Elasticsearch API

Base URL
http://api.example.com

Elasticsearch provides REST APIs that are used by the UI components and can be called directly to configure and access Elasticsearch features.

Documentation source and versions

This documentation is derived from the 8.19 branch of the elasticsearch-specification repository. It is provided under license Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International. This documentation contains work-in-progress information for future Elastic Stack releases.

Last update on Sep 16, 2025.

This API is provided under license Apache 2.0.
























Get shard allocation information Generally available

GET /_cat/allocation/{node_id}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/allocation

GET /_cat/allocation/{node_id}

Get a snapshot of the number of shards allocated to each data node and their disk space.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the command line or Kibana console. They are not intended for use by applications.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor

Path parameters

  • node_id string | array[string]

    A comma-separated list of node identifiers or names used to limit the returned information.

Query parameters

  • bytes string

    The unit used to display byte values.

    Values are b, kb, mb, gb, tb, or pb.

  • h string | array[string]

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

    Supported values include:

    • shards (or s): The number of shards on the node.
    • shards.undesired: The number of shards scheduled to be moved elsewhere in the cluster.
    • write_load.forecast (or wlf, writeLoadForecast): The sum of index write load forecasts.
    • disk.indices.forecast (or dif, diskIndicesForecast): The sum of shard size forecasts.
    • disk.indices (or di, diskIndices): The disk space used by Elasticsearch indices.
    • disk.used (or du, diskUsed): The total disk space used on the node.
    • disk.avail (or da, diskAvail): The available disk space on the node.
    • disk.total (or dt, diskTotal): The total disk capacity of all volumes on the node.
    • disk.percent (or dp, diskPercent): The percentage of disk space used on the node.
    • host (or h): IThe host of the node.
    • ip: The IP address of the node.
    • node (or n): The name of the node.
    • node.role (or r, role, nodeRole): The roles assigned to the node.

    Values are shards, s, shards.undesired, write_load.forecast, wlf, writeLoadForecast, disk.indices.forecast, dif, diskIndicesForecast, disk.indices, di, diskIndices, disk.used, du, diskUsed, disk.avail, da, diskAvail, disk.total, dt, diskTotal, disk.percent, dp, diskPercent, host, h, ip, node, n, node.role, r, role, or nodeRole.

  • 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.

    Values are -1 or 0.

Responses

GET /_cat/allocation/{node_id}
GET /_cat/allocation?v=true&format=json
resp = client.cat.allocation(
    v=True,
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.allocation({
  v: "true",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.allocation(
  v: "true",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->allocation([
    "v" => "true",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/allocation?v=true&format=json"
client.cat().allocation();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET /_cat/allocation?v=true&format=json`. It shows a single shard is allocated to the one node available.
[
  {
    "shards": "1",
    "shards.undesired": "0",
    "write_load.forecast": "0.0",
    "disk.indices.forecast": "260b",
    "disk.indices": "260b",
    "disk.used": "47.3gb",
    "disk.avail": "43.4gb",
    "disk.total": "100.7gb",
    "disk.percent": "46",
    "host": "127.0.0.1",
    "ip": "127.0.0.1",
    "node": "CSUXak2",
    "node.role": "himrst"
  }
]
































Get datafeeds Generally available; Added in 7.7.0

GET /_cat/ml/datafeeds/{datafeed_id}

All methods and paths for this operation:

GET /_cat/ml/datafeeds

GET /_cat/ml/datafeeds/{datafeed_id}

Get configuration and usage information about datafeeds. This API returns a maximum of 10,000 datafeeds. If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have monitor_ml, monitor, manage_ml, or manage cluster privileges to use this API.

IMPORTANT: CAT APIs are only intended for human consumption using the Kibana console or command line. They are not intended for use by applications. For application consumption, use the get datafeed statistics API.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: monitor_ml

Path parameters

  • datafeed_id string Required

    A numerical character string that uniquely identifies the datafeed.

Query parameters

  • allow_no_match boolean

    Specifies what to do when the request:

    • Contains wildcard expressions and there are no datafeeds that match.
    • Contains the _all string or no identifiers and there are no matches.
    • Contains wildcard expressions and there are only partial matches.

    If true, the API returns an empty datafeeds array when there are no matches and the subset of results when there are partial matches. If false, the API returns a 404 status code when there are no matches or only partial matches.

  • h string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list of column names to display.

