Check indices

Check if one or more indices, index aliases, or data streams exist.

Path Parameters

index union IndexName | [] IndexName required: Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases. Supports wildcards (*).

200 application/json

Examples

Request Console 1 / 8 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

HEAD my-data-stream

JavaScript Elasticsearch JavaScript Client

const response = await client.indices.exists({
  index: "my-data-stream",
});

Python Elasticsearch Python Client

resp = client.indices.exists(
    index="my-data-stream",
)

curl Shell

curl "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/my-data-stream" \
  --head \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY"

Java Elasticsearch Java Client

client.indices().exists(e -> e
    .index("my-data-stream")
);

C# Elasticsearch .NET Client

var response = await client.Indices.ExistsAsync(indices: new[] { "my-data-stream" });

PHP Elasticsearch PHP Client

$resp = $client->indices()->exists([
    "index" => "my-data-stream",
]);

Ruby Elasticsearch Ruby Client

response = client.indices.exists(
  index: "my-data-stream"
)

Response

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