# Data Directory Value

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-directory-value/17185>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [April 24, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-directory-value/17185 "2014-04-24T20:15:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Brian\_Dunbar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/brian_dunbar/32/1550_2.png) [@Brian\_Dunbar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Brian_Dunbar)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 8:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-directory-value/17185/1 "2014-04-24T20:15:26Z")

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Is there a way to make an es host _tell_ me what it's data directory value  
is? I'm thinking that, just as one can curl localhost to obtain version,  
or snapshot information, one might be able to curl localhost for values  
like 'data directory'

Thanks,

brian

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**Author:** ![spinscale](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/spinscale/32/25011_2.png) [@spinscale](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/spinscale)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2014, 12:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-directory-value/17185/2 "2014-04-26T00:34:10Z")

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Hey,

its part of the nodes stats, see output of  
[http://localhost:9200/\_nodes/stats/fs](http://localhost:9200/_nodes/stats/fs)

--Alex

On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Brian Dunbar [brian.dunbar@gmail.com](mailto:brian.dunbar@gmail.com)wrote:

> Is there a way to make an es host _tell_ me what it's data directory value  
> is? I'm thinking that, just as one can curl localhost to obtain version,  
> or snapshot information, one might be able to curl localhost for values  
> like 'data directory'
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> brian
> 
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**Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 1:33am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/data-directory-value/17185/3 "2017-07-06T01:33:20Z")

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Closed on July 6, 2017, 1:33am UTC