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Cluster get settings API

Returns cluster-wide settings.

GET /_cluster/settings

Prerequisites

If the Elasticsearch security features are enabled, you must have the monitor or manage cluster privilege to use this API.

Request

GET /_cluster/settings

Description

By default, this API call only returns settings that have been explicitly defined, but can also include the default settings by calling the include_defaults parameter.

Query parameters

flat_settings: (Optional, Boolean) If true, returns settings in flat format. Defaults to false.
include_defaults: (Optional, Boolean) If true, returns all default cluster settings. Defaults to false.
master_timeout: (Optional, time units) Period to wait for a connection to the master node. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to 30s.
timeout: (Optional, time units) Period to wait for a response. If no response is received before the timeout expires, the request fails and returns an error. Defaults to 30s.

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