to all or any positive integer up to the total number of shards in the index (number_of_replicas+1).

    Values are all or index-setting.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • acknowledged boolean Required
    • shards_acknowledged boolean Required
POST /{index}/_open
POST /.ds-my-data-stream-2099.03.07-000001/_open/
resp = client.indices.open(
    index=".ds-my-data-stream-2099.03.07-000001",
)
const response = await client.indices.open({
  index: ".ds-my-data-stream-2099.03.07-000001",
});
response = client.indices.open(
  index: ".ds-my-data-stream-2099.03.07-000001"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->open([
    "index" => ".ds-my-data-stream-2099.03.07-000001",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/.ds-my-data-stream-2099.03.07-000001/_open/"
client.indices().open(o -> o
    .index(".ds-my-data-stream-2099.03.07-000001")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response for opening an index.
{
  "acknowledged" : true,
  "shards_acknowledged" : true
}

Update index settings Generally available

PUT /{index}/_settings

All methods and paths for this operation:

PUT /_settings

PUT /{index}/_settings

Changes dynamic index settings in real time. For data streams, index setting changes are applied to all backing indices by default.

To revert a setting to the default value, use a null value. The list of per-index settings that can be updated dynamically on live indices can be found in index settings documentation. To preserve existing settings from being updated, set the preserve_existing parameter to true.

There are multiple valid ways to represent index settings in the request body. You can specify only the setting, for example:

{
  "number_of_replicas": 1
}

Or you can use an index setting object:

{
  "index": {
    "number_of_replicas": 1
  }
}

Or you can use dot annotation:

{
  "index.number_of_replicas": 1
}

Or you can embed any of the aforementioned options in a settings object. For example:

{
  "settings": {
    "index": {
      "number_of_replicas": 1
    }
  }
}

NOTE: You can only define new analyzers on closed indices. To add an analyzer, you must close the index, define the analyzer, and reopen the index. You cannot close the write index of a data stream. To update the analyzer for a data stream's write index and future backing indices, update the analyzer in the index template used by the stream. Then roll over the data stream to apply the new analyzer to the stream's write index and future backing indices. This affects searches and any new data added to the stream after the rollover. However, it does not affect the data stream's backing indices or their existing data. To change the analyzer for existing backing indices, you must create a new data stream and reindex your data into it.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: manage
External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices. For example, a request targeting foo*,bar* returns an error if an index starts with foo but no index starts with bar.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • flat_settings boolean

    If true, returns settings in flat format.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If true, returns settings in flat format.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • preserve_existing boolean

    If true, existing index settings remain unchanged.

  • reopen boolean

    Whether to close and reopen the index to apply non-dynamic settings. If set to true the indices to which the settings are being applied will be closed temporarily and then reopened in order to apply the changes.

  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation
application/json

Body Required

object object
Index settings

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

PUT /{index}/_settings
PUT /my-index-000001/_settings
{
  "index" : {
    "number_of_replicas" : 2
  }
}
resp = client.indices.put_settings(
    index="my-index-000001",
    settings={
        "index": {
            "number_of_replicas": 2
        }
    },
)
const response = await client.indices.putSettings({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  settings: {
    index: {
      number_of_replicas: 2,
    },
  },
});
response = client.indices.put_settings(
  index: "my-index-000001",
  body: {
    "index": {
      "number_of_replicas": 2
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->indices()->putSettings([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
    "body" => [
        "index" => [
            "number_of_replicas" => 2,
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"index":{"number_of_replicas":2}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_settings"
client.indices().putSettings(p -> p
    .index("my-index-000001")
    .settings(s -> s
        .index(i -> i
            .numberOfReplicas("2")
        )
    )
);
Request examples
{
  "index" : {
    "number_of_replicas" : 2
  }
}
To revert a setting to the default value, use `null`.
{
  "index" : {
    "refresh_interval" : null
  }
}
To add an analyzer, you must close the index (`POST /my-index-000001/_close`), define the analyzer, then reopen the index (`POST /my-index-000001/_open`).
{
  "analysis": {
    "analyzer": {
      "content": {
        "type": "custom",
        "tokenizer": "whitespace"
      }
    }
  }
}




Refresh an index Generally available

GET /{index}/_refresh

All methods and paths for this operation:

POST /_refresh

GET /_refresh
POST /{index}/_refresh
GET /{index}/_refresh

A refresh makes recent operations performed on one or more indices available for search. For data streams, the API runs the refresh operation on the stream’s backing indices.

By default, Elasticsearch periodically refreshes indices every second, but only on indices that have received one search request or more in the last 30 seconds. You can change this default interval with the index.refresh_interval setting.

In Elastic Cloud Serverless, the default refresh interval is 5 seconds across all indices.

Refresh requests are synchronous and do not return a response until the refresh operation completes.

Refreshes are resource-intensive. To ensure good cluster performance, it's recommended to wait for Elasticsearch's periodic refresh rather than performing an explicit refresh when possible.

If your application workflow indexes documents and then runs a search to retrieve the indexed document, it's recommended to use the index API's refresh=wait_for query parameter option. This option ensures the indexing operation waits for a periodic refresh before running the search.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: maintenance

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • _shards object
      Hide _shards attributes Show _shards attributes object
      • failed number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search attempted to run on but failed.

      • successful number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search succeeded on.

      • total number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search will run on overall.

      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • index string
        • node string
        • reason object Required

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • shard number
        • status string
        • primary boolean
      • skipped number
GET /{index}/_refresh
GET _refresh
resp = client.indices.refresh()
const response = await client.indices.refresh();
response = client.indices.refresh
$resp = $client->indices()->refresh();
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_refresh"
client.indices().refresh(r -> r);

Reload search analyzers Generally available; Added in 7.3.0

POST /{index}/_reload_search_analyzers

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /{index}/_reload_search_analyzers

POST /{index}/_reload_search_analyzers

Reload an index's search analyzers and their resources. For data streams, the API reloads search analyzers and resources for the stream's backing indices.

IMPORTANT: After reloading the search analyzers you should clear the request cache to make sure it doesn't contain responses derived from the previous versions of the analyzer.

