--- layout: default title: API nav_order: 50 --- # Cross-cluster replication API Use these replication operations to programmatically manage cross-cluster replication. #### Table of contents - TOC {:toc} ## Start replication Introduced 1.1 {: .label .label-purple } Initiate replication of an index from the leader cluster to the follower cluster. Send this request to the follower cluster. #### Request ```json PUT /_plugins/_replication//_start { "leader_alias":"", "leader_index":"", "use_roles":{ "leader_cluster_role":"", "follower_cluster_role":"" } } ``` Specify the following options: Options | Description | Type | Required :--- | :--- |:--- |:--- | `leader_alias` | The name of the cross-cluster connection. You define this alias when you [set up a cross-cluster connection]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/replication-plugin/get-started/#set-up-a-cross-cluster-connection). | `string` | Yes `leader_index` | The index on the leader cluster that you want to replicate. | `string` | Yes `use_roles` | The roles to use for all subsequent backend replication tasks between the indexes. Specify a `leader_cluster_role` and `follower_cluster_role`. See [Map the leader and follower cluster roles]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/replication-plugin/permissions/#map-the-leader-and-follower-cluster-roles). | `string` | If Security plugin is enabled #### Sample response ```json { "acknowledged": true } ``` ## Stop replication Introduced 1.1 {: .label .label-purple } Terminates replication and converts the follower index to a standard index. Send this request to the follower cluster. #### Request ```json POST /_plugins/_replication//_stop {} ``` #### Sample response ```json { "acknowledged": true } ``` ## Pause replication Introduced 1.1 {: .label .label-purple } Pauses replication of the leader index. Send this request to the follower cluster. #### Request ```json POST /_plugins/_replication//_pause {} ``` You can't resume replication after it's been paused for more than 12 hours. You must [stop replication]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/replication-plugin/api/#stop-replication), delete the follower index, and restart replication of the leader. #### Sample response ```json { "acknowledged": true } ``` ## Resume replication Introduced 1.1 {: .label .label-purple } Resumes replication of the leader index. Send this request to the follower cluster. #### Request ```json POST /_plugins/_replication//_resume {} ``` #### Sample response ```json { "acknowledged": true } ``` ## Get replication status Introduced 1.1 {: .label .label-purple } Gets the status of index replication. Possible statuses are `SYNCING`, `BOOTSTRAPING`, `PAUSED`, and `REPLICATION NOT IN PROGRESS`. Use the syncing details to measure replication lag. Send this request to the follower cluster. #### Request ```json GET /_plugins/_replication//_status ``` #### Sample response ```json { "status" : "SYNCING", "reason" : "User initiated", "leader_alias" : "my-connection-name", "leader_index" : "leader-01", "follower_index" : "follower-01", "syncing_details" : { "leader_checkpoint" : 19, "follower_checkpoint" : 19, "seq_no" : 0 } } ``` To include shard replication details in the response, add the `&verbose=true` parameter. The leader and follower checkpoint values begin as negative integers and reflect the shard count (-1 for one shard, -5 for five shards, and so on). The values increment toward positive integers with each change that you make. For example, when you make a change on the leader index, the `leader_checkpoint` becomes `0`. The `follower_checkpoint` is initially still `-1` until the follower index pulls the change from the leader, at which point it increments to `0`. If the values are the same, it means the indexes are fully synced. ## Get leader cluster stats Introduced 1.1 {: .label .label-purple } Gets information about replicated leader indexes on a specified cluster. #### Request ```json GET /_plugins/_replication/leader_stats ``` #### Sample response ```json { "num_replicated_indices": 2, "operations_read": 15, "translog_size_bytes": 1355, "operations_read_lucene": 0, "operations_read_translog": 15, "total_read_time_lucene_millis": 0, "total_read_time_translog_millis": 659, "bytes_read": 1000, "index_stats":{ "leader-index-1":{ "operations_read": 7, "translog_size_bytes": 639, "operations_read_lucene": 0, "operations_read_translog": 7, "total_read_time_lucene_millis": 0, "total_read_time_translog_millis": 353, "bytes_read":466 }, "leader-index-2":{ "operations_read": 8, "translog_size_bytes": 716, "operations_read_lucene": 0, "operations_read_translog": 8, "total_read_time_lucene_millis": 0, "total_read_time_translog_millis": 306, "bytes_read": 534 } } } ``` ## Get follower