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Task management

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The task management APIs enable you to retrieve information about tasks or cancel tasks running in a cluster.

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1 endpoint

  • Get task information
    • GET /_tasks/{task_id}
  • Authentication
  • Behavioral analytics
    • Get behavioral analytics collections GET
    • Create a behavioral analytics collection PUT
    • Delete a behavioral analytics collection DELETE
  • Cluster
    • Get cluster info GET
    • Ping the cluster HEAD
  • Compact and aligned text (CAT)
    • Get aliases GET
    • Get component templates GET
    • Get a document count GET
    • Get CAT help GET
    • Get index information GET
    • Get data frame analytics jobs GET
    • Get datafeeds GET
    • Get anomaly detection jobs GET
    • Get trained models GET
    • Get transform information GET
  • Connector
    • Check in a connector PUT
    • Get a connector GET
    • Create or update a connector PUT
    • Delete a connector DELETE
    • Get all connectors GET
    • Create a connector POST
    • Cancel a connector sync job PUT
    • Get a connector sync job GET
    • Delete a connector sync job DELETE
    • Get all connector sync jobs GET
    • Create a connector sync job POST
    • Activate the connector draft filter PUT
    • Update the connector API key ID PUT
    • Update the connector configuration PUT
    • Update the connector error field PUT
    • Update the connector filtering PUT
    • Update the connector draft filtering validation PUT
    • Update the connector index name PUT
    • Update the connector name and description PUT
    • Update the connector is_native flag PUT
    • Update the connector pipeline PUT
    • Update the connector scheduling PUT
    • Update the connector service type PUT
    • Update the connector status PUT
  • Data stream
    • Get data streams GET
    • Create a data stream PUT
    • Delete data streams DELETE
    • Get the status for a data stream lifecycle GET
    • Get data stream lifecycles GET
    • Update data stream lifecycles PUT
    • Get data stream mappings GET
    • Update data stream mappings PUT
    • Get data stream options GET
    • Update data stream options PUT
    • Get data stream settings GET
    • Update data stream settings PUT
    • Convert an index alias to a data stream POST
    • Update data streams POST
  • Document
    • Bulk index or delete documents PUT
    • Create a new document in the index POST
    • Get a document by its ID GET
    • Create or update a document in an index POST
    • Delete a document DELETE
    • Check a document HEAD
    • Delete documents POST
    • Get a document's source GET
    • Check for a document source HEAD
    • Reindex documents POST
    • Get multiple documents POST
    • Get multiple term vectors POST
    • Throttle a reindex operation POST
    • Get term vector information POST
    • Update a document POST
    • Update documents POST
  • Enrich
    • Get an enrich policy GET
    • Create an enrich policy PUT
    • Delete an enrich policy DELETE
    • Run an enrich policy PUT
  • EQL
    • Get async EQL search results GET
    • Delete an async EQL search DELETE
    • Get the async EQL status GET
    • Get EQL search results POST
  • ES|QL
    • Get ES|QL data sources GET
    • Create or update an ES|QL data source PUT
    • Delete ES|QL data sources DELETE
    • Get ES|QL datasets GET
    • Create or update an ES|QL dataset PUT
    • Delete ES|QL datasets DELETE
    • Get an ES|QL view GET
    • Create or update an ES|QL view PUT
    • Delete an ES|QL view DELETE
    • Get a specific running ES|QL query information GET
    • Get running ES|QL queries information GET
    • Run an ES|QL query POST
  • Index
    • Get component templates GET
    • Create or update a component template POST
    • Delete component templates DELETE
    • Check component templates HEAD
    • Add an index block PUT
    • Remove an index block DELETE
    • Get tokens from text analysis POST
    • Get index information GET
    • Create an index PUT
    • Delete indices DELETE
    • Check indices HEAD
    • Create or update an alias POST
    • Delete an alias DELETE
    • Get index templates GET
    • Create or update an index template POST
    • Delete an index template DELETE
