[[indices-get-settings]]
=== Get Settings

The get settings API allows to retrieve settings of index/indices:

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GET /twitter/_settings
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// CONSOLE
// TEST[setup:twitter]

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==== Multiple Indices and Types

The get settings API can be used to get settings for more than one index
with a single call. General usage of the API follows the
following syntax: `host:port/{index}/_settings` where
`{index}` can stand for comma-separated list of index names and aliases. To
get settings for all indices you can use `_all` for `{index}`.
Wildcard expressions are also supported. The following are some examples:

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GET /twitter,kimchy/_settings

GET /_all/_settings

GET /log_2013_*/_settings
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// CONSOLE
// TEST[setup:twitter]
// TEST[s/^/PUT kimchy\nPUT log_2013_01_01\n/]

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==== Filtering settings by name

The settings that are returned can be filtered with wildcard matching
as follows:

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GET /log_2013_-*/_settings/index.number_*
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// CONSOLE
// TEST[continued]