Index APIs

Introduced 1.0

The index API operations let you interact with indexes in your cluster. Using these operations, you can create, delete, close, and complete other index-related operations.

Index API operations

The following index API operations are available, organized by category:

• Alias APIs - Create, update, delete, and retrieve information about index aliases
• Core index APIs - Fundamental operations for managing the lifecycle of indexes
• Index operations - Advanced functionality for maintaining and optimizing indexes
• Index settings and mappings - Configure and modify index behavior and structure
• Index templates - Create and manage templates for automatic index configuration
• Index blocks and allocation - Control index access restrictions and shard allocation
• Data stream stats - Returns statistics for data streams
• Dangling index - Manage indexes that exist on disk but are not part of cluster state

If you use the Security plugin, make sure you have the appropriate permissions.