---
type: api
title: Cluster
description: The cluster APIs enable you to retrieve information about your infrastructure on cluster, node, or shard level. You can manage cluster settings and voting configuration exceptions, collect node statistics and retrieve node information.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch-serverless/group/endpoint-cluster
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch-serverless/group/endpoint-cluster
products:
  - Elasticsearch Serverless
---

# Cluster

`cluster`

The cluster APIs enable you to retrieve information about your infrastructure on cluster, node, or shard level. You can manage cluster settings and voting configuration exceptions, collect node statistics and retrieve node information.

[Learn more about the cluster state.](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/distributed-architecture/discovery-cluster-formation/cluster-state-overview)

- [Get cluster info](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch-serverless/operation/operation-cluster-info): `GET` `/_info/{target}`
- [Ping the cluster](https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch-serverless/operation/operation-ping): `HEAD` `/`