--- layout: default title: CAT templates parent: CAT API nav_order: 70 has_children: false redirect_from: - /opensearch/rest-api/cat/cat-templates/ --- # CAT templates Introduced 1.0 {: .label .label-purple } The CAT templates operation lists the names, patterns, order numbers, and version numbers of index templates. ## Example ``` GET _cat/templates?v ``` {% include copy-curl.html %} If you want to get information for a specific template or pattern: ``` GET _cat/templates/<template_name_or_pattern> ``` {% include copy-curl.html %} ## Path and HTTP methods ``` GET _cat/templates ``` {% include copy-curl.html %} ## URL parameters All CAT templates URL parameters are optional. In addition to the [common URL parameters]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/api-reference/cat/index), you can specify the following parameters: Parameter | Type | Description :--- | :--- | :--- local | Boolean | Whether to return information from the local node only instead of from the cluster manager node. Default is false. cluster_manager_timeout | Time | The amount of time to wait for a connection to the cluster manager node. Default is 30 seconds. ## Response ``` name | index_patterns order version composed_of tenant_template | [opensearch-dashboards*] | 0 | ``` To learn more about index templates, see [Index templates]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/opensearch/index-templates).