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

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

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-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::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[]