Get index template APIedit

Returns information about one or more index templates.

GET /_template/template_1

Requestedit

GET /_template/<index-template>

Path parametersedit

<index-template>

(Required, string) Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of index template names used to limit the request.

To return all index templates, omit this parameter or use a value of _all or *.

Query parametersedit

flat_settings
(Optional, boolean) If true, returns settings in flat format. Defaults to false.
include_type_name
[7.0.0] Deprecated in 7.0.0. Mapping types have been deprecated. See Removal of mapping types. (Optional, boolean) If true, a mapping type is expected in the body of mappings. Defaults to false.
local
(Optional, boolean) If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only. Defaults to false, which means information is retrieved from the master node.
master_timeout
(Optional, time units) Specifies the period of time 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. Defaults to 30s.

Examplesedit

Get multiple index templatesedit

GET /_template/template_1,template_2

Get index templates using a wildcard expressionedit

GET /_template/temp*

Get all index templatesedit

GET /_template