You can use the reload search analyzers API to pick up changes to synonym files used in the synonym_graph or synonym token filter of a search analyzer. To be eligible, the token filter must have an updateable flag of true and only be used in search analyzers.

NOTE: This API does not perform a reload for each shard of an index. Instead, it performs a reload for each node containing index shards. As a result, the total shard count returned by the API can differ from the number of index shards. Because reloading affects every node with an index shard, it is important to update the synonym file on every data node in the cluster--including nodes that don't contain a shard replica--before using this API. This ensures the synonym file is updated everywhere in the cluster in case shards are relocated in the future.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: manage
External documentation

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of index names to reload analyzers for

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    Whether to ignore if a wildcard indices expression resolves into no concrete indices. (This includes _all string or when no indices have been specified)

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    Whether to expand wildcard expression to concrete indices that are open, closed or both.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    Whether specified concrete indices should be ignored when unavailable (missing or closed)

  • resource string

    Changed resource to reload analyzers from if applicable

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • reload_details array[object] Required
      Hide reload_details attributes Show reload_details attributes object
      • index string Required
      • reloaded_analyzers array[string] Required
      • reloaded_node_ids array[string] Required
    • _shards object Required
      Hide _shards attributes Show _shards attributes object
      • failed number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search attempted to run on but failed.

      • successful number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search succeeded on.

      • total number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search will run on overall.

      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • index string
        • node string
        • reason object Required

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • shard number
        • status string
        • primary boolean
      • skipped number
POST /{index}/_reload_search_analyzers
POST /my-index-000001/_reload_search_analyzers
resp = client.indices.reload_search_analyzers(
    index="my-index-000001",
)
const response = await client.indices.reloadSearchAnalyzers({
  index: "my-index-000001",
});
response = client.indices.reload_search_analyzers(
  index: "my-index-000001"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->reloadSearchAnalyzers([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_reload_search_analyzers"
Response examples (200)
A successful response when reloading a search analyzer of an index.
{
  "template": {
    "settings": {
      "number_of_shards": 1
    },
    "mappings": {
      "_source": {
        "enabled": false
      },
      "properties": {
        "host_name": {
          "type": "keyword"
        },
        "created_at": {
          "type": "date",
          "format": "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss Z yyyy"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Resolve the cluster Generally available; Added in 8.13.0

GET /_resolve/cluster/{name}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_resolve/cluster

GET /_resolve/cluster/{name}

Resolve the specified index expressions to return information about each cluster, including the local "querying" cluster, if included. If no index expression is provided, the API will return information about all the remote clusters that are configured on the querying cluster.

This endpoint is useful before doing a cross-cluster search in order to determine which remote clusters should be included in a search.

You use the same index expression with this endpoint as you would for cross-cluster search. Index and cluster exclusions are also supported with this endpoint.

For each cluster in the index expression, information is returned about:

  • Whether the querying ("local") cluster is currently connected to each remote cluster specified in the index expression. Note that this endpoint actively attempts to contact the remote clusters, unlike the remote/info endpoint.
  • Whether each remote cluster is configured with skip_unavailable as true or false.
  • Whether there are any indices, aliases, or data streams on that cluster that match the index expression.
  • Whether the search is likely to have errors returned when you do the cross-cluster search (including any authorization errors if you do not have permission to query the index).
  • Cluster version information, including the Elasticsearch server version.

For example, GET /_resolve/cluster/my-index-*,cluster*:my-index-* returns information about the local cluster and all remotely configured clusters that start with the alias cluster*. Each cluster returns information about whether it has any indices, aliases or data streams that match my-index-*.

Note on backwards compatibility

The ability to query without an index expression was added in version 8.18, so when querying remote clusters older than that, the local cluster will send the index expression dummy* to those remote clusters. Thus, if an errors occur, you may see a reference to that index expression even though you didn't request it. If it causes a problem, you can instead include an index expression like *:* to bypass the issue.

You may want to exclude a cluster or index from a search when:

  • A remote cluster is not currently connected and is configured with skip_unavailable=false. Running a cross-cluster search under those conditions will cause the entire search to fail.
  • A cluster has no matching indices, aliases or data streams for the index expression (or your user does not have permissions to search them). For example, suppose your index expression is logs*,remote1:logs* and the remote1 cluster has no indices, aliases or data streams that match logs*. In that case, that cluster will return no results from that cluster if you include it in a cross-cluster search.
  • The index expression (combined with any query parameters you specify) will likely cause an exception to be thrown when you do the search. In these cases, the "error" field in the _resolve/cluster response will be present. (This is also where security/permission errors will be shown.)
  • A remote cluster is an older version that does not support the feature you want to use in your search.

Test availability of remote clusters

The remote/info endpoint is commonly used to test whether the "local" cluster (the cluster being queried) is connected to its remote clusters, but it does not necessarily reflect whether the remote cluster is available or not. The remote cluster may be available, while the local cluster is not currently connected to it.

You can use the _resolve/cluster API to attempt to reconnect to remote clusters. For example with GET _resolve/cluster or GET _resolve/cluster/*:*. The connected field in the response will indicate whether it was successful. If a connection was (re-)established, this will also cause the remote/info endpoint to now indicate a connected status.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: view_index_metadata

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of names or index patterns for the indices, aliases, and data streams to resolve. Resources on remote clusters can be specified using the <cluster>:<name> syntax. Index and cluster exclusions (e.g., -cluster1:*) are also supported. If no index expression is specified, information about all remote clusters configured on the local cluster is returned without doing any index matching

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices. For example, a request targeting foo*,bar* returns an error if an index starts with foo but no index starts with bar. NOTE: This option is only supported when specifying an index expression. You will get an error if you specify index options to the _resolve/cluster API endpoint that takes no index expression.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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. NOTE: This option is only supported when specifying an index expression. You will get an error if you specify index options to the _resolve/cluster API endpoint that takes no index expression.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • ignore_throttled boolean Deprecated

    If true, concrete, expanded, or aliased indices are ignored when frozen. NOTE: This option is only supported when specifying an index expression. You will get an error if you specify index options to the _resolve/cluster API endpoint that takes no index expression.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index. NOTE: This option is only supported when specifying an index expression. You will get an error if you specify index options to the _resolve/cluster API endpoint that takes no index expression.

