# Filter out dot prefix indices from kibana? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 6, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-out-dot-prefix-indices-from-kibana/286066 "2021-10-06T19:36:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![linkerc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@linkerc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/linkerc)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 7:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-out-dot-prefix-indices-from-kibana/286066/1 "2021-10-06T19:36:50Z")
Is there an easy way to show all indices except those dot prefix internal ones? I often use GET \_cat/indices?v to list all my indices. It's kind of annoying to include those system ones I don't care for my use case. ---
**Author:** ![aaron-nimocks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/aaron-nimocks/32/73965_2.png) [@aaron-nimocks](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/aaron-nimocks)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-out-dot-prefix-indices-from-kibana/286066/2 "2021-10-06T19:43:03Z")
This should work. `GET /_cat/indices/*,-.*?v` ---
**Author:** ![linkerc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/13edae/32.png) [@linkerc](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/linkerc)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-out-dot-prefix-indices-from-kibana/286066/3 "2021-10-06T20:20:19Z")
> [@aaron-nimocks](#): > > GET /\_cat/indices/_,-._?v Thanks. That works. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/filter-out-dot-prefix-indices-from-kibana/286066/4 "2021-11-03T20:21:02Z")
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