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:api: ilm-explain-lifecycle
:request: ExplainLifecycleRequest
:response: ExplainLifecycleResponse
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=== Explain Lifecycle API
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==== Request
The Explain Lifecycle API allows you to retrieve information about the execution
of a Lifecycle Policy with respect to one or more indices.
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<1> Requests an explanation of policy execution for `my_index` and `other_index`
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==== Response
The returned +{response}+ contains a map of `LifecyclePolicyMetadata`,
accessible by the name of the policy, which contains data about each policy,
as well as the policy definition.
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<1> The name of the policy in use for this index, if any. Will be `null` if the
index does not have an associated policy.
<2> Indicates whether this index is being managed by Index Lifecycle Management.
<3> The Phase (`hot`, `warm`, etc.) this index is currently in. Will be `null` if
the index is not managed by Index Lifecycle Management.
<4> The time this index entered this Phase of execution.
<5> The Action (`rollover`, `shrink`, etc.) this index is currently in. Will be `null` if
the index is not managed by Index Lifecycle Management.
<6> The Step this index is currently in. Will be `null` if
the index is not managed by Index Lifecycle Management.
<7> If this index is in the `ERROR` Step, this will indicate which Step failed.
Otherwise, it will be `null`.
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