    Supported values include:

    • ae (or assignment_explanation): For started datafeeds only, contains messages relating to the selection of a node.
    • bc (or buckets.count, bucketsCount): The number of buckets processed.
    • id: A numerical character string that uniquely identifies the datafeed.
    • na (or node.address, nodeAddress): For started datafeeds only, the network address of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • ne (or node.ephemeral_id, nodeEphemeralId): For started datafeeds only, the ephemeral ID of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • ni (or node.id, nodeId): For started datafeeds only, the unique identifier of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • nn (or node.name, nodeName): For started datafeeds only, the name of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • sba (or search.bucket_avg, searchBucketAvg): The average search time per bucket, in milliseconds.
    • sc (or search.count, searchCount): The number of searches run by the datafeed.
    • seah (or search.exp_avg_hour, searchExpAvgHour): The exponential average search time per hour, in milliseconds.
    • st (or search.time, searchTime): The total time the datafeed spent searching, in milliseconds.
    • s (or state): The status of the datafeed: starting, started, stopping, or stopped. If starting, the datafeed has been requested to start but has not yet started. If started, the datafeed is actively receiving data. If stopping, the datafeed has been requested to stop gracefully and is completing its final action. If stopped, the datafeed is stopped and will not receive data until it is re-started.
  • s string | array[string]

    Comma-separated list of column names or column aliases used to sort the response.

    Supported values include:

    • ae (or assignment_explanation): For started datafeeds only, contains messages relating to the selection of a node.
    • bc (or buckets.count, bucketsCount): The number of buckets processed.
    • id: A numerical character string that uniquely identifies the datafeed.
    • na (or node.address, nodeAddress): For started datafeeds only, the network address of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • ne (or node.ephemeral_id, nodeEphemeralId): For started datafeeds only, the ephemeral ID of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • ni (or node.id, nodeId): For started datafeeds only, the unique identifier of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • nn (or node.name, nodeName): For started datafeeds only, the name of the node where the datafeed is started.
    • sba (or search.bucket_avg, searchBucketAvg): The average search time per bucket, in milliseconds.
    • sc (or search.count, searchCount): The number of searches run by the datafeed.
    • seah (or search.exp_avg_hour, searchExpAvgHour): The exponential average search time per hour, in milliseconds.
    • st (or search.time, searchTime): The total time the datafeed spent searching, in milliseconds.
    • s (or state): The status of the datafeed: starting, started, stopping, or stopped. If starting, the datafeed has been requested to start but has not yet started. If started, the datafeed is actively receiving data. If stopping, the datafeed has been requested to stop gracefully and is completing its final action. If stopped, the datafeed is stopped and will not receive data until it is re-started.
  • time string

    The unit used to display time values.

    Values are nanos, micros, ms, s, m, h, or d.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attributes Show response attributes object
    • id string

      The datafeed identifier.

    • state string

      The status of the datafeed.

      Values are started, stopped, starting, or stopping.

    • assignment_explanation string

      For started datafeeds only, contains messages relating to the selection of a node.

    • buckets.count string

      The number of buckets processed.

    • search.count string

      The number of searches run by the datafeed.

    • search.time string

      The total time the datafeed spent searching, in milliseconds.

    • search.bucket_avg string

      The average search time per bucket, in milliseconds.

    • search.exp_avg_hour string

      The exponential average search time per hour, in milliseconds.

    • node.id string

      The unique identifier of the assigned node. For started datafeeds only, this information pertains to the node upon which the datafeed is started.

    • node.name string

      The name of the assigned node. For started datafeeds only, this information pertains to the node upon which the datafeed is started.

    • node.ephemeral_id string

      The ephemeral identifier of the assigned node. For started datafeeds only, this information pertains to the node upon which the datafeed is started.

    • node.address string

      The network address of the assigned node. For started datafeeds only, this information pertains to the node upon which the datafeed is started.

GET /_cat/ml/datafeeds/{datafeed_id}
GET _cat/ml/datafeeds?v=true&format=json
resp = client.cat.ml_datafeeds(
    v=True,
    format="json",
)
const response = await client.cat.mlDatafeeds({
  v: "true",
  format: "json",
});
response = client.cat.ml_datafeeds(
  v: "true",
  format: "json"
)
$resp = $client->cat()->mlDatafeeds([
    "v" => "true",
    "format" => "json",
]);
curl -X GET -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY" "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_cat/ml/datafeeds?v=true&format=json"
client.cat().mlDatafeeds();
Response examples (200)
A successful response from `GET _cat/ml/datafeeds?v=true&format=json`.
[
  {
    "id": "datafeed-high_sum_total_sales",
    "state": "stopped",
    "buckets.count": "743",
    "search.count": "7"
  },
  {
    "id": "datafeed-low_request_rate",
    "state": "stopped",
    "buckets.count": "1457",
    "search.count": "3"
  },
  {
    "id": "datafeed-response_code_rates",
    "state": "stopped",
    "buckets.count": "1460",
    "search.count": "18"
  },
  {
    "id": "datafeed-url_scanning",
    "state": "stopped",
    "buckets.count": "1460",
    "search.count": "18"
  }
]