Retrieves information for one or more data stream or index aliases. ##Required authorization
- Index privileges:
view_index_metadata
Path parameters
-
Comma-separated list of data streams or indices used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (
*). To target all data streams and indices, omit this parameter or use*or_all. -
Comma-separated list of aliases to retrieve. Supports wildcards (
*). To retrieve all aliases, omit this parameter or use*or_all.
Query parameters
-
If
false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or_allvalue targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices. -
Type of index that wildcard patterns can match. If the request can target data streams, this argument determines whether wildcard expressions match hidden data streams. Supports comma-separated values, such as
open,hidden. Valid values are:all,open,closed,hidden,none.Values are
all,open,closed,hidden, ornone. -
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.
Values are
-1or0.
GET _alias
curl \
--request GET 'http://api.example.com/{index}/_alias/{name}'