Elasticsearch API

Base URL
http://api.example.com

Elasticsearch provides REST APIs that are used by the UI components and can be called directly to configure and access Elasticsearch features.

Documentation source and versions

This documentation is derived from the main branch of the elasticsearch-specification repository. It is provided under license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International. This documentation contains work-in-progress information for future Elastic Stack releases.

Last update on May 6, 2025.

This API is provided under license Apache 2.0.

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










Delete an autoscaling policy 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

  • 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.

  • timeout string

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

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}
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_autoscaling/policy/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
This may be a response to either `DELETE /_autoscaling/policy/my_autoscaling_policy` or `DELETE /_autoscaling/policy/*`.
{
  "acknowledged": true
}





Get behavioral analytics collections Deprecated Technical preview

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
        Hide event_data_stream attribute Show event_data_stream attribute object
GET /_application/analytics/{name}
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_application/analytics/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
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"
      }
  }
}




Delete a behavioral analytics collection Deprecated Technical preview

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}
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_application/analytics/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"




Create a behavioral analytics collection event Deprecated 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 Required

    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
POST /_application/analytics/{collection_name}/event/{event_type}
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_application/analytics/{collection_name}/event/{event_type}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"session\": {\n    \"id\": \"1797ca95-91c9-4e2e-b1bd-9c38e6f386a9\"\n  },\n  \"user\": {\n    \"id\": \"5f26f01a-bbee-4202-9298-81261067abbd\"\n  },\n  \"search\":{\n    \"query\": \"search term\",\n    \"results\": {\n      \"items\": [\n        {\n          \"document\": {\n            \"id\": \"123\",\n            \"index\": \"products\"\n          }\n        }\n      ],\n      \"total_results\": 10\n    },\n    \"sort\": {\n      \"name\": \"relevance\"\n    },\n    \"search_application\": \"website\"\n  },\n  \"document\":{\n    \"id\": \"123\",\n    \"index\": \"products\"\n  }\n}"'
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

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.

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    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]

    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.

  • 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.
  • 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. To indicated that the request should never timeout, you can set it to -1.

Responses

GET /_cat/aliases/{name}
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/aliases/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
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 component templates Added in 5.1.0

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.

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]

    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.

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

Responses

GET /_cat/component_templates/{name}
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/component_templates/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
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

GET /_cat/count

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.

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.

Responses

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

      Some APIs will return values such as numbers also as a string (notably epoch timestamps). This behavior is used to capture this behavior while keeping the semantics of the field type.

      Depending on the target language, code generators can keep the union or remove it and leniently parse strings to the target type.

    • Time of day, expressed as HH:MM:SS

    • count string

      the document count

GET /_cat/count
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/count' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
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 a document 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.

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]

    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
    • epoch number | string

      Some APIs will return values such as numbers also as a string (notably epoch timestamps). This behavior is used to capture this behavior while keeping the semantics of the field type.

      Depending on the target language, code generators can keep the union or remove it and leniently parse strings to the target type.

    • Time of day, expressed as HH:MM:SS

    • count string

      the document count

GET /_cat/count/{index}
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/count/{index}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
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

GET /_cat/fielddata

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.

Query parameters

  • bytes string

    The unit used to display byte values.

    Values are b, kb, mb, gb, tb, or pb.

  • fields string | array[string]

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

  • 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
GET /_cat/fielddata
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/fielddata' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
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 field data cache information

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.

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

  • bytes string

    The unit used to display byte values.

    Values are b, kb, mb, gb, tb, or pb.

  • fields string | array[string]

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

  • 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
GET /_cat/fielddata/{fields}
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/fielddata/{fields}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
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 the cluster health status

GET /_cat/health

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 cluster health API. This API is often used to check malfunctioning clusters. To help you track cluster health alongside log files and alerting systems, the API returns timestamps in two formats: HH:MM:SS, which is human-readable but includes no date information; Unix epoch time, which is machine-sortable and includes date information. The latter format is useful for cluster recoveries that take multiple days. You can use the cat health API to verify cluster health across multiple nodes. You also can use the API to track the recovery of a large cluster over a longer period of time.

Query parameters

  • time string

    The unit used to display time values.

    Values are nanos, micros, ms, s, m, h, or d.

  • ts boolean

    If true, returns HH:MM:SS and Unix epoch timestamps.

