---
type: api
title: Check component templates
description: Returns information about whether a particular component template exists.
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-cluster-exists-component-template
resource: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/4641/api/doc/elasticsearch/v9/operation/operation-cluster-exists-component-template
products:
  - Elasticsearch
---

# Check component templates

Authentication: required

Availability: Generally available since 7.8

## Paths

- `HEAD` `/_component_template/{name}`

#### Path parameters

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

## Description

Returns information about whether a particular component template exists.

## Query string parameters

- `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.
- `local` (boolean · default: false) — optional — deprecated
  If true, the request retrieves information from the local node only.
Defaults to false, which means information is retrieved from the master node.

## Response

`application/json`

## Code examples

#### Console

```console
HEAD /_component_template/NAME
```

#### curl

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

## Response examples

#### 200

`application/json`