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cat pending tasks API

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cat pending tasks API

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Returns cluster-level changes that have not yet been executed, similar to the pending cluster tasks API.

Request

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GET /_cat/pending_tasks

Prerequisites

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If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the monitor or manage cluster privilege to use this API.

Query parameters

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format: (Optional, string) Short version of the HTTP accept header. Valid values include JSON, YAML, etc.
h: (Optional, string) Comma-separated list of column names to display.
help: (Optional, Boolean) If true, the response includes help information. Defaults to false.
local: (Optional, Boolean) If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only. Defaults to false, which means information is retrieved from the master node.
master_timeout: (Optional, time units) Period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to 30s.
s: (Optional, string) Comma-separated list of column names or column aliases used to sort the response.
time: (Optional, time units) Unit used to display time values.
v: (Optional, Boolean) If true, the response includes column headings. Defaults to false.

Examples

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GET /_cat/pending_tasks?v=true

The API returns the following response:

insertOrder timeInQueue priority source
       1685       855ms HIGH     update-mapping [foo][t]
       1686       843ms HIGH     update-mapping [foo][t]
       1693       753ms HIGH     refresh-mapping [foo][[t]]
       1688       816ms HIGH     update-mapping [foo][t]
       1689       802ms HIGH     update-mapping [foo][t]
       1690       787ms HIGH     update-mapping [foo][t]
       1691       773ms HIGH     update-mapping [foo][t]

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