  • 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

GET /_cat/health
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/health' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/health?v=true&format=json`. By default, it returns `HH:MM:SS` and Unix epoch timestamps.
[
  {
    "epoch": "1475871424",
    "timestamp": "16:17:04",
    "cluster": "elasticsearch",
    "status": "green",
    "node.total": "1",
    "node.data": "1",
    "shards": "1",
    "pri": "1",
    "relo": "0",
    "init": "0",
    "unassign": "0",
    "unassign.pri": "0",
    "pending_tasks": "0",
    "max_task_wait_time": "-",
    "active_shards_percent": "100.0%"
  }
]












Get master node information

GET /_cat/master

Get information about the master node, including the ID, bound IP address, and name.

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.

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.

  • Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
GET /_cat/master
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/master' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/master?v=true&format=json`.
[
  {
    "id": "YzWoH_2BT-6UjVGDyPdqYg",
    "host": "127.0.0.1",
    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
    "node": "YzWoH_2"
  }
]








Get datafeeds Added in 7.7.0

GET /_cat/ml/datafeeds

Get configuration and usage information about datafeeds. This API returns a maximum of 10,000 datafeeds. If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have monitor_ml, monitor, manage_ml, or manage cluster privileges to use this API.

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 datafeed statistics API.

Query parameters

  • Specifies what to do when the request:

    • Contains wildcard expressions and there are no datafeeds 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 datafeeds 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]

    Comma-separated list of column names to display.

    Supported values include:

    • ae (or assignment_explanation): For started datafeeds only, contains messages relating to the selection of a node.
    • bc (or buckets.count, bucketsCount): The number of buckets processed.
    • id: A numerical character string that uniquely identifies the datafeed.
    • na (or node.address, nodeAddress): For started datafeeds only, the network address of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • ne (or node.ephemeral_id, nodeEphemeralId): For started datafeeds only, the ephemeral ID of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • ni (or node.id, nodeId): For started datafeeds only, the unique identifier of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • nn (or node.name, nodeName): For started datafeeds only, the name of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • sba (or search.bucket_avg, searchBucketAvg): The average search time per bucket, in milliseconds.
    • sc (or search.count, searchCount): The number of searches run by the datafeed.
    • seah (or search.exp_avg_hour, searchExpAvgHour): The exponential average search time per hour, in milliseconds.
    • st (or search.time, searchTime): The total time the datafeed spent searching, in milliseconds.
    • s (or state): The status of the datafeed: starting, started, stopping, or stopped. If starting, the datafeed has been requested to start but has not yet started. If started, the datafeed is actively receiving data. If stopping, the datafeed has been requested to stop gracefully and is completing its final action. If stopped, the datafeed is stopped and will not receive data until it is re-started.
  • s string | array[string]

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

    Supported values include:

    • ae (or assignment_explanation): For started datafeeds only, contains messages relating to the selection of a node.
    • bc (or buckets.count, bucketsCount): The number of buckets processed.
    • id: A numerical character string that uniquely identifies the datafeed.
    • na (or node.address, nodeAddress): For started datafeeds only, the network address of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • ne (or node.ephemeral_id, nodeEphemeralId): For started datafeeds only, the ephemeral ID of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • ni (or node.id, nodeId): For started datafeeds only, the unique identifier of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • nn (or node.name, nodeName): For started datafeeds only, the name of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • sba (or search.bucket_avg, searchBucketAvg): The average search time per bucket, in milliseconds.
    • sc (or search.count, searchCount): The number of searches run by the datafeed.
    • seah (or search.exp_avg_hour, searchExpAvgHour): The exponential average search time per hour, in milliseconds.
    • st (or search.time, searchTime): The total time the datafeed spent searching, in milliseconds.
    • s (or state): The status of the datafeed: starting, started, stopping, or stopped. If starting, the datafeed has been requested to start but has not yet started. If started, the datafeed is actively receiving data. If stopping, the datafeed has been requested to stop gracefully and is completing its final action. If stopped, the datafeed is stopped and will not receive data until it is re-started.
  • time string

    The unit used to display time values.

    Values are nanos, micros, ms, s, m, h, or d.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • id string

      The datafeed identifier.

    • state string

      Values are started, stopped, starting, or stopping.

    • For started datafeeds only, contains messages relating to the selection of a node.

    • The number of buckets processed.

    • The number of searches run by the datafeed.

    • The total time the datafeed spent searching, in milliseconds.

    • The average search time per bucket, in milliseconds.

    • The exponential average search time per hour, in milliseconds.

    • node.id string

      The unique identifier of the assigned node. For started datafeeds only, this information pertains to the node upon which the datafeed is started.

    • The name of the assigned node. For started datafeeds only, this information pertains to the node upon which the datafeed is started.

