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Example uses basic HTTP syntax. Any <#> in the example should be removed when copying it. You can use the _cat APIs to get a human readable, tabular output for various reasons. GET /_cat/health?v <1> The ?v is optional, but it implies that you want "verbose" output. _...

Example uses basic HTTP syntax. Any <#> in the example should be removed when copying it. You can use the _cat APIs to get a human readable, tabular output for various reasons. GET /_cat/health <1> _cat/health has existed since Elasticsearch 1.x, but here is an example of its output...

Example uses basic HTTP syntax. Any <#> in the example should be removed when copying it. Like most _cat APIs in Elasticsearch, the API selectively responds with a default set of fields. However, other fields exist from the API if you want them: GET /_cat/health?help <1> ?help cau...

Example uses basic HTTP syntax. Any <#> in the example should be removed when copying it. The _cat APIs are often convenient for humans to get at-a-glance details about the cluster. But you frequently want consistently parseable output to use with software. In general, the JSON APIs are meant...