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