    • The ephemeral identifier of the assigned node. For started datafeeds only, this information pertains to the node upon which the datafeed is started.

    • The network address of the assigned node. For started datafeeds only, this information pertains to the node upon which the datafeed is started.

GET /_cat/ml/datafeeds
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/ml/datafeeds' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _cat/ml/datafeeds?v=true&format=json`.
[
  {
    "id": "datafeed-high_sum_total_sales",
    "state": "stopped",
    "buckets.count": "743",
    "search.count": "7"
  },
  {
    "id": "datafeed-low_request_rate",
    "state": "stopped",
    "buckets.count": "1457",
    "search.count": "3"
  },
  {
    "id": "datafeed-response_code_rates",
    "state": "stopped",
    "buckets.count": "1460",
    "search.count": "18"
  },
  {
    "id": "datafeed-url_scanning",
    "state": "stopped",
    "buckets.count": "1460",
    "search.count": "18"
  }
]




















Get node attribute information

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.

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.

  • Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

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
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/nodeattrs' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
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 pending task information

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.

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.

  • Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

  • time string

    Unit used to display time values.

    Values are nanos, micros, ms, s, m, h, or d.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
GET /_cat/pending_tasks
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/pending_tasks' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
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

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.

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 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.

  • Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

Responses

GET /_cat/plugins
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/plugins' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
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 snapshot repository information 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.

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.

  • Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

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
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/repositories' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/repositories?v=true&format=json`.
[
  {
    "id": "repo1",
    "type": "fs"
  },
  {
    "id": "repo2",
    "type": "s3"
  }
]
























Get task information Technical preview

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.

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.

  • 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.

  • time string

    Unit used to display time values.

    Values are nanos, micros, ms, s, m, h, or d.

  • timeout string

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

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

Responses

GET /_cat/tasks
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cat/tasks' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
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 the pending cluster tasks

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.

Query parameters

  • local boolean

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

  • 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.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • 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.

      • 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.

      • Time unit for milliseconds

GET /_cluster/pending_tasks
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cluster/pending_tasks' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Get remote cluster information 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.

External documentation

Responses

GET /_remote/info
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_remote/info' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"












Get the cluster state Added in 1.3.0

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.

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

  • 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.
  • Return settings in flat format (default: false)

  • 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)

  • Specify timeout for connection to master

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

  • The maximum time to wait for wait_for_metadata_version before timing out

Responses

GET /_cluster/state/{metric}/{index}
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_cluster/state/{metric}/{index}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"








Ping the cluster

HEAD /

Get information about whether the cluster is running.

Responses

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












Get the hot threads for nodes

GET /_nodes/{node_id}/hot_threads

Get a breakdown of the hot threads on each selected node in the cluster. The output is plain text with a breakdown of the top hot threads for each node.

Path parameters

  • node_id string | array[string] Required

    List of node IDs or names used to limit returned information.

Query parameters

  • If true, known idle threads (e.g. waiting in a socket select, or to get a task from an empty queue) are filtered out.

  • interval string

    The interval to do the second sampling of threads.

  • Number of samples of thread stacktrace.

  • threads number

    Specifies the number of hot threads to provide information for.

  • timeout string

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

  • type string

    The type to sample.

    Values are cpu, wait, block, gpu, or mem.

  • sort string

    The sort order for 'cpu' type (default: total)

    Values are cpu, wait, block, gpu, or mem.

Responses

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
















































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.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • _nodes object
      Hide _nodes attributes Show _nodes attributes object
      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes 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/usage
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_nodes/usage' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

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

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.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • _nodes object
      Hide _nodes attributes Show _nodes attributes object
      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes 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
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_nodes/{node_id}/usage' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"




Get feature usage information Added in 6.0.0

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

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.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • _nodes object
      Hide _nodes attributes Show _nodes attributes object
      • failures array[object]
        Hide failures attributes Show failures attributes 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}
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_nodes/{node_id}/usage/{metric}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"








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 for syncing content from third-party data sources, which can be deployed on Elastic Cloud or hosted on your own 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. This API requires the manage_connector privilege or, for read-only endpoints, the monitor_connector privilege.

Check out the connector API tutorial

Check in a connector Technical preview

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_check_in

Update the last_seen field in the connector and set it to the current timestamp.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be checked in

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}/_check_in
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_check_in' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
{
    "result": "updated"
}
























Cancel a connector sync job Beta

PUT /_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_cancel

Cancel a connector sync job, which sets the status to cancelling and updates cancellation_requested_at to the current time. The connector service is then responsible for setting the status of connector sync jobs to cancelled.

