Get index template API

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Returns information about one or more index templates.

GET /_index_template/template_1

Request

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GET /_index_template/<index-template>

Path parameters

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<index-template>

(Required, string) Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of index template names used to limit the request.

To retrieve all index templates, omit this parameter or use a value of *.

Query parameters

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flat_settings
(Optional, boolean) If true, returns settings in flat format. Defaults to false.
include_type_name
[7.0.0] Deprecated in 7.0.0. Mapping types have been deprecated. See Removal of mapping types. (Optional, boolean) If true, a mapping type is expected in the body of mappings. 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) Specifies the period of time 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.

Examples

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Get index templates using a wildcard expression

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GET /_index_template/temp*

Get all index templates

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GET /_index_template