---
title: Options
description: Options are settings used by actions. allocation_type, allow_ilm_indices, continue_if_exception, count, delay, delete_aliases, skip_flush, disable_action,...
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/options
products:
  - Elasticsearch
  - Elasticsearch Curator
---

# Options
Options are settings used by [actions](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/actions).
- [allocation_type](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_allocation_type)
- [allow_ilm_indices](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_allow_ilm)
- [continue_if_exception](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_continue)
- [count](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_count)
- [delay](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_delay)
- [delete_aliases](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_delete_aliases)
- [skip_flush](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_skip_flush)
- [disable_action](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_disable)
- [extra_settings](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_extra_settings)
- [ignore_empty_list](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_ignore_empty)
- [ignore_unavailable](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_ignore)
- [include_aliases](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_include_aliases)
- [include_global_state](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_include_gs)
- [include_hidden](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_include_hidden)
- [indices](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_indices)
- [key](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_key)
- [max_age](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_max_age)
- [max_docs](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_max_docs)
- [max_size](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_max_size)
- [max_num_segments](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_mns)
- [max_wait](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_max_wait)
- [migration_prefix](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_migration_prefix)
- [migration_suffix](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_migration_suffix)
- [name](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_name)
- [new_index](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_new_index)
- [node_filters](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_node_filters)
- [number_of_replicas](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_number_of_replicas)
- [number_of_shards](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_number_of_shards)
- [partial](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_partial)
- [refresh](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_refresh)
- [remote_certificate](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_remote_certificate)
- [remote_client_cert](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_remote_client_cert)
- [remote_client_key](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_remote_client_key)
- [remote_filters](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_remote_filters)
- [remote_url_prefix](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_remote_url_prefix)
- [rename_pattern](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_rename_pattern)
- [rename_replacement](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_rename_replacement)
- [repository](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_repository)
- [request_body](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_request_body)
- [requests_per_second](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_requests_per_second)
- [retry_count](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_retry_count)
- [retry_interval](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_retry_interval)
- [routing_type](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_routing_type)
- [search_pattern](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_search_pattern)
- [setting](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_setting)
- [shrink_node](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_shrink_node)
- [slices](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_slices)
- [skip_repo_fs_check](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_skip_fsck)
- [timeout](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_timeout)
- [timeout_override](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_timeout_override)
- [value](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_value)
- [wait_for_active_shards](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_wait_for_active_shards)
- [wait_for_completion](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_wfc)
- [wait_for_rebalance](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_wait_for_rebalance)
- [wait_interval](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_wait_interval)
- [warn_if_no_indices](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/option_warn_if_no_indices)

You can use [environment variables](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/3016/reference/elasticsearch/curator/envvars) in your configuration files.