cluster stats Introduced 1.1 {: .label .label-purple } Gets information about follower (syncing) indexes on a specified cluster. #### Request ```json GET /_plugins/_replication/follower_stats ``` #### Sample response ```json { "num_syncing_indices": 2, "num_bootstrapping_indices": 0, "num_paused_indices": 0, "num_failed_indices": 0, "num_shard_tasks": 2, "num_index_tasks": 2, "operations_written": 3, "operations_read": 3, "failed_read_requests": 0, "throttled_read_requests": 0, "failed_write_requests": 0, "throttled_write_requests": 0, "follower_checkpoint": 1, "leader_checkpoint": 1, "total_write_time_millis": 2290, "index_stats":{ "follower-index-1":{ "operations_written": 2, "operations_read": 2, "failed_read_requests": 0, "throttled_read_requests": 0, "failed_write_requests": 0, "throttled_write_requests": 0, "follower_checkpoint": 1, "leader_checkpoint": 1, "total_write_time_millis": 1355 }, "follower-index-2":{ "operations_written": 1, "operations_read": 1, "failed_read_requests": 0, "throttled_read_requests": 0, "failed_write_requests": 0, "throttled_write_requests": 0, "follower_checkpoint": 0, "leader_checkpoint": 0, "total_write_time_millis": 935 } } } ``` ## Get auto-follow stats Introduced 1.1 {: .label .label-purple } Gets information about auto-follow activity and any replication rules configured on the specified cluster. #### Request ```json GET /_plugins/_replication/autofollow_stats ``` #### Sample response ```json { "num_success_start_replication": 2, "num_failed_start_replication": 0, "num_failed_leader_calls": 0, "failed_indices":[ ], "autofollow_stats":[ { "name":"my-replication-rule", "pattern":"movies*", "num_success_start_replication": 2, "num_failed_start_replication": 0, "num_failed_leader_calls": 0, "failed_indices":[ ] } ] } ``` ## Update settings Introduced 1.1 {: .label .label-purple } Updates settings on the follower index. #### Request ```json PUT /_plugins/_replication//_update { "settings":{ "index.number_of_shards": 4, "index.number_of_replicas": 2 } } ``` #### Sample response ```json { "acknowledged": true } ``` ## Create replication rule Introduced 1.1 {: .label .label-purple } Automatically starts replication on indexes matching a specified pattern. If a new index on the leader cluster matches the pattern, OpenSearch automatically creates a follower index and begins replication. You can also use this API to update existing replication rules. Send this request to the follower cluster. Make sure to note the names of all auto-follow patterns after you create them. The replication plugin currently does not include an API operation to retrieve a list of existing patterns. {: .tip } #### Request ```json POST /_plugins/_replication/_autofollow { "leader_alias" : "", "name": "", "pattern": "", "use_roles":{ "leader_cluster_role": "", "follower_cluster_role": "" } } ``` Specify the following options: Options | Description | Type | Required :--- | :--- |:--- |:--- | `leader_alias` | The name of the cross-cluster connection. You define this alias when you [set up a cross-cluster connection]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/replication-plugin/get-started/#set-up-a-cross-cluster-connection). | `string` | Yes `name` | A name for the auto-follow pattern. | `string` | Yes `pattern` | An array of index patterns to match against indexes in the specified leader cluster. Supports wildcard characters. For example, `leader-*`. | `string` | Yes `use_roles` | The roles to use for all subsequent backend replication tasks between the indexes. Specify a `leader_cluster_role` and `follower_cluster_role`. See [Map the leader and follower cluster roles]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/replication-plugin/permissions/#map-the-leader-and-follower-cluster-roles). | `string` | If Security plugin is enabled #### Sample response ```json { "acknowledged": true } ``` ## Delete replication rule Introduced 1.1 {: .label .label-purple } Deletes the specified replication rule. This operation prevents any new indexes from being replicated but does not stop existing replication that the rule has already initiated. Replicated indexes remain read-only until you stop replication. Send this request to the follower cluster. #### Request ```json DELETE /_plugins/_replication/_autofollow { "leader_alias" : "", "name": "", } ``` Specify the following options: Options | Description | Type | Required :--- | :--- |:--- |:--- | `leader_alias` | The name of the cross-cluster connection. You define this alias when you [set up a cross-cluster connection]({{site.url}}{{site.baseurl}}/replication-plugin/get-started/#set-up-a-cross-cluster-connection). | `string` | Yes `name` | The name of the pattern. | `string` | Yes #### Sample response ```json { "acknowledged": true } ```