diff --git a/docs/reference/indices/shrink-index.asciidoc b/docs/reference/indices/shrink-index.asciidoc
index 713f2149547..027cf8b924d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/indices/shrink-index.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/indices/shrink-index.asciidoc
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ PUT /my_source_index/_settings
   }
 }
 --------------------------------------------------
+// CONSOLE
+// TEST[s/^/PUT my_source_index\n/]
 <1> Forces the relocation of a copy of each shard to the node with name
     `shrink_node_name`.  See <<shard-allocation-filtering>> for more options.
 
@@ -62,6 +64,8 @@ the following request:
 --------------------------------------------------
 POST my_source_index/_shrink/my_target_index
 --------------------------------------------------
+// CONSOLE
+// TEST[continued]
 
 The above request returns immediately once the target index has been added to
 the cluster state -- it doesn't wait for the shrink operation to start.
@@ -105,6 +109,8 @@ POST my_source_index/_shrink/my_target_index
   }
 }
 --------------------------------------------------
+// CONSOLE
+// TEST[s/^/PUT my_source_index\n{"settings": {"index.blocks.write": true}}\n/]
 
 <1> The number of shards in the target index. This must be a factor of the
     number of shards in the source index.
@@ -139,6 +145,6 @@ replicas and may decide to relocate the primary shard to another node.
 [float]
 === Wait For Active Shards
 
-Because the shrink operation creates a new index to shrink the shards to, 
-the <<create-index-wait-for-active-shards,wait for active shards>> setting 
+Because the shrink operation creates a new index to shrink the shards to,
+the <<create-index-wait-for-active-shards,wait for active shards>> setting
 on index creation applies to the shrink index action as well.
diff --git a/docs/reference/indices/stats.asciidoc b/docs/reference/indices/stats.asciidoc
index e990a7ff6bd..a95b1c81ae1 100644
--- a/docs/reference/indices/stats.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/indices/stats.asciidoc
@@ -10,15 +10,18 @@ all indices:
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-curl localhost:9200/_stats
+GET /_stats
 --------------------------------------------------
+// CONSOLE
 
 Specific index stats can be retrieved using:
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-curl localhost:9200/index1,index2/_stats
+GET /index1,index2/_stats
 --------------------------------------------------
+// CONSOLE
+// TEST[s/^/PUT index1\nPUT index2\n/]
 
 By default, all stats are returned, returning only specific stats can be
 specified as well in the URI. Those stats can be any of:
@@ -74,12 +77,14 @@ Here are some samples:
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
 # Get back stats for merge and refresh only for all indices
-curl 'localhost:9200/_stats/merge,refresh'
+GET /_stats/merge,refresh
 # Get back stats for type1 and type2 documents for the my_index index
-curl 'localhost:9200/my_index/_stats/indexing?types=type1,type2
+GET /my_index/_stats/indexing?types=type1,type2
 # Get back just search stats for group1 and group2
-curl 'localhost:9200/_stats/search?groups=group1,group2
+GET /_stats/search?groups=group1,group2
 --------------------------------------------------
+// CONSOLE
+// TEST[s/^/PUT my_index\n/]
 
 The stats returned are aggregated on the index level, with
 `primaries` and `total` aggregations, where `primaries` are the values for only the
@@ -91,4 +96,3 @@ Note, as shards move around the cluster, their stats will be cleared as
 they are created on other nodes. On the other hand, even though a shard
 "left" a node, that node will still retain the stats that shard
 contributed to.
-
diff --git a/docs/reference/indices/templates.asciidoc b/docs/reference/indices/templates.asciidoc
index 754a93e3096..6e2f7ce91f1 100644
--- a/docs/reference/indices/templates.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/indices/templates.asciidoc
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ PUT _template/template_1
 }
 --------------------------------------------------
 // CONSOLE
+// TESTSETUP
 
 Defines a template named template_1, with a template pattern of `te*`.
 The settings and mappings will be applied to any index name that matches
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ It is also possible to include aliases in an index template as follows:
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-curl -XPUT localhost:9200/_template/template_1 -d '
+PUT _template/template_1
 {
     "template" : "te*",
     "settings" : {
@@ -64,8 +65,9 @@ curl -XPUT localhost:9200/_template/template_1 -d '
         "{index}-alias" : {} <1>
     }
 }
-'
 --------------------------------------------------
+// CONSOLE
+// TEST[s/^/DELETE _template\/template_1\n/]
 
 <1> the `{index}` placeholder within the alias name will be replaced with the
 actual index name that the template gets applied to during index creation.
@@ -79,8 +81,9 @@ Index templates are identified by a name (in the above case
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-curl -XDELETE localhost:9200/_template/template_1
+DELETE /_template/template_1
 --------------------------------------------------
+// CONSOLE
 
 [float]
 [[getting]]
@@ -91,24 +94,26 @@ Index templates are identified by a name (in the above case
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-curl -XGET localhost:9200/_template/template_1
+GET /_template/template_1
 --------------------------------------------------
+// CONSOLE
 
 You can also match several templates by using wildcards like:
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-curl -XGET localhost:9200/_template/temp*
-curl -XGET localhost:9200/_template/template_1,template_2
+GET /_template/temp*
+GET /_template/template_1,template_2
 --------------------------------------------------
+// CONSOLE
 
 To get list of all index templates you can run:
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-curl -XGET localhost:9200/_template/
+GET /_template
 --------------------------------------------------
-
+// CONSOLE
 
 [float]
 [[indices-templates-exists]]
@@ -118,13 +123,13 @@ Used to check if the template exists or not. For example:
 
 [source,js]
 -----------------------------------------------
-curl -XHEAD -i localhost:9200/_template/template_1
+HEAD _template/template_1
 -----------------------------------------------
+// CONSOLE
 
 The HTTP status code indicates if the template with the given name
 exists or not. A status code `200` means it exists, a `404` it does not.
 
-
 [float]
 [[multiple-templates]]
 === Multiple Template Matching
@@ -137,7 +142,7 @@ orders overriding them. For example:
 
 [source,js]
 --------------------------------------------------
-curl -XPUT localhost:9200/_template/template_1 -d '
+PUT /_template/template_1
 {
     "template" : "*",
     "order" : 0,
@@ -150,9 +155,8 @@ curl -XPUT localhost:9200/_template/template_1 -d '
         }
     }
 }
-'
 
-curl -XPUT localhost:9200/_template/template_2 -d '
+PUT /_template/template_2
 {
     "template" : "te*",
     "order" : 1,
@@ -165,8 +169,9 @@ curl -XPUT localhost:9200/_template/template_2 -d '
         }
     }
 }
-'
 --------------------------------------------------
+// CONSOLE
+// TEST[s/^/DELETE _template\/template_1\n/]
 
 The above will disable storing the `_source` on all `type1` types, but
 for indices of that start with `te*`, source will still be enabled.