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59 lines
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[[indices-exists]]
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=== Index exists API
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<titleabbrev>Index exists</titleabbrev>
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Checks if an index exists.
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The returned HTTP status code indicates if the index exists or not.
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A `404` means it does not exist, and `200` means it does.
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[source,console]
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HEAD /twitter
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--------------------------------------------------
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// TEST[setup:twitter]
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[[indices-exists-api-request]]
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==== {api-request-title}
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`HEAD /<index>`
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[[indices-exists-api-path-params]]
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==== {api-path-parms-title}
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include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=index]
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IMPORTANT: This parameter does not distinguish between an index name and <<indices-aliases,alias>>,
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i.e. status code `200` is also returned if an alias exists with that name.
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[[indices-exists-api-query-params]]
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==== {api-query-parms-title}
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include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=allow-no-indices]
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include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=expand-wildcards]
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Defaults to `open`.
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include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=flat-settings]
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include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=include-defaults]
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include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=index-ignore-unavailable]
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include::{docdir}/rest-api/common-parms.asciidoc[tag=local]
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[[indices-exists-api-response-codes]]
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==== {api-response-codes-title}
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`200`::
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Indicates all specified indices or index aliases exist.
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`404`::
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Indicates one or more specified indices or index aliases **do not** exist.
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