    • Check index templates HEAD
    • Get aliases GET
    • Check aliases HEAD
    • Get mapping definitions GET
    • Update field mappings POST
    • Get index settings GET
    • Update index settings PUT
    • Refresh an index GET
    • Resolve indices POST
    • Roll over to a new index POST
    • Simulate an index POST
    • Simulate an index template POST
    • Create or update an alias POST
    • Validate a query POST
  • Inference
    • Perform streaming chat completion inference on the service POST
    • Perform completion inference on the service POST
    • Get an inference endpoint GET
    • Create an inference endpoint PUT
    • Perform inference on the service POST
    • Delete an inference endpoint DELETE
    • Get the inference region policy GET
    • Create or update the inference region policy PUT
    • Delete the inference region policy DELETE
    • Perform dense embedding inference on the service POST
    • Perform non-streaming chat completion inference on the service POST
    • Create a AI21 inference endpoint PUT
    • Create an AlibabaCloud AI Search inference endpoint PUT
    • Create an Amazon Bedrock inference endpoint PUT
    • Create an Amazon SageMaker inference endpoint PUT
    • Create an Anthropic inference endpoint PUT
    • Create an Azure AI studio inference endpoint PUT
    • Create an Azure OpenAI inference endpoint PUT
    • Create a Cohere inference endpoint PUT
    • Create an Contextual AI inference endpoint PUT
    • Create a custom inference endpoint PUT
    • Create a DeepSeek inference endpoint PUT
    • Create an Elasticsearch inference endpoint PUT
    • Create an ELSER inference endpoint PUT
    • Create a Fireworks AI inference endpoint PUT
    • Create an Google AI Studio inference endpoint PUT
    • Create a Google Vertex AI inference endpoint PUT
    • Create a Groq inference endpoint PUT
    • Create a Hugging Face inference endpoint PUT
    • Create an JinaAI inference endpoint PUT
    • Create a Llama inference endpoint PUT
    • Create a Mistral inference endpoint PUT
    • Create an Nvidia inference endpoint PUT
    • Create an OpenAI inference endpoint PUT
    • Create an OpenShift AI inference endpoint PUT
    • Create a VoyageAI inference endpoint PUT
    • Create a Watsonx inference endpoint PUT
    • Perform reranking inference on the service POST
    • Perform sparse embedding inference on the service POST
    • Perform streaming completion inference on the service POST
    • Perform text embedding inference on the service POST
    • Update an inference endpoint PUT
  • Info
    • Get cluster info GET
  • Ingest
    • Get pipelines GET
    • Create or update a pipeline PUT
    • Delete pipelines DELETE
    • Run a grok processor GET
    • Simulate a pipeline POST
  • Licensing
    • Get license information GET
  • Logstash
    • Get Logstash pipelines GET
    • Create or update a Logstash pipeline PUT
    • Delete a Logstash pipeline DELETE
  • Machine learning anomaly detection
    • Close anomaly detection jobs POST
    • Create a calendar PUT
    • Get calendar configuration info POST
    • Delete a calendar DELETE
    • Delete events from a calendar DELETE
    • Add anomaly detection job to calendar PUT
    • Delete anomaly jobs from a calendar DELETE
    • Get datafeeds configuration info GET
    • Create a datafeed PUT
    • Delete a datafeed DELETE
    • Get filters GET
    • Create a filter PUT
    • Delete a filter DELETE
    • Get anomaly detection jobs configuration info GET
    • Create an anomaly detection job PUT
    • Delete an anomaly detection job DELETE
    • Estimate job model memory usage POST
    • Force buffered data to be processed POST
    • Predict future behavior of a time series POST
    • Get info about events in calendars GET
    • Add scheduled events to the calendar POST
    • Get datafeed stats GET
    • Get anomaly detection job stats GET
    • Get overall bucket results POST
    • Open anomaly detection jobs POST
    • Preview a datafeed POST
    • Reset an anomaly detection job POST
    • Start datafeeds POST
    • Stop datafeeds POST
    • Update a datafeed POST
    • Update a filter POST
    • Update an anomaly detection job POST
  • Machine learning data frame analytics
    • Get data frame analytics job configuration info GET
    • Create a data frame analytics job PUT
    • Delete a data frame analytics job DELETE
    • Evaluate data frame analytics POST
