The cat indices operation lists information related to indices—how much disk space they are using, how many shards they have, their health status, and so on.
## Example
```
GET _cat/indices?v
```
To limit the information to a specific index, add the index name after your query.
```
GET _cat/indices/<index>?v
```
If you want to get information for more than one index, separate the indices with commas:
```json
GET _cat/aliases/index1,index2,index3
```
## Path and HTTP methods
```
GET _cat/indices/<index>
GET _cat/indices
```
## URL parameters
All cat indices URL parameters are optional.
In addition to the [common URL parameters]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/rest-api/cat/index#common-url-parameters), you can specify the following parameters:
Parameter | Type | Description
:--- | :--- | :---
bytes | Byte size | Specify the units for byte size. For example, `7kb` or `6gb`. For more information, see [Supported units]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/units/).
health | String | Limit indices based on their health status. Supported values are `green`, `yellow`, and `red`.
include_unloaded_segments | Boolean | Whether to include information from segments not loaded into memory. Default is false.
master_timeout | Time | The amount of time to wait for a connection to the master node. Default is 30 seconds.
pri | Boolean | Whether to return information only from the primary shards. Default is false.
time | Time | Specify the units for time. For example, `5d` or `7h`. For more information, see [Supported units]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/units/).
expand_wildcards | Enum | Expands wildcard expressions to concrete indices. Combine multiple values with commas. Supported values are `all`, `open`, `closed`, `hidden`, and `none`. Default is `open`.
## Response
```json
health | status | index | uuid | pri | rep | docs.count | docs.deleted | store.size | pri.store.size
green | open | movies | UZbpfERBQ1-3GSH2bnM3sg | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.7kb | 3.8kb