  • timeout string

    The maximum time to wait for remote clusters to respond. If a remote cluster does not respond within this timeout period, the API response will show the cluster as not connected and include an error message that the request timed out.

    The default timeout is unset and the query can take as long as the networking layer is configured to wait for remote clusters that are not responding (typically 30 seconds).

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • * object Additional properties

      Provides information about each cluster request relevant to doing a cross-cluster search.

      Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
      • connected boolean Required

        Whether the remote cluster is connected to the local (querying) cluster.

      • skip_unavailable boolean Required

        The skip_unavailable setting for a remote cluster.

      • matching_indices boolean

        Whether the index expression provided in the request matches any indices, aliases or data streams on the cluster.

      • error string

        Provides error messages that are likely to occur if you do a search with this index expression on the specified cluster (for example, lack of security privileges to query an index).

      • version object

        Provides version information about the cluster.

        Hide version attributes Show version attributes object
        • build_flavor string Required
        • minimum_index_compatibility_version string Required
        • minimum_wire_compatibility_version string Required
        • number string Required
GET /_resolve/cluster/{name}
GET /_resolve/cluster/not-present,clust*:my-index*,oldcluster:*?ignore_unavailable=false&timeout=5s
resp = client.indices.resolve_cluster(
    name="not-present,clust*:my-index*,oldcluster:*",
    ignore_unavailable=False,
    timeout="5s",
)
const response = await client.indices.resolveCluster({
  name: "not-present,clust*:my-index*,oldcluster:*",
  ignore_unavailable: "false",
  timeout: "5s",
});
response = client.indices.resolve_cluster(
  name: "not-present,clust*:my-index*,oldcluster:*",
  ignore_unavailable: "false",
  timeout: "5s"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->resolveCluster([
    "name" => "not-present,clust*:my-index*,oldcluster:*",
    "ignore_unavailable" => "false",
    "timeout" => "5s",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_resolve/cluster/not-present,clust*:my-index*,oldcluster:*?ignore_unavailable=false&timeout=5s"
client.indices().resolveCluster(r -> r
    .ignoreUnavailable(false)
    .name(List.of("not-present","clust*:my-index*","oldcluster:*"))
    .timeout(t -> t
        .offset(5)
    )
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_resolve/cluster/my-index*,clust*:my-index*`. Each cluster has its own response section. The cluster you sent the request to is labelled as "(local)".
{
  "(local)": {
    "connected": true,
    "skip_unavailable": false,
    "matching_indices": true,
    "version": {
      "number": "8.13.0",
      "build_flavor": "default",
      "minimum_wire_compatibility_version": "7.17.0",
      "minimum_index_compatibility_version": "7.0.0"
    }
  },
  "cluster_one": {
    "connected": true,
    "skip_unavailable": true,
    "matching_indices": true,
    "version": {
      "number": "8.13.0",
      "build_flavor": "default",
      "minimum_wire_compatibility_version": "7.17.0",
      "minimum_index_compatibility_version": "7.0.0"
    }
  },
  "cluster_two": {
    "connected": true,
    "skip_unavailable": false,
    "matching_indices": true,
    "version": {
      "number": "8.13.0",
      "build_flavor": "default",
      "minimum_wire_compatibility_version": "7.17.0",
      "minimum_index_compatibility_version": "7.0.0"
    }
  }
}
A successful response from `GET /_resolve/cluster/not-present,clust*:my-index*,oldcluster:*?ignore_unavailable=false&timeout=5s`. This type of request can be used to identify potential problems with your cross-cluster search. Note also that a `timeout` of 5 seconds is sent, which sets the maximum time the query will wait for remote clusters to respond. The local cluster has no index called `not_present`. Searching with `ignore_unavailable=false` would return a "no such index" error. The `cluster_one` remote cluster has no indices that match the pattern `my-index*`. There may be no indices that match the pattern or the index could be closed. The `cluster_two` remote cluster is not connected (the attempt to connect failed). Since this cluster is marked as `skip_unavailable=false`, you should probably exclude this cluster from the search by adding `-cluster_two:*` to the search index expression. For `cluster_three`, the error message indicates that this remote cluster did not respond within the 5-second timeout window specified, so it is also marked as not connected. The `oldcluster` remote cluster shows that it has matching indices, but no version information is included. This indicates that the cluster version predates the introduction of the `_resolve/cluster` API, so you may want to exclude it from your cross-cluster search.
{
  "(local)": {
    "connected": true,
    "skip_unavailable": false,
    "error": "no such index [not_present]"
  },
  "cluster_one": {
    "connected": true,
    "skip_unavailable": true,
    "matching_indices": false,
    "version": {
      "number": "8.13.0",
      "build_flavor": "default",
      "minimum_wire_compatibility_version": "7.17.0",
      "minimum_index_compatibility_version": "7.0.0"
    }
  },
  "cluster_two": {
    "connected": false,
    "skip_unavailable": false
  },
  "cluster_three": {
    "connected": false,
    "skip_unavailable": false,
    "error": "Request timed out before receiving a response from the remote cluster"
  },
  "oldcluster": {
    "connected": true,
    "skip_unavailable": false,
    "matching_indices": true
  }
}

Resolve indices Generally available; Added in 7.9.0

GET /_resolve/index/{name}

Resolve the names and/or index patterns for indices, aliases, and data streams. Multiple patterns and remote clusters are supported.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: view_index_metadata

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    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

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices. For example, a request targeting foo*,bar* returns an error if an index starts with foo but no index starts with bar.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • indices array[object] Required
      Hide indices attributes Show indices attributes object
      • name string Required
      • aliases array[string]
      • attributes array[string] Required
      • data_stream string
    • aliases array[object] Required
      Hide aliases attributes Show aliases attributes object
      • name string Required
      • indices string | array[string] Required
    • data_streams array[object] Required
      Hide data_streams attributes Show data_streams attributes object
      • name string Required
      • timestamp_field string Required

        Path to field or array of paths. Some API's support wildcards in the path to select multiple fields.

