---
type: api
title: Check index templates
description: Check whether index templates exist.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/v8/operation/operation-indices-exists-index-template
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/v8/operation/operation-indices-exists-index-template
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Check index templates

Authentication: required

## Paths

- `HEAD` `/_index_template/{name}`

#### Path parameters

- `name` (string) — required
  Comma-separated list of index template names used to limit the request. Wildcard (*) expressions are supported.

## Description

Check whether index templates exist.

## Required authorization

- Cluster privileges: `manage_index_templates`

## Query string parameters

- `local` (boolean · default: false) — optional
  If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only. Defaults to false, which means information is retrieved from the master node.
- `flat_settings` (boolean · default: false) — optional
  If true, returns settings in flat format.
- `master_timeout` (string · default: 30s) — optional
  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.

## Response

`application/json`

## Code examples

#### Console

```console
HEAD /_index_template/NAME
```

#### curl

```curl
curl -X HEAD "${ELASTICSEARCH_URL}/_index_template/${NAME}" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey ${API_KEY}"
```

## Response examples

#### 200

`application/json`