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---
layout: default
title: CAT allocation
parent: CAT API
nav_order: 5
has_children: false
---
# CAT allocation
Introduced 1.0
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The CAT allocation operation lists the allocation of disk space for indices and the number of shards on each node.
## Example
```json
GET _cat/allocation?v
```
To limit the information to a specific node, add the node name after your query:
```json
GET _cat/allocation/<node_name>
```
If you want to get information for more than one node, separate the node names with commas:
```json
GET _cat/aliases/node_name_1,node_name_2,node_name_3
```
## Path and HTTP methods
```
GET _cat/allocation?v
GET _cat/allocation/<node_name>
```
## URL parameters
All CAT allocation 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
:--- | :--- | :---
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/).
local | Boolean | Whether to return information from the local node only instead of from the master 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
The following response shows that 8 shards are allocated to each the two nodes available:
```json
shards | disk.indices | disk.used | disk.avail | disk.total | disk.percent host | ip | node
8 | 989.4kb | 25.9gb | 32.4gb | 58.4gb | 44 172.18.0.4 | 172.18.0.4 | odfe-node1
8 | 962.4kb | 25.9gb | 32.4gb | 58.4gb | 44 172.18.0.3 | 172.18.0.3 | odfe-node2
```