Get the ILM status Generally available; Added in 6.6.0

GET /_ilm/status

Get the current index lifecycle management status. ##Required authorization

  • Cluster privileges: read_ilm

Responses

  • 200 application/json
    Hide response attribute Show response attribute object
    • operation_mode string Required

      Values are RUNNING, STOPPING, or STOPPED.
GET /_ilm/status 
GET _ilm/status

curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_ilm/status'
Response examples (200)
A successful response when retrieving the current ILM status. 
{
  "operation_mode": "RUNNING"
}

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