      • backing_indices string | array[string] Required
GET /_resolve/index/{name}
GET /_resolve/index/f*,remoteCluster1:bar*?expand_wildcards=all
resp = client.indices.resolve_index(
    name="f*,remoteCluster1:bar*",
    expand_wildcards="all",
)
const response = await client.indices.resolveIndex({
  name: "f*,remoteCluster1:bar*",
  expand_wildcards: "all",
});
response = client.indices.resolve_index(
  name: "f*,remoteCluster1:bar*",
  expand_wildcards: "all"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->resolveIndex([
    "name" => "f*,remoteCluster1:bar*",
    "expand_wildcards" => "all",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_resolve/index/f*,remoteCluster1:bar*?expand_wildcards=all"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_resolve/index/f*,remoteCluster1:bar*?expand_wildcards=all`.
{
  "indices": [
    {
      "name": "foo_closed",
      "attributes": [
        "closed"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "freeze-index",
      "aliases": [
        "f-alias"
      ],
      "attributes": [
        "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"
    }
  ]
}




Get index segments Generally available

GET /{index}/_segments

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_segments

GET /{index}/_segments

Get low-level information about the Lucene segments in index shards. For data streams, the API returns information about the stream's backing indices.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: monitor

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • verbose boolean

    If true, the request returns a verbose response.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • indices object Required
      Hide indices attribute Show indices attribute object
      • * object Additional properties
        Hide * attribute Show * attribute object
        • shards object Required
    • _shards object Required
      Hide _shards attributes Show _shards attributes object
      • failed number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search attempted to run on but failed.

      • successful number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search succeeded on.

      • total number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search will run on overall.

      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • index string
        • node string
        • reason object Required

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • shard number
        • status string
        • primary boolean
      • skipped number
GET /{index}/_segments
GET /my-index-000001/_segments
resp = client.indices.segments(
    index="my-index-000001",
)
const response = await client.indices.segments({
  index: "my-index-000001",
});
response = client.indices.segments(
  index: "my-index-000001"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->segments([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_segments"
client.indices().segments(s -> s
    .index("my-index-000001")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response for creating a new index for a data stream.
{
  "acknowledged": true,
  "shards_acknowledged": true,
  "old_index": ".ds-my-data-stream-2099.05.06-000001",
  "new_index": ".ds-my-data-stream-2099.05.07-000002",
  "rolled_over": true,
  "dry_run": false,
  "lazy": false,
  "conditions": {
    "[max_age: 7d]": false,
    "[max_docs: 1000]": true,
    "[max_primary_shard_size: 50gb]": false,
    "[max_primary_shard_docs: 2000]": false
  }
}
























Unfreeze an index Deprecated Generally available; Added in 6.6.0

POST /{index}/_unfreeze

When a frozen index is unfrozen, the index goes through the normal recovery process and becomes writeable again.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: manage

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    Identifier for the index.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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, open, closed, hidden, none.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation
  • timeout string

    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.

    External documentation
  • wait_for_active_shards string

    The number of shard copies that must be active before proceeding with the operation. Set to all or any positive integer up to the total number of shards in the index (number_of_replicas+1).

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • acknowledged boolean Required
    • shards_acknowledged boolean Required
POST /{index}/_unfreeze
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/{index}/_unfreeze' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"




Validate a query Generally available; Added in 1.3.0

POST /{index}/_validate/query

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_validate/query

POST /_validate/query
GET /{index}/_validate/query
POST /{index}/_validate/query

Validates a query without running it.

Path parameters

  • index string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases to search. Supports wildcards (*). To search all data streams or indices, omit this parameter or use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • all_shards boolean

    If true, the validation is executed on all shards instead of one random shard per index.

  • analyzer string

    Analyzer to use for the query string. This parameter can only be used when the q query string parameter is specified.

  • analyze_wildcard boolean

    If true, wildcard and prefix queries are analyzed.

  • default_operator string

    The default operator for query string query: AND or OR.

    Values are and, AND, or, or OR.

  • df string

    Field to use as default where no field prefix is given in the query string. This parameter can only be used when the q query string parameter is specified.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[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.

    Supported values include:

    • 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 expressions are not accepted.

    Values are all, open, closed, hidden, or none.

  • explain boolean

    If true, the response returns detailed information if an error has occurred.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

  • lenient boolean

    If true, format-based query failures (such as providing text to a numeric field) in the query string will be ignored.

  • rewrite boolean

    If true, returns a more detailed explanation showing the actual Lucene query that will be executed.

  • q string

    Query in the Lucene query string syntax.

application/json

Body

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • explanations array[object]
      Hide explanations attributes Show explanations attributes object
      • error string
      • explanation string
      • index string Required
      • valid boolean Required
    • _shards object
      Hide _shards attributes Show _shards attributes object
      • failed number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search attempted to run on but failed.

      • successful number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search succeeded on.

      • total number Required

        The number of shards the operation or search will run on overall.

      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes object
        • index string
        • node string
        • reason object Required

          Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

        • shard number
        • status string
        • primary boolean
      • skipped number
    • valid boolean Required
    • error string
POST /{index}/_validate/query
GET my-index-000001/_validate/query?q=user.id:kimchy
resp = client.indices.validate_query(
    index="my-index-000001",
    q="user.id:kimchy",
)
const response = await client.indices.validateQuery({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  q: "user.id:kimchy",
});
response = client.indices.validate_query(
  index: "my-index-000001",
  q: "user.id:kimchy"
)
$resp = $client->indices()->validateQuery([
    "index" => "my-index-000001",
    "q" => "user.id:kimchy",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-index-000001/_validate/query?q=user.id:kimchy"
client.indices().validateQuery(v -> v
    .index("my-index-000001")
    .q("user.id:kimchy")
);













Explain the lifecycle state Generally available; Added in 6.6.0

GET /{index}/_ilm/explain

Get the current lifecycle status for one or more indices. For data streams, the API retrieves the current lifecycle status for the stream's backing indices.

