---
title: stack es exists-source cli command
description: Check for a document source. Behaviour flags: --dry-run — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4097/reference/elastic-cli/cli/stack/es/exists-source
applies_to:
  - Elastic Cloud Serverless: Preview
  - Elastic Stack: Preview
---

# stack es exists-source cli command
<cli-modifiers>
</cli-modifiers>

```bash
elastic stack es exists-source --id <id> --index <index> [options]
```

Check for a document source.
**Behaviour flags:**
`--dry-run` — validate all inputs and exit without performing any action

## Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--id string required">
    A unique identifier for the document.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--index string required">
    A comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases.
    It supports wildcards (`*`).
  </definition>
  <definition term="--preference string">
    The node or shard the operation should be performed on.
    By default, the operation is randomized between the shard replicas.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--realtime">
    If `true`, the request is real-time as opposed to near-real-time.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--refresh">
    If `true`, the request refreshes the relevant shards before retrieving the document.
    Setting it to `true` should be done after careful thought and verification that this does not cause a heavy load on the system (and slow down indexing).
  </definition>
  <definition term="--routing string">
    A custom value used to route operations to a specific shard.
    **Repeatable:** pass `--routing` multiple times to supply more than one value
  </definition>
  <definition term="--source string">
    Indicates whether to return the `_source` field (`true` or `false`) or lists the fields to return.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--source-excludes string">
    A comma-separated list of source fields to exclude in the response.
    **Repeatable:** pass `--source-excludes` multiple times to supply more than one value
  </definition>
  <definition term="--source-includes string">
    A comma-separated list of source fields to include in the response.
    **Repeatable:** pass `--source-includes` multiple times to supply more than one value
  </definition>
  <definition term="--version number">
    The version number for concurrency control.
    It must match the current version of the document for the request to succeed.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--version-type enum">
    The version type.
    **Values:** internal, external, external_gte
  </definition>
  <definition term="--error-trace">
    When set to `true` Elasticsearch will include the full stack trace of errors
    when they occur.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--filter-path string">
    Comma-separated list of filters in dot notation which reduce the response
    returned by Elasticsearch.
    **Repeatable:** pass `--filter-path` multiple times to supply more than one value
  </definition>
  <definition term="--human">
    When set to `true` will return statistics in a format suitable for humans.
    For example `"exists_time": "1h"` for humans and
    `"exists_time_in_millis": 3600000` for computers. When disabled the human
    readable values will be omitted. This makes sense for responses being consumed
    only by machines.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--pretty">
    If set to `true` the returned JSON will be "pretty-formatted". Only use
    this option for debugging only.
  </definition>
  <definition term="--input-file string">
    path to a JSON file to use as command input
  </definition>
  <definition term="--dry-run">
    validate all inputs and exit without performing any action (preview changes without applying them)
  </definition>
</definitions>


## Global Options

<definitions>
  <definition term="--json">
    output as JSON
  </definition>
</definitions>