The cat recovery operation lists all completed and ongoing index and shard recoveries.
## Example
```
GET _cat/recovery?v
```
To see only the recoveries of a specific index, add the index name after your query.
```
GET _cat/recovery/<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/recovery
```
## URL parameters
All cat recovery 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
:--- | :--- | :---
active_only | Boolean | Whether to only include ongoing shard recoveries. Default is false.
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/).
detailed | Boolean | Whether to include detailed information about shard recoveries. 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/).