The response indicates when the index entered each lifecycle state, provides the definition of the running phase, and information about any failures.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: view_index_metadata,manage_ilm

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases to target. Supports wildcards (*). To target all data streams and indices, use * or _all.

Query parameters

  • only_errors boolean

    Filters the returned indices to only indices that are managed by ILM and are in an error state, either due to an encountering an error while executing the policy, or attempting to use a policy that does not exist.

  • only_managed boolean

    Filters the returned indices to only indices that are managed by ILM.

  • master_timeout string

    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.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • indices object Required
GET /{index}/_ilm/explain
GET .ds-timeseries-*/_ilm/explain
resp = client.ilm.explain_lifecycle(
    index=".ds-timeseries-*",
)
const response = await client.ilm.explainLifecycle({
  index: ".ds-timeseries-*",
});
response = client.ilm.explain_lifecycle(
  index: ".ds-timeseries-*"
)
$resp = $client->ilm()->explainLifecycle([
    "index" => ".ds-timeseries-*",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/.ds-timeseries-*/_ilm/explain"
client.ilm().explainLifecycle(e -> e
    .index(".ds-timeseries-*")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response when retrieving the current ILM status for an index.
{
  "indices": {
    "my-index-000001": {
      "index": "my-index-000001",
      "index_creation_date_millis": 1538475653281,
      "index_creation_date": "2018-10-15T13:45:21.981Z",
      "time_since_index_creation": "15s",
      "managed": true,
      "policy": "my_policy",
      "lifecycle_date_millis": 1538475653281,
      "lifecycle_date": "2018-10-15T13:45:21.981Z",
      "age": "15s",
      "phase": "new",
      "phase_time_millis": 1538475653317,
      "phase_time": "2018-10-15T13:45:22.577Z",
      "action": "complete"
      "action_time_millis": 1538475653317,
      "action_time": "2018-10-15T13:45:22.577Z",
      "step": "complete",
      "step_time_millis": 1538475653317,
      "step_time": "2018-10-15T13:45:22.577Z"
    }
  }
}












Remove policies from an index Generally available; Added in 6.6.0

POST /{index}/_ilm/remove

Remove the assigned lifecycle policies from an index or a data stream's backing indices. It also stops managing the indices.

Required authorization

  • Index privileges: manage_ilm

Path parameters

  • index string Required

    The name of the index to remove policy on

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • failed_indexes array[string] Required
    • has_failures boolean Required
POST /{index}/_ilm/remove
POST logs-my_app-default/_ilm/remove
resp = client.ilm.remove_policy(
    index="logs-my_app-default",
)
const response = await client.ilm.removePolicy({
  index: "logs-my_app-default",
});
response = client.ilm.remove_policy(
  index: "logs-my_app-default"
)
$resp = $client->ilm()->removePolicy([
    "index" => "logs-my_app-default",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/logs-my_app-default/_ilm/remove"
client.ilm().removePolicy(r -> r
    .index("logs-my_app-default")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response when removing a lifecycle policy from an index.
{
  "has_failures" : false,
  "failed_indexes" : []
}












Inference

Inference APIs enable you to use certain services, such as built-in machine learning models (ELSER, E5), models uploaded through Eland, Cohere, OpenAI, Azure, Google AI Studio or Hugging Face. For built-in models and models uploaded through Eland, the inference APIs offer an alternative way to use and manage trained models. However, if you do not plan to use the inference APIs to use these models or if you want to use non-NLP models, use the machine learning trained model APIs.









Get an inference endpoint Generally available; Added in 8.11.0

GET /_inference/{task_type}/{inference_id}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_inference

GET /_inference/{inference_id}
GET /_inference/{task_type}/{inference_id}

Path parameters

  • task_type string

    The task type

    Values are sparse_embedding, text_embedding, rerank, completion, or chat_completion.

  • inference_id string Required

    The inference Id

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • endpoints array[object] Required

      Represents an inference endpoint as returned by the GET API

      Hide endpoints attributes Show endpoints attributes object

      Represents an inference endpoint as returned by the GET API

      • chunking_settings object

        Chunking configuration object

        Hide chunking_settings attributes Show chunking_settings attributes object
        • max_chunk_size number

          The maximum size of a chunk in words. This value cannot be higher than 300 or lower than 20 (for sentence strategy) or 10 (for word strategy).

          Default value is 250.

        • overlap number

          The number of overlapping words for chunks. It is applicable only to a word chunking strategy. This value cannot be higher than half the max_chunk_size value.

          Default value is 100.

        • sentence_overlap number

          The number of overlapping sentences for chunks. It is applicable only for a sentence chunking strategy. It can be either 1 or 0.

          Default value is 1.

        • strategy string

          The chunking strategy: sentence or word.

          Default value is sentence.

      • service string Required

        The service type

      • service_settings object Required

        Settings specific to the service

      • task_settings object

        Task settings specific to the service and task type

      • inference_id string Required

        The inference Id

      • task_type string Required

        The task type

        Values are sparse_embedding, text_embedding, rerank, completion, or chat_completion.

GET /_inference/{task_type}/{inference_id}
GET _inference/sparse_embedding/my-elser-model
resp = client.inference.get(
    task_type="sparse_embedding",
    inference_id="my-elser-model",
)
const response = await client.inference.get({
  task_type: "sparse_embedding",
  inference_id: "my-elser-model",
});
response = client.inference.get(
  task_type: "sparse_embedding",
  inference_id: "my-elser-model"
)
$resp = $client->inference()->get([
    "task_type" => "sparse_embedding",
    "inference_id" => "my-elser-model",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_inference/sparse_embedding/my-elser-model"
client.inference().get(g -> g
    .inferenceId("my-elser-model")
    .taskType(TaskType.SparseEmbedding)
);












Create an AlibabaCloud AI Search inference endpoint Generally available; Added in 8.16.0

PUT /_inference/{task_type}/{alibabacloud_inference_id}

Create an inference endpoint to perform an inference task with the alibabacloud-ai-search service.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_inference

Path parameters

  • task_type string

    The type of the inference task that the model will perform.

