Check index templates Generally available

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HEAD /_index_template/{name}
Api key auth Basic auth Bearer auth

Check whether index templates exist.

Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: manage_index_templates

Path parameters

  • name string Required

    Comma-separated list of index template names used to limit the request. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

Query parameters

  • local boolean

    If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only. Defaults to false, which means information is retrieved from the master node.

  • flat_settings boolean

    If true, returns settings in flat format.

  • master_timeout string

    Period 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.

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Responses

  • 200 application/json
HEAD /_index_template/{name} 
curl \
 --request HEAD 'http://api.example.com/_index_template/{name}' \
 --header "Authorization: $API_KEY"