# Elasticsearch optimal timeout for querying 2000-7000 indices

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-optimal-timeout-for-querying-2000-7000-indices/194423>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Created:** [August 8, 2019, 11:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-optimal-timeout-for-querying-2000-7000-indices/194423 "2019-08-08T11:46:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![pd\_tester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9adbd/32.png) [@pd\_tester](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/pd_tester)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 11:46am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-optimal-timeout-for-querying-2000-7000-indices/194423/1 "2019-08-08T11:46:02Z")

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Hi may I ask your recommendations for optimal timeout for querying 2000 - 7000 indices in cloud?

Thank you

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**Author:** ![Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/christian_dahlqvist/32/4617_2.png) [@Christian\_Dahlqvist](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Christian_Dahlqvist)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-optimal-timeout-for-querying-2000-7000-indices/194423/2 "2019-08-08T18:57:39Z")

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That is a lot of indices and shards... What size is your cluster?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-optimal-timeout-for-querying-2000-7000-indices/194423/3 "2019-09-05T18:57:49Z")

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Closed on September 5, 2019, 6:57pm UTC

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