Path parameters

• task_id string Required

  The ID of the reindex task to retrieve.

Query parameters

• wait_for_completion boolean

  If true, the request blocks until the reindex task completes, then returns the result.

• timeout string

  The period to wait for the reindex task to complete when wait_for_completion is true.

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Responses

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  • completed boolean Required

    Whether the reindex task has completed.

  • id string Required

    The ID of the reindex task. The value is the ID assigned when the task was first created and remains stable across node-shutdown relocations.

  • description string

    A sanitized description of the reindex operation (source and destination indices, and optionally remote host info).

  • start_time_in_millis number

    Time unit for milliseconds

  • start_time string

    The time at which the reindex task started, as an ISO 8601 formatted string. Only present when the request includes the ?human=true query parameter.

  • running_time string

    The elapsed running time of the reindex task, in a human-readable format. Only present when the request includes the ?human=true query parameter.

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  • running_time_in_nanos number

    Time unit for nanoseconds

  • cancelled boolean Required

    Whether the reindex task has been cancelled.

  • status object

    The current progress of the reindex operation.

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    • slice_id number

      The slice ID

    • batches number Required

      The number of scroll responses pulled back by the reindex.

    • created number

      The number of documents that were successfully created.

    • deleted number Required

      The number of documents that were successfully deleted.

    • noops number Required

      The number of documents that were ignored because the script used for the reindex returned a noop value for ctx.op.

    • requests_per_second number Required

      The number of requests per second effectively executed during the reindex.

    • retries object Required

      The number of retries attempted by reindex. bulk is the number of bulk actions retried and search is the number of search actions retried.

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      • bulk number Required

        The number of bulk actions retried.

      • search number Required

        The number of search actions retried.

    • throttled string

      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.

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    • throttled_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • throttled_until string

      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.

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    • throttled_until_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • total number Required

      The number of documents that were successfully processed.

    • updated number

      The number of documents that were successfully updated, for example, a document with same ID already existed prior to reindex updating it.

    • version_conflicts number Required

      The number of version conflicts that reindex hits.

    • cancelled string

      The reason for cancellation if the slice was canceled

  • error object

    The error that caused the reindex task to fail, if any.

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    • type string Required

      The type of error

    • reason string | null

      A human-readable explanation of the error, in English.

      One of:

      string-1 string string-2 string | null
    • stack_trace string

      The server stack trace. Present only if the error_trace=true parameter was sent with the request.

    • caused_by object

      Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

    • root_cause array[object]

      Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

      Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

    • suppressed array[object]

      Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

      Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

  • response object

    The final result of the completed reindex operation, if the task has finished successfully.

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    • batches number

      The number of scroll responses pulled back by the reindex.

    • created number

      The number of documents that were successfully created.

    • deleted number

      The number of documents that were successfully deleted.

    • failures array[object]

      Any failures encountered during the reindex. If non-empty, the reindex ended because of these failures.

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      • cause object Required

        Cause and details about a request failure. This class defines the properties common to all error types. Additional details are also provided, that depend on the error type.

      • id string Required
      • index string Required
      • status number Required
    • noops number

      The number of documents that were ignored because the script returned a noop value for ctx.op.

    • requests_per_second number

      The number of requests per second effectively executed during the reindex.

    • retries object

      The number of retries attempted by reindex.

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      • bulk number Required

        The number of bulk actions retried.

      • search number Required

        The number of search actions retried.

    • throttled_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • throttled_until_millis number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • timed_out boolean

      Whether any of the requests executed during the reindex timed out.

    • took number

      Time unit for milliseconds

    • total number

      The number of documents that were successfully processed.

    • updated number

      The number of documents that were successfully updated.

    • version_conflicts number

      The number of version conflicts that occurred.