Path parameters

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/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_cancel
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_cancel' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

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

Responses

PUT /_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_check_in
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_check_in' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

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

application/json

Body Required

  • 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

PUT /_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_claim
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_claim' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"sync_cursor":{},"worker_hostname":"string"}'








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

application/json

Body Required

  • error string Required

    The error for the connector sync job error field.

Responses

PUT /_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_error
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/_sync_job/{connector_sync_job_id}/_error' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n    \"error\": \"some-error\"\n}"'
Request example
{
    "error": "some-error"
}




Create a connector sync job Beta

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

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • id string Required
POST /_connector/_sync_job
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_connector/_sync_job' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"id\": \"connector-id\",\n  \"job_type\": \"full\",\n  \"trigger_method\": \"on_demand\"\n}"'
Request example
{
  "id": "connector-id",
  "job_type": "full",
  "trigger_method": "on_demand"
}




Activate the connector draft filter Technical preview

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 API key ID Beta

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_api_key_id

Update the api_key_id and api_key_secret_id fields of a connector. You can specify the ID of the API key used for authorization and the ID of the connector secret where the API key is stored. The connector secret ID is required only for Elastic managed (native) connectors. Self-managed connectors (connector clients) do not use this field.

Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

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}/_api_key_id
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_api_key_id' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n    \"api_key_id\": \"my-api-key-id\",\n    \"api_key_secret_id\": \"my-connector-secret-id\"\n}"'
Request example
{
    "api_key_id": "my-api-key-id",
    "api_key_secret_id": "my-connector-secret-id"
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}




Update the connector error field Technical preview

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

    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
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_error' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n    \"error\": \"Houston, we have a problem!\"\n}"'
Request example
{
    "error": "Houston, we have a problem!"
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}








Update the connector draft filtering validation Technical preview

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
    • 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 index name Beta

PUT /_connector/{connector_id}/_index_name

Update the index_name field of a connector, specifying the index where the data ingested by the connector is stored.

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}/_index_name
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_index_name' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n    \"index_name\": \"data-from-my-google-drive\"\n}"'
Request example
{
    "index_name": "data-from-my-google-drive"
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}




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}/_native
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_native' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"is_native":true}'




Path parameters

  • connector_id string Required

    The unique identifier of the connector to be updated

application/json

Body Required

  • scheduling object Required
    Hide scheduling attributes Show scheduling attributes 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

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

        The interval is expressed using the crontab syntax

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}/_scheduling
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_scheduling' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n    \"scheduling\": {\n        \"access_control\": {\n            \"enabled\": true,\n            \"interval\": \"0 10 0 * * ?\"\n        },\n        \"full\": {\n            \"enabled\": true,\n            \"interval\": \"0 20 0 * * ?\"\n        },\n        \"incremental\": {\n            \"enabled\": false,\n            \"interval\": \"0 30 0 * * ?\"\n        }\n    }\n}"'
{
    "scheduling": {
        "access_control": {
            "enabled": true,
            "interval": "0 10 0 * * ?"
        },
        "full": {
            "enabled": true,
            "interval": "0 20 0 * * ?"
        },
        "incremental": {
            "enabled": false,
            "interval": "0 30 0 * * ?"
        }
    }
}
{
    "scheduling": {
        "full": {
            "enabled": true,
            "interval": "0 10 0 * * ?"
        }
    }
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}

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}/_service_type
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_connector/{connector_id}/_service_type' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n    \"service_type\": \"sharepoint_online\"\n}"'
Request example
{
    "service_type": "sharepoint_online"
}
Response examples (200)
{
  "result": "updated"
}
































Get auto-follow patterns Added in 6.5.0

GET /_ccr/auto_follow

Get cross-cluster replication auto-follow patterns.

External documentation

Query parameters

  • 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.

Responses

GET /_ccr/auto_follow
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_ccr/auto_follow' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_ccr/auto_follow/my_auto_follow_pattern`, which gets auto-follow patterns.
{
  "patterns": [
    {
      "name": "my_auto_follow_pattern",
      "pattern": {
        "active": true,
        "remote_cluster" : "remote_cluster",
        "leader_index_patterns" :
        [
          "leader_index*"
        ],
        "leader_index_exclusion_patterns":
        [
          "leader_index_001"
        ],
        "follow_index_pattern" : "{{leader_index}}-follower"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Pause an auto-follow pattern 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.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    The name of the auto-follow pattern to pause.

