---
type: api
title: Get license information
description: Get information about your Elastic license including its type, its status, when it was issued, and when it expires.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/elasticsearch/v8/operation/operation-license-get
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/elasticsearch/v8/operation/operation-license-get
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Get license information

## Paths

- `GET` `/_license`

## Description

Get information about your Elastic license including its type, its status, when it was issued, and when it expires.

>info
> If the master node is generating a new cluster state, the get license API may return a `404 Not Found` response.
> If you receive an unexpected 404 response after cluster startup, wait a short period and retry the request.

## Authentication

- Api key: `Authorization: <value>`
  Elasticsearch APIs support key-based authentication.
  You must create an API key and use the encoded value in the request header.
  For example:
  
  
  ```
  curl -X GET "${ES_URL}/_cat/indices?v=true" \
    -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"
  ```
  
  To get API keys, use the `/_security/api_key` APIs.
- Basic: `Authorization: Basic <credentials>`
- Bearer: `Authorization: Bearer <token>`
  Elasticsearch APIs support the use of bearer tokens in the `Authorization` HTTP header to authenticate with the API.
  For examples, refer to [Token-based authentication services](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/token-authentication-services.html)

## Query string parameters

- `accept_enterprise` (boolean · default: true) — optional — deprecated
  If `true`, this parameter returns enterprise for Enterprise license types. If `false`, this parameter returns platinum for both platinum and enterprise license types. This behavior is maintained for backwards compatibility.
This parameter is deprecated and will always be set to true in 8.x.
- `local` (boolean · default: false) — optional
  Specifies whether to retrieve local information. The default value is `false`, which means the information is retrieved from the master node.

## Response

`application/json`

- `license` (object)
  - `expiry_date` (union)
  - `expiry_date_in_millis` (number)
  - `issue_date` (union)
  - `issue_date_in_millis` (number)
  - `issued_to` (string)
  - `issuer` (string)
  - `max_nodes` (union number | string) — nullable
  - `max_resource_units` (union number | string) — nullable
  - `status` (enum)
    Values: `active`, `valid`, `invalid`, `expired`
  - `type` (enum)
    Values: `missing`, `trial`, `basic`, `standard`, `dev`, `silver`, `gold`, `platinum`, `enterprise`
  - `uid` (string)
  - `start_date_in_millis` (number)
## Code examples

#### Console

```console
GET /_license
```

#### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await client.license.get();
```

#### Python

```python
resp = client.license.get()
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X GET "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_license" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY"
```

#### Java

```java
client.license().get(g -> g);
```

#### C#

```c#
var response = await client.LicenseManagement.GetAsync();
```

#### PHP

```php
$resp = $client->license()->get();
```

#### Ruby

```ruby
response = client.license.get
```

## Response examples

#### Get license response example1

A successful response from `GET /_license`.

```json
{
  "license" : {
    "status" : "active",
    "uid" : "cbff45e7-c553-41f7-ae4f-9205eabd80xx",
    "type" : "trial",
    "issue_date" : "2018-10-20T22:05:12.332Z",
    "issue_date_in_millis" : 1540073112332,
    "expiry_date" : "2018-11-19T22:05:12.332Z",
    "expiry_date_in_millis" : 1542665112332,
    "max_nodes" : 1000,
    "max_resource_units" : null,
    "issued_to" : "test",
    "issuer" : "elasticsearch",
    "start_date_in_millis" : -1
  }
}
```