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GET /_cat/indices ​

List indices

DetailValue
Operation IDmonitoring.listIndices
MethodGET
Path/_cat/indices
ConnectorElasticsearch

Parameters ​

No parameters.

Using this endpoint in a workflow ​

  1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
  2. Pick your Elasticsearch connection from the Connection dropdown.
  3. In the Operation dropdown, select monitoring.listIndices.
  4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

What it returns ​

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream Elasticsearch API reference.