    Values are completion, rerank, space_embedding, or text_embedding.

  • alibabacloud_inference_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the inference endpoint.

Query parameters

application/json

Body

  • chunking_settings object

    The chunking configuration object.

    Hide chunking_settings attributes Show chunking_settings attributes object
    • max_chunk_size number

      The maximum size of a chunk in words. This value cannot be higher than 300 or lower than 20 (for sentence strategy) or 10 (for word strategy).

      Default value is 250.

    • overlap number

      The number of overlapping words for chunks. It is applicable only to a word chunking strategy. This value cannot be higher than half the max_chunk_size value.

      Default value is 100.

    • sentence_overlap number

      The number of overlapping sentences for chunks. It is applicable only for a sentence chunking strategy. It can be either 1 or 0.

      Default value is 1.

    • strategy string

      The chunking strategy: sentence or word.

      Default value is sentence.

  • service string Required

    The type of service supported for the specified task type. In this case, alibabacloud-ai-search.

    Value is alibabacloud-ai-search.

  • service_settings object Required

    Settings used to install the inference model. These settings are specific to the alibabacloud-ai-search service.

    Hide service_settings attributes Show service_settings attributes object
    • api_key string Required

      A valid API key for the AlibabaCloud AI Search API.

    • host string Required

      The name of the host address used for the inference task. You can find the host address in the API keys section of the documentation.

      External documentation
    • rate_limit object

      This setting helps to minimize the number of rate limit errors returned from AlibabaCloud AI Search. By default, the alibabacloud-ai-search service sets the number of requests allowed per minute to 1000.

      Hide rate_limit attribute Show rate_limit attribute object
      • requests_per_minute number

        The number of requests allowed per minute.

    • service_id string Required

      The name of the model service to use for the inference task. The following service IDs are available for the completion task:

      • ops-qwen-turbo
      • qwen-turbo
      • qwen-plus
      • qwen-max ÷ qwen-max-longcontext

      The following service ID is available for the rerank task:

      • ops-bge-reranker-larger

      The following service ID is available for the sparse_embedding task:

      • ops-text-sparse-embedding-001

      The following service IDs are available for the text_embedding task:

      ops-text-embedding-001 ops-text-embedding-zh-001 ops-text-embedding-en-001 ops-text-embedding-002

    • workspace string Required

      The name of the workspace used for the inference task.

  • task_settings object

    Settings to configure the inference task. These settings are specific to the task type you specified.

    Hide task_settings attributes Show task_settings attributes object
    • input_type string

      For a sparse_embedding or text_embedding task, specify the type of input passed to the model. Valid values are:

      • ingest for storing document embeddings in a vector database.
      • search for storing embeddings of search queries run against a vector database to find relevant documents.
    • return_token boolean

      For a sparse_embedding task, it affects whether the token name will be returned in the response. It defaults to false, which means only the token ID will be returned in the response.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • chunking_settings object

      Chunking configuration object

      Hide chunking_settings attributes Show chunking_settings attributes object
      • max_chunk_size number

        The maximum size of a chunk in words. This value cannot be higher than 300 or lower than 20 (for sentence strategy) or 10 (for word strategy).

        Default value is 250.

      • overlap number

        The number of overlapping words for chunks. It is applicable only to a word chunking strategy. This value cannot be higher than half the max_chunk_size value.

        Default value is 100.

      • sentence_overlap number

        The number of overlapping sentences for chunks. It is applicable only for a sentence chunking strategy. It can be either 1 or 0.

        Default value is 1.

      • strategy string

        The chunking strategy: sentence or word.

        Default value is sentence.

    • service string Required

      The service type

    • service_settings object Required

      Settings specific to the service

    • task_settings object

      Task settings specific to the service and task type

    • inference_id string Required

      The inference Id

    • task_type string Required

      The task type

      Values are text_embedding, rerank, completion, or sparse_embedding.

