CAT tasks
Introduced 1.0
The CAT tasks operation lists the progress of all tasks currently running on your cluster.
Endpoints
GET _cat/tasks
Query parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| nodes | List | A comma-separated list of node IDs or names to limit the returned information. Use _local to return information from the node you’re connecting to, specify the node name to get information from specific nodes, or keep the parameter empty to get information from all nodes. |
| detailed | Boolean | Returns detailed task information. (Default: false) |
| parent_task_id | String | Returns tasks with a specified parent task ID (node_id:task_number). Keep empty or set to -1 to return all. |
| time | Time | Specify the units for time. For example, 5d or 7h. For more information, see Supported units. |
Example request
The following example request lists all tasks in progress:
GET _cat/tasks?v
Example response
action | task_id | parent_task_id | type | start_time | timestamp | running_time | ip | node
cluster:monitor/tasks/lists | 1vo54NuxSxOrbPEYdkSF0w:168062 | - | transport | 1624337809471 | 04:56:49 | 489.5ms | 172.18.0.4 | odfe-node1