---
title: stack es indices exists-template cli command
description: Check existence of index templates. Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action 
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/cli/pull/457/cli/stack/es/indices/exists-template
---

# stack es indices exists-template cli command
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```bash
elastic stack es indices exists-template --name <name> [options]
```

Check existence of index templates.
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

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  <definition term="--name string required">
    A comma-separated list of index template names used to limit the request. Wildcard (`*`) expressions are supported.
    **Repeatable:** pass `--name` multiple times to supply more than one value
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]flat-settings">
    Indicates whether to use a flat format for the response.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]local">
    Indicates whether to get information from the local node only.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--master-timeout string">
    The period to wait for the master node. If the master node is not available before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. To indicate that the request should never timeout, set it to `-1`.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--input-file string">
    path to a JSON file to use as command input
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Global Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--[no-]json">
    output as JSON
  </definition>
</definitions>