PUT /_inference/{task_type}/{alibabacloud_inference_id}
PUT _inference/completion/alibabacloud_ai_search_completion
{
    "service": "alibabacloud-ai-search",
    "service_settings": {
        "host" : "default-j01.platform-cn-shanghai.opensearch.aliyuncs.com",
        "api_key": "AlibabaCloud-API-Key",
        "service_id": "ops-qwen-turbo",
        "workspace" : "default"
    }
}
resp = client.inference.put(
    task_type="completion",
    inference_id="alibabacloud_ai_search_completion",
    inference_config={
        "service": "alibabacloud-ai-search",
        "service_settings": {
            "host": "default-j01.platform-cn-shanghai.opensearch.aliyuncs.com",
            "api_key": "AlibabaCloud-API-Key",
            "service_id": "ops-qwen-turbo",
            "workspace": "default"
        }
    },
)
const response = await client.inference.put({
  task_type: "completion",
  inference_id: "alibabacloud_ai_search_completion",
  inference_config: {
    service: "alibabacloud-ai-search",
    service_settings: {
      host: "default-j01.platform-cn-shanghai.opensearch.aliyuncs.com",
      api_key: "AlibabaCloud-API-Key",
      service_id: "ops-qwen-turbo",
      workspace: "default",
    },
  },
});
response = client.inference.put(
  task_type: "completion",
  inference_id: "alibabacloud_ai_search_completion",
  body: {
    "service": "alibabacloud-ai-search",
    "service_settings": {
      "host": "default-j01.platform-cn-shanghai.opensearch.aliyuncs.com",
      "api_key": "AlibabaCloud-API-Key",
      "service_id": "ops-qwen-turbo",
      "workspace": "default"
    }
  }
)
$resp = $client->inference()->put([
    "task_type" => "completion",
    "inference_id" => "alibabacloud_ai_search_completion",
    "body" => [
        "service" => "alibabacloud-ai-search",
        "service_settings" => [
            "host" => "default-j01.platform-cn-shanghai.opensearch.aliyuncs.com",
            "api_key" => "AlibabaCloud-API-Key",
            "service_id" => "ops-qwen-turbo",
            "workspace" => "default",
        ],
    ],
]);
curl -X PUT -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"service":"alibabacloud-ai-search","service_settings":{"host":"default-j01.platform-cn-shanghai.opensearch.aliyuncs.com","api_key":"AlibabaCloud-API-Key","service_id":"ops-qwen-turbo","workspace":"default"}}' "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_inference/completion/alibabacloud_ai_search_completion"
client.inference().put(p -> p
    .inferenceId("alibabacloud_ai_search_completion")
    .taskType(TaskType.Completion)
    .inferenceConfig(i -> i
        .service("alibabacloud-ai-search")
        .serviceSettings(JsonData.fromJson("{\"host\":\"default-j01.platform-cn-shanghai.opensearch.aliyuncs.com\",\"api_key\":\"AlibabaCloud-API-Key\",\"service_id\":\"ops-qwen-turbo\",\"workspace\":\"default\"}"))
    )
);
Request examples
Run `PUT _inference/completion/alibabacloud_ai_search_completion` to create an inference endpoint that performs a completion task.
{
    "service": "alibabacloud-ai-search",
    "service_settings": {
        "host" : "default-j01.platform-cn-shanghai.opensearch.aliyuncs.com",
        "api_key": "AlibabaCloud-API-Key",
        "service_id": "ops-qwen-turbo",
        "workspace" : "default"
    }
}
Run `PUT _inference/rerank/alibabacloud_ai_search_rerank` to create an inference endpoint that performs a rerank task.
{
    "service": "alibabacloud-ai-search",
    "service_settings": {
        "api_key": "AlibabaCloud-API-Key",
        "service_id": "ops-bge-reranker-larger",
        "host": "default-j01.platform-cn-shanghai.opensearch.aliyuncs.com",
        "workspace": "default"
    }
}
Run `PUT _inference/sparse_embedding/alibabacloud_ai_search_sparse` to create an inference endpoint that performs perform a sparse embedding task.
{
    "service": "alibabacloud-ai-search",
    "service_settings": {
        "api_key": "AlibabaCloud-API-Key",
        "service_id": "ops-text-sparse-embedding-001",
        "host": "default-j01.platform-cn-shanghai.opensearch.aliyuncs.com",
        "workspace": "default"
    }
}
Run `PUT _inference/text_embedding/alibabacloud_ai_search_embeddings` to create an inference endpoint that performs a text embedding task.
{
    "service": "alibabacloud-ai-search",
    "service_settings": {
        "api_key": "AlibabaCloud-API-Key",
        "service_id": "ops-text-embedding-001",
        "host": "default-j01.platform-cn-shanghai.opensearch.aliyuncs.com",
        "workspace": "default"
    }
}










































































































































Run a grok processor Generally available; Added in 6.1.0

GET /_ingest/processor/grok

Extract structured fields out of a single text field within a document. You must choose which field to extract matched fields from, as well as the grok pattern you expect will match. A grok pattern is like a regular expression that supports aliased expressions that can be reused.

External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • patterns object Required
      Hide patterns attribute Show patterns attribute object
      • * string Additional properties
GET /_ingest/processor/grok
GET _ingest/processor/grok
resp = client.ingest.processor_grok()
const response = await client.ingest.processorGrok();
response = client.ingest.processor_grok
$resp = $client->ingest()->processorGrok();
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_ingest/processor/grok"
client.ingest().processorGrok();





















Get the basic license status Generally available; Added in 6.3.0

GET /_license/basic_status

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • eligible_to_start_basic boolean Required
GET /_license/basic_status
GET /_license/basic_status
resp = client.license.get_basic_status()
const response = await client.license.getBasicStatus();
response = client.license.get_basic_status
$resp = $client->license()->getBasicStatus();
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_license/basic_status"
client.license().getBasicStatus();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_license/basic_status`.
{
  "eligible_to_start_basic": true
}

Get the trial status Generally available; Added in 6.1.0

GET /_license/trial_status

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • eligible_to_start_trial boolean Required
GET /_license/trial_status
GET /_license/trial_status
resp = client.license.get_trial_status()
const response = await client.license.getTrialStatus();
response = client.license.get_trial_status
$resp = $client->license()->getTrialStatus();
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_license/trial_status"
client.license().getTrialStatus();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_license/trial_status`.
{
  "eligible_to_start_trial": true
}









Get Logstash pipelines Generally available; Added in 7.12.0

GET /_logstash/pipeline/{id}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_logstash/pipeline

GET /_logstash/pipeline/{id}

Get pipelines that are used for Logstash Central Management.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_logstash_pipelines
External documentation

Path parameters

  • id string | array[string] Required

    A comma-separated list of pipeline identifiers.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • * object Additional properties
      Hide * attributes Show * attributes object
      • description string Required

        A description of the pipeline. This description is not used by Elasticsearch or Logstash.

      • last_modified string | number

        The date the pipeline was last updated. It must be in the yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZZ strict_date_time format.

        One of:

        The date the pipeline was last updated. It must be in the yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.SSSZZ strict_date_time format.

      • pipeline string Required

        The configuration for the pipeline.

        External documentation
      • pipeline_metadata object Required

        Optional metadata about the pipeline, which can have any contents. This metadata is not generated or used by Elasticsearch or Logstash.

        Hide pipeline_metadata attributes Show pipeline_metadata attributes object
        • type string Required
        • version string Required
      • pipeline_settings object Required

        Settings for the pipeline. It supports only flat keys in dot notation.

        Hide pipeline_settings attributes Show pipeline_settings attributes object
        • pipeline.workers number Required

          The number of workers that will, in parallel, execute the filter and output stages of the pipeline.

        • pipeline.batch.size number Required

          The maximum number of events an individual worker thread will collect from inputs before attempting to execute its filters and outputs.

        • pipeline.batch.delay number Required

          When creating pipeline event batches, how long in milliseconds to wait for each event before dispatching an undersized batch to pipeline workers.

        • queue.type string Required

          The internal queuing model to use for event buffering.

        • queue.max_bytes string Required

          The total capacity of the queue (queue.type: persisted) in number of bytes.

        • queue.checkpoint.writes number Required

          The maximum number of written events before forcing a checkpoint when persistent queues are enabled (queue.type: persisted).

