Cluster get settings APIedit

Returns cluster-wide settings.

GET /_cluster/settings

Prerequisitesedit

  • If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the monitor or manage cluster privilege to use this API.

Requestedit

GET /_cluster/settings

Descriptionedit

By default, this API call only returns settings that have been explicitly defined, but can also include the default settings by calling the include_defaults parameter.

Query parametersedit

flat_settings
(Optional, Boolean) If true, returns settings in flat format. Defaults to false.
include_defaults
(Optional, Boolean) If true, returns default cluster settings from the local node. Defaults to false.
master_timeout
(Optional, time units) 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. Defaults to 30s.
timeout
(Optional, time units) Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to 30s.