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title: cat field data
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parent: CAT API
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# cat fielddata
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Introduced 1.0
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The cat fielddata operation lists the memory size used by each field per node.
## Example
```json
GET _cat/fielddata?v
```
To limit the information to a specific field, add the field name after your query:
```json
GET _cat/fielddata/< field_name > ?v
```
If you want to get information for more than one field, separate the field names with commas:
```json
GET _cat/aliases/field_name_1,field_name_2,field_name_3
```
## Path and HTTP methods
```
GET _cat/fielddata?v
GET _cat/fielddata/< field_name > ?v
```
## URL parameters
All cat fielddata URL parameters are optional.
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In addition to the [common URL parameters ]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/rest-api/cat/index ), you can specify the following parameter:
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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/ ).
## Response
The following response shows the memory size for all fields as 284 bytes:
```json
id host ip node field size
1vo54NuxSxOrbPEYdkSF0w 172.18.0.4 172.18.0.4 odfe-node1 _id 284b
ZaIkkUd4TEiAihqJGkp5CA 172.18.0.3 172.18.0.3 odfe-node2 _id 284b
```