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Blocks
Introduced 1.0
Use the Blocks API to limit certain operations on a specified index. Different types of blocks allow you to restrict index write, read, or metadata operations. For example, adding a write block through the API ensures that all index shards have properly accounted for the block before returning a successful response. Any in-flight write operations to the index must be complete before the write block takes effect.
Path and HTTP methods
PUT /<index>/_block/<block>
Path parameters
| Parameter | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
index | String | A comma-delimited list of index names. Wildcard expressions (*) are supported. To target all data streams and indexes in a cluster, use _all or *. Optional. |
<block> | String | Specifies the type of block to apply to the index. Valid values are: metadata: Disables all metadata changes, such as closing the index. read: Disables any read operations. read_only: Disables any write operations and metadata changes. write: Disables write operations. However, metadata changes are still allowed. |
Query parameters
The following table lists the available query parameters. All query parameters are optional.
| Parameter | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
ignore_unavailable | Boolean | When false, the request returns an error when it targets a missing or closed index. Default is false. |
allow_no_indices | Boolean | When false, the Refresh Index API returns an error when a wildcard expression, index alias, or _all targets only closed or missing indexes, even when the request is made against open indexes. Default is true. |
expand_wildcards | String | The type of index that the wildcard patterns can match. If the request targets data streams, this argument determines whether the wildcard expressions match any hidden data streams. Supports comma-separated values, such as open,hidden. Valid values are all, open, closed, hidden, and none. |
cluster_manager_timeout | Time | The amount of time to wait for a connection to the cluster manager node. Default is 30s. |
timeout | Time | The amount of time to wait for the request to return. Default is 30s. |
Example request
The following example request disables any write operations made to the test index:
PUT /test-index/_block/write
Example response
{
"acknowledged" : true,
"shards_acknowledged" : true,
"indices" : [ {
"name" : "test-index",
"blocked" : true
} ]
}