Get Prometheus build information

GET /_prometheus/{index}/api/v1/status/buildinfo
GET /_prometheus/api/v1/status/buildinfo

Auth

Get Elasticsearch build information in the format of the Prometheus /api/v1/status/buildinfo endpoint. Prometheus-compatible clients, such as Grafana, call this endpoint to identify the backend and the features it supports.

Path parameters

index string optional

An index pattern, accepted for consistency with the other Prometheus endpoints. The response doesn't depend on it.

Leave it out to use /_prometheus/api/v1/status/buildinfo.

Response

application/json

status string required: The status of the request. It is always success.
data object required: The Elasticsearch build information.

Examples

Request Console 1 / 6 languages

Console Kibana Dev Tools

GET /_prometheus/api/v1/status/buildinfo

JavaScript Elasticsearch JavaScript Client

const response = await client.prometheus.statusBuildinfo();

Python Elasticsearch Python Client

resp = client.prometheus.status_buildinfo()

curl Shell

curl -X GET "$ELASTICSEARCH_URL/_prometheus/api/v1/status/buildinfo" \
  -H "Authorization: ApiKey $ELASTIC_API_KEY"

PHP Elasticsearch PHP Client

$resp = $client->prometheus()->statusBuildinfo();

Ruby Elasticsearch Ruby Client

response = client.prometheus.status_buildinfo

Response

A successful response from GET /_prometheus/api/v1/status/buildinfo.

{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "application": "Elasticsearch",
    "version": "9.5.0",
    "revision": "00000000",
    "buildDate": "2026-07-09T22:10:13.578182715Z"
  }
}