    • Get data frame analytics job stats GET
    • Preview features used by data frame analytics POST
    • Start a data frame analytics job POST
    • Stop data frame analytics jobs POST
    • Update a data frame analytics job POST
  • Machine learning trained model
    • Get trained model configuration info GET
    • Create a trained model PUT
    • Delete an unreferenced trained model DELETE
    • Create or update a trained model alias PUT
    • Delete a trained model alias DELETE
    • Get trained models usage info GET
    • Evaluate a trained model POST
    • Create part of a trained model definition PUT
    • Create a trained model vocabulary PUT
    • Start a trained model deployment POST
    • Stop a trained model deployment POST
    • Update a trained model deployment POST
  • Migration
    • Cancel a migration reindex operation POST
    • Create an index from a source index POST
    • Get the migration reindexing status GET
  • Project
    • Get project routing expressions GET
    • Create or update project routing expressions PUT
    • Get a project routing expression GET
    • Create or update a project routing expression PUT
    • Delete a project routing expression DELETE
    • Get tags POST
  • Query rules
    • Get a query rule GET
    • Create or update a query rule PUT
    • Delete a query rule DELETE
    • Get a query ruleset GET
    • Create or update a query ruleset PUT
    • Delete a query ruleset DELETE
    • Get all query rulesets GET
    • Test a query ruleset POST
  • Reindex
    • Cancel an ongoing reindex task POST
    • Get the status and progress of a specific reindex task GET
    • Get information about all currently running reindex tasks GET
  • Script
    • Get a script or search template GET
    • Delete a script or search template DELETE
    • Create or update a script or search template POST
    • Run a script POST
  • Search
    • Get async search results GET
    • Delete an async search DELETE
    • Get the async search status GET
    • Run an async search POST
    • Run a scrolling search POST
    • Clear a scrolling search DELETE
    • Close a point in time DELETE
    • Count search results GET
    • Explain a document match result POST
    • Get the field capabilities POST
    • Run multiple searches POST
    • Run multiple templated searches POST
    • Open a point in time POST
    • Evaluate ranked search results POST
    • Render a search template POST
    • Run a search POST
    • Search a vector tile GET
    • Run a search with a search template POST
    • Get terms in an index POST
  • Search application
    • Get search application details GET
    • Create or update a search application PUT
    • Delete a search application DELETE
    • Get search applications GET
    • Run a search application search POST
  • Security
    • Authenticate a user GET
    • Get API key information GET
    • Create an API key POST
    • Invalidate API keys DELETE
    • Create a service account token POST
    • Delete service account tokens DELETE
    • Get roles GET
    • Create or update roles POST
    • Delete roles DELETE
    • Get builtin privileges GET
    • Check user privileges POST
    • Find API keys with a query POST
    • Find roles with a query POST
    • Update an API key PUT
  • SQL
    • Clear an SQL search cursor POST
    • Delete an async SQL search DELETE
    • Get async SQL search results GET
    • Get the async SQL search status GET
    • Get SQL search results GET
    • Translate SQL into Elasticsearch queries GET
  • Synonyms
    • Get a synonym set GET
    • Create or update a synonym set PUT
    • Delete a synonym set DELETE
    • Get a synonym rule GET
    • Create or update a synonym rule PUT
    • Delete a synonym rule DELETE
    • Get all synonym sets GET
  • Task management
    • Get task information GET
  • Transform
    • Get transforms GET
    • Create a transform PUT
    • Delete a transform DELETE
    • Get node stats GET
    • Get transform stats GET
    • Preview a transform POST
    • Reset a transform POST
    • Schedule a transform to start now POST
    • Start a transform POST
    • Stop transforms POST
    • Update a transform POST
  • Types
    • Query DSL
      • QueryContainer
    • Aggregations
      • AggregationContainer
      • Aggregate
    • Ingest
      • ProcessorContainer
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