---
type: api
title: Get the snapshot lifecycle management status
description: ## Required authorization
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/elasticsearch/v8/operation/operation-slm-get-status
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4493/api/doc/elasticsearch/v8/operation/operation-slm-get-status
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Get the snapshot lifecycle management status

Availability: Generally available since 7.6

## Paths

- `GET` `/_slm/status`

## Required authorization

- Cluster privileges: `read_slm`

## 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

- `master_timeout` (string · default: 30s) — optional
  The 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.
To indicate that the request should never timeout, set it to `-1`.
- `timeout` (string · default: 30s) — optional
  The period to wait for a response.
If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error.
To indicate that the request should never timeout, set it to `-1`.

## Response

`application/json`

- `operation_mode` (enum)
  Values: `RUNNING`, `STOPPING`, `STOPPED`
## Code examples

#### Console

```console
GET _slm/status
```

#### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await client.slm.getStatus();
```

#### Python

```python
resp = client.slm.get_status()
```

#### curl

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

#### Java

```java
client.slm().getStatus(g -> g);
```

#### C#

```c#
var response = await client.SnapshotLifecycleManagement.GetStatusAsync();
```

#### PHP

```php
$resp = $client->slm()->getStatus();
```

#### Ruby

```ruby
response = client.slm.get_status
```

## Response examples

#### Get snapshot lifecycle management status response example1

A successful response from `GET _slm/status`.

```json
{
  "operation_mode": "RUNNING"
}
```