---
type: api
title: Get pipelines
description: **All methods and paths for this operation:**
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-ingest-get-pipeline
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-ingest-get-pipeline
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Get pipelines


Availability: 5.0+

## Paths

- `GET` `/_ingest/pipeline/{id}`
- `GET` `/_ingest/pipeline`

- [Api key auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/authentication#apikeyauth)
- [Basic auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/authentication#basicauth)
- [Bearer auth](/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/authentication#bearerauth)

#### Path Parameters

- `id` (string Id) — optional, leave it out to use `/_ingest/pipeline`
  Comma-separated list of pipeline IDs to retrieve.
Wildcard (`*`) expressions are supported.
To get all ingest pipelines, omit this parameter or use `*`.

## Description

Get information about one or more ingest pipelines.
This API returns a local reference of the pipeline.

[About ingest pipelines](https://www.elastic.co/docs/manage-data/ingest/transform-enrich/ingest-pipelines)

## Query String Parameters

- `master_timeout` (string Duration · default: 30s)
  Period to wait for a connection to the master node.
If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
- `summary` (boolean · default: false)
  Return pipelines without their definitions

## Response

`application/json`

Type: `map string to Pipeline`

## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
GET /_ingest/pipeline/my-pipeline-id
```

#### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await client.ingest.getPipeline({
  id: "my-pipeline-id",
});
```

#### Python

```python
resp = client.ingest.get_pipeline(
    id="my-pipeline-id",
)
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X GET "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_ingest/pipeline/my-pipeline-id" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY"
```

#### Java

```java
client.ingest().getPipeline(g -> g
    .id("my-pipeline-id")
);
```

#### C#

```c#
var response = await client.Ingest
    .GetPipelineAsync(d1 => d1
        .Id("my-pipeline-id")
    );
```

#### PHP

```php
$resp = $client->ingest()->getPipeline([
    "id" => "my-pipeline-id",
]);
```

#### Ruby

```ruby
response = client.ingest.get_pipeline(
  id: "my-pipeline-id"
)
```

## Response Examples

#### Get pipeline response example1

A successful response for retrieving information about an ingest pipeline.

```json
{
  "my-pipeline-id" : {
    "description" : "describe pipeline",
    "version" : 123,
    "processors" : [
      {
        "set" : {
          "field" : "foo",
          "value" : "bar"
        }
      }
    ],
    "created_date" : "2024-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
    "created_date_millis" : 1704110400000,
    "modified_date" : "2025-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
    "modified_date_millis" : 1735732800000
  }
}
```