Get index template information Generally available; Added in 5.2.0

GET /_cat/templates/{name}
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All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/templates

GET /_cat/templates/{name}

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

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Path parameters

  • name string Required

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

Query parameters

  • h string | array[string]

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

    Supported values include:

    • name (or n): The template name.
    • index_patterns (or t): The template index patterns.
    • order (or o, p): The template application order or priority number.
    • version (or v): The version.
    • composed_of (or c): The component templates comprising the index template.

    Values are name, n, index_patterns, t, order, o, p, version, v, composed_of, or c.

  • s string | array[string]

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

  • local boolean

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

  • master_timeout string

    Period to wait for a connection to the master node.

    External documentation

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • name string

      The template name.

    • index_patterns string

      The template index patterns.

    • order string

      The template application order or priority number.

    • version string | null

      The template version.

      One of:
      VersionString string string-2 string | null
    • composed_of string

      The component templates that comprise the index template.
GET /_cat/templates/{name} 
GET _cat/templates/my-template-*?v=true&s=name&format=json

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