Query parameters

  • 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.

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
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_ccr/auto_follow/{name}/pause' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `POST /_ccr/auto_follow/my_auto_follow_pattern/pause`, which pauses an auto-follow pattern.
{
  "acknowledged" : true
}




Resume an auto-follow pattern 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.

External documentation

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    The name of the auto-follow pattern to resume.

Query parameters

  • 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.

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
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_ccr/auto_follow/{name}/resume' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
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 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

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
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/{index}/_ccr/resume_follow' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"max_read_request_operation_count\" : 1024,\n  \"max_outstanding_read_requests\" : 16,\n  \"max_read_request_size\" : \"1024k\",\n  \"max_write_request_operation_count\" : 32768,\n  \"max_write_request_size\" : \"16k\",\n  \"max_outstanding_write_requests\" : 8,\n  \"max_write_buffer_count\" : 512,\n  \"max_write_buffer_size\" : \"512k\",\n  \"max_retry_delay\" : \"10s\",\n  \"read_poll_timeout\" : \"30s\"\n}"'
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
}












Create a data stream Added in 7.9.0

PUT /_data_stream/{name}

You must have a matching index template with data stream enabled.

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

  • 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.

  • timeout string

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

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}
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_data_stream/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Delete data streams Added in 7.9.0

DELETE /_data_stream/{name}

Deletes one or more data streams and their backing indices.

Path parameters

  • name string | array[string] Required

    Comma-separated list of data streams to delete. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

  • 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.

  • 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.

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}
curl \
 --request DELETE 'http://api.example.com/_data_stream/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"












Update data stream lifecycles Added in 8.11.0

PUT /_data_stream/{name}/_lifecycle

Update the data stream lifecycle of the specified data streams.

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. Valid values are: all, hidden, open, closed, 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.
  • 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.

  • timeout string

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

application/json

Body

  • 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.

  • 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

        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.

      • config object Required
        Hide config attribute Show config attribute object
        • fixed_interval string Required

          A date histogram interval. Similar to Duration with additional units: w (week), M (month), q (quarter) and y (year)

  • 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.

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
curl \
 --request PUT 'http://api.example.com/_data_stream/{name}/_lifecycle' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"data_retention\": \"7d\"\n}"'
{
  "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

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

    A date histogram interval. Similar to Duration with additional units: w (week), M (month), q (quarter) and y (year)

Responses

POST /{index}/_downsample/{target_index}
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/{index}/_downsample/{target_index}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '"{\n  \"fixed_interval\": \"1d\"\n}"'
Request example
{
  "fixed_interval": "1d"
}




Get data stream lifecycle stats Added in 8.12.0

GET /_lifecycle/stats

Get statistics about the data streams that are managed by a data stream lifecycle.

Responses

GET /_lifecycle/stats
curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_lifecycle/stats' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"
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
    }
  ]
}




Convert an index alias to a data stream Added in 7.9.0

POST /_data_stream/_migrate/{name}

Converts an index alias to a data stream. You must have a matching index template that is data stream enabled. The alias must meet the following criteria: The alias must have a write index; All indices for the alias must have a @timestamp field mapping of a date or date_nanos field type; The alias must not have any filters; The alias must not use custom routing. If successful, the request removes the alias and creates a data stream with the same name. The indices for the alias become hidden backing indices for the stream. The write index for the alias becomes the write index for the stream.

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Name of the index alias to convert to a data stream.

Query parameters

  • 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.

  • timeout string

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

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • acknowledged boolean Required

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

POST /_data_stream/_migrate/{name}
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_data_stream/_migrate/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"

Update data streams 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

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
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_data_stream/_modify' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY" \
 --header "Content-Type: application/json" \
 --data '{"actions":[{"add_backing_index":{"data_stream":"string","index":"string"},"remove_backing_index":{"data_stream":"string","index":"string"}}]}'

Promote a data stream 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

  • 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.

Responses

POST /_data_stream/_promote/{name}
curl \
 --request POST 'http://api.example.com/_data_stream/_promote/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"








































Check a document

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

  • 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.

  • 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

HEAD /{index}/_doc/{id}
HEAD my-index-000001/_doc/0
curl -I "localhost:9200/my-index-000001/_doc/0?pretty"
const response = await client.exists({
  index: "my-index-000001",
  id: 0,
});
console.log(response);
resp = client.exists(
  index="my-index-000001",
  id="0",
)
print(resp)
response = client.exists(
  index: 'my-index-000001',
  id: 0
)
puts response