---
type: api
title: Get Universal Profiling setup status
description: **Spaces method and path for this operation:**
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-get-profiling-setup-es-resources
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4371/api/doc/kibana/operation/operation-get-profiling-setup-es-resources
products:
  - Kibana
---

# Get Universal Profiling setup status

- Server: `https://{kibana_url}`

## Paths

- `GET` `/api/profiling/setup/es_resources`
- `GET` `/s/{space_id}/api/profiling/setup/es_resources`

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

## Description

Refer to [Spaces](https://www.elastic.co/docs/deploy-manage/manage-spaces) for more information.

Check if Universal Profiling has been set up and configured properly<br/><br/>[Required authorization] Route required privileges: profiling.

## Responses

#### `200`

Indicates a successful call.

`application/json`

- `has_data` (boolean)
  Whether Universal Profiling has ingested any data.
- `has_required_role` (boolean)
  Whether the current user has the privileges required to run Universal Profiling setup.
- `has_setup` (boolean)
  Whether every resource Universal Profiling requires has already been created.
- `pre_8_9_1_data` (boolean)
  Whether data ingested before version 8.9.1 is present. That data cannot be read by the current version.
- `profiling_enabled` (boolean)
  Whether the Universal Profiling plugin is enabled in the Elasticsearch cluster.
#### `403`

The user does not have the privileges required to read the Universal Profiling setup status.

#### `500`

An unexpected error occurred while checking the Universal Profiling setup status.

## Code Examples

#### Console

```console
GET /api/profiling/setup/es_resources
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X GET "https://{kibana_url}/api/profiling/setup/es_resources"
```

## Response Examples

#### Not set up yet

The Elasticsearch profiling plugin is enabled, but the required resources have not been created. Call `POST /api/profiling/setup/es_resources` to set them up.

```json
{
  "has_data": false,
  "has_required_role": true,
  "has_setup": false,
  "pre_8_9_1_data": false,
  "profiling_enabled": true
}
```

#### Disabled in Elasticsearch

The Universal Profiling plugin is disabled in the Elasticsearch cluster, so setup cannot complete until it is enabled.

```json
{
  "has_data": false,
  "has_required_role": true,
  "has_setup": false,
  "pre_8_9_1_data": false,
  "profiling_enabled": false
}
```

#### Set up and receiving data

Universal Profiling is set up and profiling data has been ingested.

```json
{
  "has_data": true,
  "has_required_role": true,
  "has_setup": true,
  "pre_8_9_1_data": false,
  "profiling_enabled": true
}
```