OpenSearch/docs/reference/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc

tag::allow-no-indices[]
`allow_no_indices`::
(Optional, boolean) If `true`, the request returns an error if a wildcard
expression or `_all` value retrieves only missing or closed indices. This
parameter also applies to <<indices-aliases,index aliases>> that point to a
missing or closed index.
end::allow-no-indices[]

tag::bytes[]
`bytes`::
(Optional, <<byte-units,byte size units>>) Unit used to display byte values.
end::bytes[]

tag::expand-wildcards[]
`expand_wildcards`::
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--
(Optional, string) Controls what kind of indices that wildcard
expressions can expand to. Valid values are:

`all`::
Expand to open and closed indices.

`open`::
Expand only to open indices.

`closed`::
Expand only to closed indices.

`none`::
Wildcard expressions are not accepted.
--
end::expand-wildcards[]

tag::cat-h[]
`h`::
(Optional, string) Comma-separated list of column names to display.
end::cat-h[]

tag::flat-settings[]
`flat_settings`::
(Optional, boolean) If `true`, returns settings in flat format. Defaults to
`false`.
end::flat-settings[]

tag::help[]
`help`::
(Optional, boolean) If `true`, the response returns help information. Defaults
to `false`.
end::help[]

tag::http-format[]
`format`::
(Optional, string) Short version of the
https://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html[HTTP accept header].
Valid values include JSON, YAML, etc.
end::http-format[]

tag::include-type-name[]
`include_type_name`::
deprecated:[7.0.0, Mapping types have been deprecated. See <<removal-of-types>>.]
(Optional, boolean) If `true`, a mapping type is expected in the body of
mappings. Defaults to `false`.
end::include-type-name[]

tag::index-ignore-unavailable[]
`ignore_unavailable`::
(Optional, boolean) If `true`, missing or closed indices are not included in the
response. Defaults to `false`.
end::index-ignore-unavailable[]

tag::include-unloaded-segments[]
`include_unloaded_segments`::
(Optional, boolean) If `true`, the response includes information from segments
that are **not** loaded into memory. Defaults to `false`.
end::include-unloaded-segments[]

tag::index[]
`{index}`::
(Optional, string) Comma-separated list or wildcard expression of index names
used to limit the request.
end::index[]

tag::local[]
`local`::
(Optional, boolean) If `true`, the request retrieves information from the local
node only. Defaults to `false`, which means information is retrieved from
the master node.
end::local[]

tag::name[]
`{name}`::
(Optional, string) Comma-separated list of alias names to return.
end::name[]

tag::node-id[]
`{node_id}`::
(Optional, string) Comma-separated list of node IDs or names used to limit
returned information.
end::node-id[]

tag::cat-s[]
`s`::
(Optional, string) Comma-separated list of column names or column aliases used
to sort the response.
end::cat-s[]

tag::cat-v[]
`v`::
(Optional, boolean) If `true`, the response includes column headings. Defaults
to `false`.
end::cat-v[]

tag::doc-pipeline[]
`pipeline`::
(Optional, string) ID of the pipeline to use to preprocess incoming documents.
end::doc-pipeline[]

tag::doc-refresh[]
`refresh`::
(Optional, enum) If `true`, {es} refreshes the affected shards to make this
operation visible to search, if `wait_for` then wait for a refresh to make
this operation visible to search, if `false` do nothing with refreshes.
Valid values: `true`, `false`, `wait_for`. Default: `false`.
end::doc-refresh[]

tag::doc-seq-no[]
`if_seq_no`::
(Optional, integer) Only perform the operation if the document has this
sequence number. See <<optimistic-concurrency-control-index>>.
end::doc-seq-no[]

tag::doc-primary-term[]
`if_primary_term`::
(Optional, integer) Only perform the operation if the document has
this primary term. See <<optimistic-concurrency-control-index>>.
end::doc-primary-term[]

tag::doc-routing[]
`routing`::
(Optional, string) Target the specified primary shard.
end::doc-routing[]

tag::doc-version[]
`version`::
(Optional, integer) Explicit version number for concurrency control.
The specified version must match the current version of the document for the
request to succeed.
end::doc-version[]

tag::doc-version-type[]
`version_type`::
(Optional, enum) Specific version type: `internal`, `external`,
`external_gte`, `force`.
end::doc-version-type[]

tag::doc-wait-for-active-shards[]
`wait_for_active_shards`::
(Optional, string) The number of shard copies that must be active before
proceeding with the operation. Set to `all` or any positive integer up
to the total number of shards in the index (`number_of_replicas+1`).
Default: 1, the primary shard.
end::doc-wait-for-active-shards[]

tag::timeoutparms[]

`timeout`::
(Optional, <<time-units, time units>>) Specifies the period of time to wait for
a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request
fails and returns an error. Defaults to `30s`.

tag::master-timeout[]
`master_timeout`::
(Optional, <<time-units, time units>>) Specifies the period of time 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`.
end::master-timeout[]

end::timeoutparms[]