GET /_segments

Get low-level information about the Lucene segments in index shards. For data streams, the API returns information about the stream's backing indices. ##Required authorization

  • Index privileges: monitor

Query parameters

  • allow_no_indices boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if any wildcard expression, index alias, or _all value targets only missing or closed indices. This behavior applies even if the request targets other open indices.

  • expand_wildcards string | array[string]

    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, or none.

  • ignore_unavailable boolean

    If false, the request returns an error if it targets a missing or closed index.

Responses

  • 200 application/json
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    • indices object Required
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      • * object Additional properties
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        • shards object Required
    • _shards object Required
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      • failed number Required
      • successful number Required
      • total number Required
      • failures array[object]
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        • index string
        • node string
        • reason object Required
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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
          • root_cause array[object]
          • suppressed array[object]
        • shard number Required
        • status string
      • skipped number
GET /_segments 
GET /my-index-000001/_segments

curl \
 --request GET 'http://api.example.com/_segments'
Response examples (200)
A successful response for creating a new index for a data stream. 
{
  "acknowledged": true,
  "shards_acknowledged": true,
  "old_index": ".ds-my-data-stream-2099.05.06-000001",
  "new_index": ".ds-my-data-stream-2099.05.07-000002",
  "rolled_over": true,
  "dry_run": false,
  "lazy": false,
  "conditions": {
    "[max_age: 7d]": false,
    "[max_docs: 1000]": true,
    "[max_primary_shard_size: 50gb]": false,
    "[max_primary_shard_docs: 2000]": false
  }
}

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