---
title: stack es indices close cli command
description: Close an index. Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action 
url: https://docs-v3-preview.elastic.dev/elastic/cli/pull/472/cli/stack/es/indices/close
---

# stack es indices close cli command
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</cli-modifiers>

```bash
elastic stack es indices close --index <index> [options]
```

Close an index.
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--index string required">
    Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of index names used to limit the request.
    **Repeatable:** pass `--index` multiple times to supply more than one value
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]allow-no-indices">
    A setting that does two separate checks on the index expression. If `false`, the request returns an error (1) if any wildcard expression (including `_all` and `*`) resolves to zero matching indices or (2) if the complete set of resolved indices, aliases or data streams is empty after all expressions are evaluated. If `true`, index expressions that resolve to no indices are allowed and the request returns an empty result.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--expand-wildcards enum">
    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`.
    **Values:** all, open, closed, hidden, none
  </definition>
  <definition term="--[no-]ignore-unavailable">
    If `false`, the request returns an error if it targets a concrete (non-wildcarded) index, alias, or data stream that is missing, closed, or otherwise unavailable. If `true`, unavailable concrete targets are silently ignored.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--master-timeout string">
    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.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--timeout string">
    Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
  </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>