      • username string Required

        The user who last updated the pipeline.

GET /_logstash/pipeline/{id}
GET _logstash/pipeline/my_pipeline
resp = client.logstash.get_pipeline(
    id="my_pipeline",
)
const response = await client.logstash.getPipeline({
  id: "my_pipeline",
});
response = client.logstash.get_pipeline(
  id: "my_pipeline"
)
$resp = $client->logstash()->getPipeline([
    "id" => "my_pipeline",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_logstash/pipeline/my_pipeline"
client.logstash().getPipeline(g -> g
    .id("my_pipeline")
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _logstash/pipeline/my_pipeline`.
{
  "my_pipeline": {
    "description": "Sample pipeline for illustration purposes",
    "last_modified": "2021-01-02T02:50:51.250Z",
    "pipeline_metadata": {
      "type": "logstash_pipeline",
      "version": "1"
    },
    "username": "elastic",
    "pipeline": "input {}\\n filter { grok {} }\\n output {}",
    "pipeline_settings": {
      "pipeline.workers": 1,
      "pipeline.batch.size": 125,
      "pipeline.batch.delay": 50,
      "queue.type": "memory",
      "queue.max_bytes": "1gb",
      "queue.checkpoint.writes": 1024
    }
  }
}













Get machine learning information Generally available; Added in 6.3.0

GET /_ml/info

Get defaults and limits used by machine learning. This endpoint is designed to be used by a user interface that needs to fully understand machine learning configurations where some options are not specified, meaning that the defaults should be used. This endpoint may be used to find out what those defaults are. It also provides information about the maximum size of machine learning jobs that could run in the current cluster configuration.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor_ml

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • defaults object Required
      Hide defaults attributes Show defaults attributes object
      • anomaly_detectors object Required
        Hide anomaly_detectors attributes Show anomaly_detectors attributes object
        • categorization_analyzer
        • categorization_examples_limit number Required
        • model_memory_limit string Required
        • model_snapshot_retention_days number Required
        • daily_model_snapshot_retention_after_days number Required
      • datafeeds object Required
        Hide datafeeds attribute Show datafeeds attribute object
        • scroll_size number Required
    • limits object Required
      Hide limits attributes Show limits attributes object
    • upgrade_mode boolean Required
    • native_code object Required
      Hide native_code attributes Show native_code attributes object
      • build_hash string Required
      • version string Required
GET /_ml/info
GET _ml/info
resp = client.ml.info()
const response = await client.ml.info();
response = client.ml.info
$resp = $client->ml()->info();
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_ml/info"
client.ml().info();

Set upgrade_mode for ML indices Generally available; Added in 6.7.0

POST /_ml/set_upgrade_mode

Sets a cluster wide upgrade_mode setting that prepares machine learning indices for an upgrade. When upgrading your cluster, in some circumstances you must restart your nodes and reindex your machine learning indices. In those circumstances, there must be no machine learning jobs running. You can close the machine learning jobs, do the upgrade, then open all the jobs again. Alternatively, you can use this API to temporarily halt tasks associated with the jobs and datafeeds and prevent new jobs from opening. You can also use this API during upgrades that do not require you to reindex your machine learning indices, though stopping jobs is not a requirement in that case. You can see the current value for the upgrade_mode setting by using the get machine learning info API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_ml

Query parameters

  • enabled boolean

    When true, it enables upgrade_mode which temporarily halts all job and datafeed tasks and prohibits new job and datafeed tasks from starting.

  • timeout string

    The time to wait for the request to be completed.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • acknowledged boolean Required

      For a successful response, this value is always true. On failure, an exception is returned instead.

POST /_ml/set_upgrade_mode
POST _ml/set_upgrade_mode?enabled=true
resp = client.ml.set_upgrade_mode(
    enabled=True,
)
const response = await client.ml.setUpgradeMode({
  enabled: "true",
});
response = client.ml.set_upgrade_mode(
  enabled: "true"
)
$resp = $client->ml()->setUpgradeMode([
    "enabled" => "true",
]);
curl -X POST -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_ml/set_upgrade_mode?enabled=true"
client.ml().setUpgradeMode(s -> s
    .enabled(true)
);









































Delete expired ML data Generally available; Added in 5.4.0

DELETE /_ml/_delete_expired_data/{job_id}

All methods and paths for this operation:

DELETE /_ml/_delete_expired_data

DELETE /_ml/_delete_expired_data/{job_id}

Delete all job results, model snapshots and forecast data that have exceeded their retention days period. Machine learning state documents that are not associated with any job are also deleted. You can limit the request to a single or set of anomaly detection jobs by using a job identifier, a group name, a comma-separated list of jobs, or a wildcard expression. You can delete expired data for all anomaly detection jobs by using _all, by specifying * as the <job_id>, or by omitting the <job_id>.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_ml

Path parameters

  • job_id string Required

    Identifier for an anomaly detection job. It can be a job identifier, a group name, or a wildcard expression.

Query parameters

  • requests_per_second number

    The desired requests per second for the deletion processes. The default behavior is no throttling.

  • timeout string

    How long can the underlying delete processes run until they are canceled.

    External documentation
application/json

Body

  • requests_per_second number

    The desired requests per second for the deletion processes. The default behavior is no throttling.

  • timeout string

    How long can the underlying delete processes run until they are canceled.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • deleted boolean Required
DELETE /_ml/_delete_expired_data/{job_id}
DELETE _ml/_delete_expired_data?timeout=1h
resp = client.ml.delete_expired_data(
    timeout="1h",
)
const response = await client.ml.deleteExpiredData({
  timeout: "1h",
});
response = client.ml.delete_expired_data(
  timeout: "1h"
)
$resp = $client->ml()->deleteExpiredData([
    "timeout" => "1h",
]);
curl -X DELETE -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_ml/_delete_expired_data?timeout=1h"
client.ml().deleteExpiredData(d -> d
    .timeout(t -> t
        .offset(1)
    )
);
Response examples (200)
A successful response when deleting expired and unused anomaly detection data.
{
  "deleted": true
}