[[indices-get-index]]
=== Get index API
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<titleabbrev>Get index</titleabbrev>
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Returns information about one or more indices. For data streams, the API
returns information about the stream's backing indices.

[source,console]
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GET /my-index-000001
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// TEST[setup:my_index]

NOTE: Before 7.0.0, the 'mappings' definition used to include a type name. Although mappings
in responses no longer contain a type name by default, you can still request the old format
through the parameter include_type_name. For more details, please see <<removal-of-types>>.


[[get-index-api-request]]
==== {api-request-title}

`GET /<target>`

[[get-index-api-prereqs]]
==== {api-prereq-title}

* If the {es} {security-features} are enabled, you must have the
`view_index_metadata` or `manage` <<privileges-list-indices,index privilege>>
for the target data stream, index, or alias.

[[get-index-api-path-params]]
==== {api-path-parms-title}

`<target>`::
(Required, string) Comma-separated list of data streams, indices, and aliases
used to limit the request. Supports wildcards (`*`). To target all data streams
and indices, omit this parameter or use `*` or `_all`.

[[get-index-api-query-params]]
==== {api-query-parms-title}

include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=allow-no-indices]
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Defaults to `true`.

include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=expand-wildcards]
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Defaults to `open`.

include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=flat-settings]

include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=include-defaults]

include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=include-type-name]

`ignore_unavailable`::
(Optional, Boolean)
If `false`, requests that target a missing index return an error. Defaults to
`false`.

include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=local]

include::{es-repo-dir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=master-timeout]
